That woman is Greta Gerwig.

While movie success is usually measured by opening weekend numbers,Barbies reign stretches well over that.

For its director, the scale to which her movie has touched audiences is bewildering.

Greta Gerwig at the Barbie World Premiere at the Shrine Auditorium on July 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 21: Greta Gerwig attends the “The Meyerowitz Stories” screening during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2017 in Cannes, France.

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Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling at the Barbie premiere

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