With "Barbie" crossing the $486 million mark, it has officially entered the top 20 domestic films of all time, pushing PIxar's "Finding Dory" out of the list. During its fourth weekend, "Barbie" is expected to casually push past the $500 million mark, putting it on track to outpace the 2017 live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast," which boasts a gross north of $504 million. Seeing as the top 20 is mostly dominate with grosses over $500 million, it seems exceptionally unlikely that "Barbie" will depart from the prestigious list anytime soon.
The bottom half of the top 20 is mostly populated with films who reached the lofty list during the middle of their run, when things were beginning to slow down. Take "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" for example, which hit a domestic gross of over $480 million during its fourth weekend, thanks to a $15 million weekend. It eventually cratered off due to a sizeable drop off, only hitting $500 million during its sixth weekend.
"Barbie," however, shows no signs of slowing down. In its third weekend, the Greta Gerwig film boasted a healthy $53 million total, dropping just over 40% from its sophomore weekend. Compare that to "Finding Dory," which boasted a similar drop, but only a third weekend gross of $41 million back in 2016, and it's clear that "Barbie" has a long way to go before it wraps up its domestic run. The momentum that Warner Bros. needs is there, and it's all but guranteed that "Barbie" will find a healthy spot to rest at in the top 15, outgrossing Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," "The Rise of Skywalker," "Rogue One," and maybe even 2019's "The Lion King," which has a total of $543 million.
