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Barbie is now the top-grossing movie of the year in North America.

It’s already earned $575.4 million in North America, according to The Hollywood Reporter, beating out The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s $574.3 million run. Mario is still apparently the bigger movie globally, but Barbie is on pass to surpass it.

Both have beaten $1 billion at the box office.

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