A lack of representation in toys, stories and movies negatively impacts children’s sense of self-worth. How they perceive themselves is developed in comparison with people they consider to be similar or different from themselves
Hollywood is at a standstill. Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies are still coming – or, at least, most of them
The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led movie franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million
Greta Gerwig’s movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is already the most successful of the year in the U.S. and the 17th biggest box office hit in history five weeks after its release
The pioneering filmmaker conquered the box office and paved the way for later hits like ‘Barbie,’ yet she abandoned show business for decades
The “Barbie” phenomenon is far from over. It’s up to $567.3 million in North America and an eye-popping $1.28 billion globally.
After a decade without leading a blockbuster, the interpreter returns to theaters with the automotive drama ‘Gran Turismo’
Studying how other primates play can help us understand why male children prefer toys that have wheels
For every woman as a speaking character in the most popular films of 2022, there were more than two men, according to report by University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
Profit came in above expectations, however, as the Minneapolis chain brought inventories closer in line with cautionary spending on discretionary items by customers
The success of ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ and the growing lack of interest in some sagas such as ‘Indiana Jones’ has started to define a new trend in cinema
The Margot Robbie-led and produced film from Warner Bros., still in 4,137 theaters, refused to drop off as most box-office toppers have this year
The film does not include any overt sexuality, but the all-star cast includes Kate McKinnon, who is gay, and Hari Nef, who is transgender
For the third week in a row, Greta Gerwig’s film is the highest grossing movie in the United States
Since 1959, the Mattel doll has represented inclusivity, diversity and progress, with some models being sought-after collectibles
From ‘Hannah Takes the Stairs’ to ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Barbie’, Gerwig has developed an idiosyncratic style that integrates complex themes into simple settings
A pink-tinged comedy has made the far right furious. One online critic called it 114 minutes of ‘rage and hatred towards men’
With an estimated valuation of $8 billion, the historic German sandal maker is expected to make the leap to the markets with an initial public offering slated for September
Warner Bros. Japan said the Barbenheimer blitz is not part of an official company campaign, but said the reaction of its parent company’s Barbie account to memes combining images of the two movies lacked sensitivity
Vietnam refuses to screen the American film due to an allegedly pro-Beijing map
Almost 20 years after starring in the series that made her famous, the American actress of Honduran descent has the most commented-on role in the new movie about the Mattel doll. She has become — with the permission of Margot Robbie — the star of the record-breaking film
Everyone knows Barbie’s pink tale of success, but not everything is rosy in the story of the iconic doll
Greta Gerwig’s feminist fantasy-comedy is taking the box office by storm, but the film’s success is also its politics, which go only so far as the Mattel corporation will allow: ‘A movie that ridiculed Barbie would have been disastrous for the brand’
The pandemic motivated many devoted fans of the most famous doll in the world to dust off their beloved treasures and show them off online
Hollywood’s biggest zeitgeist in years was propelled by a pair of movies without a roman numeral, a Jedi or a superhero in sight
The Margot Robbie flick has become the biggest box-office debut for a movie directed by a woman, while ‘Oppenheimer’ by Christopher Nolan made nearly $94 million
In Peru, anti-government demonstrators dressed up two women in pink and put them in giant Barbie boxes to protest police clashes with demonstrators
