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Guinness World Records: Highest-grossing female-directed film at the domestic box office (opening weekend)

Guinness World Records logo.Photo: Guinness World Records

The highest-grossing female-directed film at the domestic box office (opening weekend) is $162,022,044 (R2,860,928,545.24) and was achieved by Barbie (2023), directed by Greta Gerwig (USA), released on 21 July 2023.

This surpassed the highest total of $153,433,423 (R2,709,488,488.43)for Captain Marvel (2019), co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The previous highest-grossing film with a solo female director was Wonder Woman (2017), directed by Patty Jenkins, which grossed $103,251,471 (R 1,822,455,576.61) at the domestic box office on its opening weekend.

Highest-grossing female-directed film at the domestic box office (opening weekend). Photo: Guinness World Record

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Shyleen Choruma

Shyleen is a Journalism graduate with a keen interest in contributing to the digital media landscape of South Africa. she is a Master of Communication and Media student. Shyleen kickstarted her career as a Public Relation Communicator, she has a passion for books and telling jokes.