Highest-grossing live-action film with a female star
- Who
- Barbie
- What
- 1,439,854,017 US dollar(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 2023
The highest-grossing live-action movie with a female star is Barbie (USA, 2023), featuring Australian actor Margot Robbie as the title character, which earned $1,439,854,017 (£1.14 billion) at the global box office in 2023, according to The Numbers on 10 January 2024.
Barbie made history in 2023, impacting both the film industry and wider society. Warner Bros. said "it contributed over £80,000,000" ($101,873,200) to the UK economy alone.
Helmed by Greta Gerwig (USA), Barbie also became the highest-grossing film by a female director at the global box office.