“Barbie” won the inaugural cinematic and box office achievement Golden Globe.
The lighting of the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel turned pink in celebration of the win. Star and “Barbie” producer Margot Robbie dedicated the award to “every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on earth – movie theaters.”
She and director Greta Gerwig shared the acceptance speech honors, with Gerwig thanking “all the Barbies and Kens in front of and behind the scenes.”
“It was the greatest, most joyful show of craftsmanship and passion I’ve ever seen,” Gerwig said.
Robbie finished by praising the Golden Globes for the new category, which celebrates moviegoers.
“This is a movie about Barbie, but it’s also a movie about humans,” she said. “It’s about you. We made it for you, we made it with love and thank you for loving it back.”
Since its premiere last summer, “Barbie” has broken numerous records.
The film made $155 million domestically in its opening weekend, marking the largest opening weekend of the year and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. In the weeks to follow, it also was crowned Warner Bros. Discovery’s highest-grossing domestic release, beating the former title holder, the 2008 blockbuster, “The Dark Knight.”
“Barbie” is distributed by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
The post was updated with details on “Barbie’s” box-office success.
