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Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Barbie beats Harry Potter.

After already edging out The Super Mario Bros. Movie for the top-grossing film in North America, director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and its unstoppable pink money-making machine are poised to become the highest-grossing Warner Bros. film of all time.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’s 12-year reign as the studio’s top earner is finally toppled by Barbie’s bedazzled crown, and it may still break more records with an upcoming IMAX release.

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