The award-winning hit film of 2023 Barbie is now streaming on Netflix and it’s the perfect time to revisit what made the film such a triumph. To say Barbie was a box office success would be a massive understatement. Actually, Barbie was the highest-grossing film of 2023a year that saw a number of big releases, and it has become such a phenomenon that there are now many films trying to be the “new Barbie” in the coming years.

Barbies The main cast included Margot Robbie as the stereotypical Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, as well as a star-studded cast of other Barbies, Kens and humans. Although there were a lot of brilliant songs Barbie and the movie was funny, Barbie also had profound messages about femininity, friendship and self-confidence that added to the film’s appeal. Now, Barbie is finally available to stream on Netflix, reminding audiences why it became so popular.

Barbie is now available to stream on Netflix

The smash hit of 2023 is finally streaming on Netflix

Ahead of its release on Netflix on December 16th this year Barbie was previously available to stream or purchase elsewhere. Barbie first became available to stream on HBO Max on December 15, 2023. Barbie was also available to rent or purchase on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube and a number of other streaming platforms. The film is still available on many of these platforms, although Netflix has now been added to the list.

It didn’t take long Barbie to make it into Netflix’s top 10. At the moment, Barbie ranks sixth in Netflix’s top 10 films in the US today. The film comes after Hand luggage, It ends with us, The dead don’t die, SubmissivenessAnd This Christmas. Barbies Sixth place is still impressive, especially considering the film was released in theaters just over a year ago and has been available to stream elsewhere or at home since last December. Several of the currently upcoming films Barbie in this category on Netflix are also brand new, including Hand luggage And This Christmas.

It didn’t take long
Barbie
to make it into Netflix’s top 10.

How Barbie became the highest-grossing film of 2023

Barbie became a phenomenon last year

What does Barbies Its status as the highest-grossing film of 2023 is made all the more impressive given how fierce the competition was at the box office. 2023 was a big year for film releases, including, perhaps most obviously, Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer And Barbie were released on the same day, July 21, 2023, which led to the now widespread name “Barbenheimer” for the films. While Oppenheimer Although the film did very well at the box office, grossing $952 million worldwide, it was still well behind Barbies $1.4 billion.

In addition to Barbie And OppenheimerThere were some major film releases in 2023 including The Super Mario Bros. moviewhich surprisingly outperformed Oppenheimer but still fell slightly behind Barbie at $1.3 billion. This year also saw the release of major sequels, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Fast XAnd Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. The live-action remake of The Little Mermaid and a brand new take on Willy Wonka’s story, Wonkagave too Barbie some competition. In the end, however Barbie came out victorious.

Barbie appears on Netflix while Greta Gerwig is working on a major project for the streaming service

The new edition of Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia is already in the works

Barbie Director Greta Gerwig also has some exciting new projects in the works Barbie is making its way to Netflix. Above all Gerwig is working on a reboot of The Chronicles of Narnia. Although the details on Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia Movies are still in abundance, the release of the movies is confirmed and they will be specifically associated with Netflix.

In fact, Gerwig apparently signed on for the films in 2023, but Netflix acquired the rights to the franchise in 2018, suggesting this plan has been in the works for some time. Like the predecessor Chronicles of Narnia Gerwig’s new release is based on the films released in 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia Novel series written by CS Lewis. Gerwig’s films will undoubtedly take a new direction, but what exactly that will entail remains to be seen.

Gerwig’s story with Barbie However, this certainly makes this an exciting prospect. Not only Barbie A huge success at the box office, but it was also clear that Gerwig took great care of the film and its cast and crew. It will be exciting to see what Gerwig does next, especially with these stories that already have such a history, but in the meantime Barbie is now finally streaming on Netflix, making the highest-grossing film of 2023 available to all of the platform’s subscribers.