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'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman Barbie will surpass $1 billion worldwide, according to Warner Bros. estimates. Hard as it may be to believe, that makes director Greta Gerwig the only woman in the billion-dollar club with sole credit for directing a film. A couple of other women have shared credit for directing movies that made more than a billion dollars. Both Frozen and Frozen II were co-directed by a man and a woman, Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. And Anna Boden co-directed Captain Marvel with Ryan Fleck. Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, is among the top 60 highest grossing films, not adjusted for inflation, but it has not broken the billion dollar barrier. Most of the movies in the billion dollar club are, predictably, male-oriented and franchise-driven. At this moment, 53 films have made more than a billion dollars. Barbie is among only nine that center female protagonists. Nine, that is, if you count female fish. Finding Dory (2016) swims in the billion dollar club, along with the animated princesses of Frozen (2013), Frozen II (2019) and Beauty and the Beast (2017). Two mega-franchises managed to spit out a billion-dollar film with women at the story's heart: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Captain Marvel (2019). Then, two other billion dollar one-offs: Titanic (1997) and a live-action Alice in Wonderland (2010). In short, plots centering women and girls currently make up 18% of all billion-dollar movies. Nearly half of them are animated films made for children. Blockbusters with strong girl characters are great. But the dearth of super successful movies about grown women illustrates Hollywood's infamous sluggishness when it comes to gender parity. "[This] is a reflection of what Hollywood has chosen to back with its biggest budgets, its largest marketing spends, and who it has ... given the opportunity to direct and write and star in these movies," The Hollywood Reporter's senior film editor, Rebecca Keegan, pointed out on a recent episode of the podcast The Town. "So it's a little hard to say that that's responding to market forces versus that is a reflection of the culture that's driven Hollywood for decades." The Town's host, Matthew Belloni, pointed out that on Barbie's opening weekend, women made up 69% of ticket buyers domestically. "And then it actually rose to 71% female in the second weekend, which is unusual," he said. Anecdotally, it seems numerous women return to the movie, bringing relatives and friends. And Barbie's crossover appeal to men cannot be denied. Stacey L. Smith of the University of Southern California has long studied inclusion in popular culture. Her most recent report, from February, shows that female representation in television and film has steadily improved. Her study looks at the top 1,600 movies in a given year. In 2007, the percentage of female protagonists was only 20%. In 2022, that number had risen to 44%. Not perfect. But far, far better than the numbers for the world's most successful films that enjoy the most studio support. You'd hope that with Barbie, the number of women nominated for Oscars for best director might improve. It's a sad little number. Only seven. And those numbers might not even improve in 2024. Barbie director Greta Gerwig has already been nominated for an Oscar, for her 2017 movie Ladybird. Source

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Nice thought but I honestly don't think so. https://www.geo.tv/latest/488239-michael-douglas-and-leonardo-dicaprio-share-grievances-over-social-media

Do you guys really think Leo would like the idea of a stranger sharing all those private details about his life?

Gosh GONY era Leo is underrated The way Cameron looks at him 🥰 Nice comment about Leos time in Rome

This is why the Stranger Things dude is playing her love interest. Now it all makes sense LOL

Medicore movie with lots of cheesy moments and annyoing side plots/characters. But I like the way she's finding her way back.

A bit more about Leo and Imaan (via leoandhismodels)

If I had to rank them... 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8 ) 9) 10)

Leo at La Perla some years ago

For those who are wondering who this stunning lady is. So much for the topic Leo isn't sharing his vape. He's not sharing his vape with everyone I would say LOL

Sad.

What a birthday gift ‘Barbie’ to Cross $1 Billion Today, on Greta Gerwig’s Birthday

Seems like the DJATS tour is canceled.

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This movie truly had lots of bad impact not only on people, but culture and nature. It's still one of my most watched Leo movies lol

^Can't wait for it

Marc Maron Says Men Who Dislike Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Are “F*cking Insecure Babies”, Calls it A “Masterpiece” Marc Maron, of the ultra-popular WTF podcast, is calling “Barbie” a “Masterpiece” and attacking “certain men” who are criticizing Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster (via THR). Maron is calling out these “certain men,” who feel threatened by the film, as “f*cking insecure babies,” adding that he was truly taken by the film’s “progressive politics and basic feminism.” “I saw “Barbie” and I thought it was a f*cking masterpiece […] And like, I don’t throw that word around lightly, but, Jesus Christ […] The comedy about men is inspired and the fact that certain men took offense to the point where they, you know, tried to build a grift around it in terms of their narrative as right-wing **** is so embarrassing for them. I mean, so embarrassing for them. Any dude that can’t take those hits in that movie, they’ve really got to look in their pants and decide what they’re made of. I mean, Jesus Christ, what a bunch of f*cking insecure babies. Maron goes on to say .. It’s like it does a fairly amazing thing to create a sort of broad-based entertainment product that applies to the entire spectrum. I think primarily of women. And then just seep it in progressive politics and basic feminism in a way that’s funny, informative and well-executed in a context that is completely engaging is fucking monumental. Gerwig has been fairly silent about the backlash against her film, but she did tell the New York Times that her “hope for the movie is that it’s an invitation for everybody to be part of the party and let go of the things that aren’t necessarily serving us as either women or men.”