Barbie set to beat Harry Potter as highest-grossing global release ever for Warner Bros

Barbie has been kicking up a storm at the global box office ever since its late July release. The film has achieved several milestones, the most recent being overtaking The Super Mario Bros. movie to become the year's highest-grosser at the domestic box office in North America. The Margot Robbie starrer now has another major milestone on the cards.

3 things you need to know

• Greta Gerwig's Barbie released in theatres on July 21 alongside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
• The film's current worldwide collection stands at $1.34 billion.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) is currently Warner Bros' highest-grosser with $1.341 billion.

Barbie set to become Warner Bros highest-grossing film 

Margot Robbie-led Barbie is set to become Warner Bros' highest-grossing global release. As per a Variety report, the film's collection over the weekend (August 25-27) amounted to $18.2 million, taking the film's total collection to $1.340 billion. This number stands a mere $1 million shy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2's lifetime collection of $1.341 billion.

(Margot Robbie as Stereotypical Barbie in a still from the film | Image: IMDb)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has steadily maintained its position as Warner Bros' highest-grossing film across the studio's 100-year history. This 11-year-old record, however, will soon be surpassed by Barbie as it completes its fifth week at the theatres.

Barbie breaks box office records

Previously, Barbie broke Warner Bros' film The Dark Knight Rises' record of the highest first Monday collection. Barbie, in its first Monday post-release, minted $26 million at the box office in North America, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises previously held record of $24.6.Barbie also recently surpassed The Dark Knight as the highest-grossing domestic release (North America) in Warner Bros' history. Interestingly, The Dark Knight Rises is a Christopher Nolan directorial whose film was released alongside Barbie this July. 

Among other records that the film broke is the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film directed by a woman. The Greta Gerwig film beat Captain Marvel, co-directed by Anna Boden. Previously, Patty Jenkins held the record for Wonder Woman's $103.3 million opening.

Barbie also holds the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a film based on a toy. Previously, the record was held by Toy Story 4 which grossed $120.9 million during its opening weekend.