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The new movie "Barbie" is the biggest film [off / of] the year in the USA. It has broken several box office records. One of these is [for / by] making the most money for a non-superhero movie. Movie-goers in the USA [paid / pay] a total of $162 million in the movie's [opened / opening] weekend. Ticket sales worldwide were over $356 million. The film also [did / made] the most money for a movie made by a female [director / direction] . "Barbie" was directed by Greta Gerwig, who also worked on the [indie / indigo] films "Lady Bird" and "Little Women". Gerwig also co-wrote "Barbie". It is [likely / liked] that there will be sequels to the movie, so [fun / fans] should get ready for "Barbie 2" and "Barbie 3". There may also be a spin-off that focuses [in / on] Barbie's friend Ken.

Ms Gerwig's movie is about the Barbie fashion [dill / doll] , made by the American toy company Mattel. The toy was [creative / created] by American businesswoman Ruth Handler and launched [on / in] 1959. It has become one of the best-selling toys [ever / even] made. Over a billion Barbie dolls have been made worldwide. Since the 1980s, Barbie has been the star of video games, [animate / animated] movies and TV series. In Gerwig's film, Barbie [unexpectedly / unsurprisingly] leaves her near-perfect animated world of Barbieland to live [in / on] the human world. Movie experts say it is [tasty / refreshing] that "Barbie" is such an original movie. People may be getting tired of superhero films. A [critical / critic] said "Barbie" was a funny, entertaining and [feminism / feminist] movie.