Barbie wins cinematic and box office achievement – The Hollywood Reporter
81st Golden Globe Awards Ceremony
More than five years after the Academy Awards introduced (and eventually retired) a new category recognizing blockbuster films in an attempt to combat declining ratings, the Golden Globes have handed out their own award to honor top-grossing films.
star Wars Star Mark Hamill, who was the focus of one of the first films in nearly 50 years, presented the award to Barbiethe highest-grossing film of 2023.
“Thank you so much to the Golden Globe Awards for creating an award that celebrates movie fans,” said star and producer Margot Robbie, standing next to director and co-writer Greta Gerwig.
Barbie It was the highest-grossing film of 2023, with over $1.44 billion worldwide. Robbie thanked “every person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth: the movies.”
Other films competing for the award were Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse, Super Mario Bros. Movie. And Taylor Swift: Tour for the Ages.
To qualify for the award, a film must reach $150 million at the global box office, with at least $100 million coming in domestically. Alternatively, a film may be considered for streaming if it receives “commensurate digital viewership recognized by trusted industry sources,” the Globes said when it announced the category in the fall. Films released after November 22 that have not yet met these limits may be considered, if they are expected to do so.
One could argue that this category was unnecessary in a year in which many box office big-time earners were also successful Globes nominees (Barbie, Oppenheimer And Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse And Super Mario Bros movie They are all recognized in multiple other categories). However, it did give the Globes the opportunity to give Taylor Swift a nomination, for example. It was shown several times throughout the television broadcast.
The award comes two years after the Academy Awards presented two categories voted on by users on Twitter. Zack Snyder won both Army of the Dead And Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
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