Barbie’s Great Payday! Margot Robbie earned $50 million in salary and bonuses after the film crossed ONE BILLION in total at the box office

Barbie star Margot Robbie will earn $50 million in salary and bonuses from the mega-hit movie — after the film surpassed $1 billion in box office gross worldwide.

Robbie, 33, whose turn in the film garnered acclaim, will take home the huge salary and box office bonus, having also produced the film through her production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, reports Varietyciting three individuals with knowledge of her deal.

LuckyChap – which Robbie founded in 2014 with husband Tom Ackerley and friends Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr – also produced Promising Young Woman, Birds of Prey and the Maid series.

Director Greta Gerwig is also likely to receive bonuses due to the incredible success of Barbie, which has reached $1.18 billion worldwide.

Barbie and Gerwig made history last weekend, flying over $1 billion in worldwide box office gross, becoming the first film directed exclusively by a woman.

Wow: Director Greta Gerwig is also likely to receive bonuses due to the incredible success of Barbie, which has reached $1.18 billion worldwide (Gerwig and Robbie pictured last month)

The film, based on the beloved Mattel character and co-written by Gerwig with husband Noah Baumbach, added another $127 million internationally, bringing its worldwide total to $1.03 billion.

It had already passed second on the list after a record-breaking first few weeks in cinemas, 2017’s Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, which grossed $821.8 million worldwide.

In the medium’s history, a total of 53 films have entered the billionaire category, with studio representatives coining the phrase “Barbillion” for the latest addition to the list.

While both Frozen movies and Captain Marvel were co-directed by a woman with a man, Barbie becomes the highest-grossing film directed exclusively by a woman.

It passed $400 million domestically and $500 million internationally faster than any other film at the studio, including the Harry Potter films.

“As distribution chiefs, it’s not often we’re left speechless by a movie’s performance, but Barbillion has blown even our most optimistic predictions out of the water,” said Jeff Goldstein and Andrew Cripps, who oversee domestic and international distribution for the studio. a joint statement.

‘Barbie’ is now the biggest film directed by a single woman, surpassing ‘Wonder Woman’s’ $821.8 million worldwide. Three films co-directed by women are still ahead of “Barbie,” including “Frozen” ($1.3 billion) and “Frozen 2” ($1.45 billion), both co-directed by Jennifer Lee and “Captain Marvel’ ($1.1 billion). , co-directed by Anna Boden.

But “Barbie” has passed “Captain Marvel” domestically with $459.4 million (vs. $426.8 million), claiming the North American record for live-action movies directed by women.

Power couple: LuckyChap was founded in 2014 by Robbie with husband Tom Ackerley (pictured June 2023) and friends Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr

Barbie and Ken: Barbie and Gerwig made history last weekend, skyrocketing past $1 billion in worldwide box office gross, becoming the first film directed exclusively by a woman