‘Barbie’ Is Officially the Highest-Grossing Release of the Year With $1.36 Billion Globally

“Barbie” has conquered North America, and now, the world. Greta Gerwig’s fantasy-comedy has generated $1.36 billion at the global box office, overtaking Universal and Illumination’s animated adventure “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($1.35 billion globally) as the highest-grossing worldwide movie of the year. “Barbie” has accumulated $600 million in North America and, earlier in August, …