Mondays box office showed a little weariness in the “Barbie” world.
The plastic, fantastic phenom took in just $15 million, down 49% from Sunday and 43% from last Monday
Domestic total is now an eye popping $366 million US and $789 million worldwide. Don’t worry, the billion dollar make is coming soon.
No one could ever have foreseen this: “Barbie” bigger than Indiana Jones and Mission Impossible.
So what about a sequel? Director Greta Gerwig told the NY Times that she has no plans for one at the moment. But trust me, Mattel does. There will be a massive negotiation to get all the principals back together. The story writes itself since Barbie is now in the “real world.” Will she survive? Will Ken join her? Will the sequel be called “A Doll’s House”?
Mattel already has plans for 17 movies based on their toys. With “Barbie” eyeing $1 billion, there’s no way the company will leave that sequel money on the table. Just wait til Warner Bros. suggests adding Barbie and Ken to the DC Universe for a cross over!
