In response, Warner Bros., the studio behind the film, denied any political message. Warner Bros., which like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson/Getty Images The collection is the biggest in private hands to be auctioned. LONDON - SEPTEMBER 26: Pink boxes of barbie dolls lie at Christies South Kensington as part of a collection of 4,000 barbie dolls that will be auctioned today on Septemin London, England. Cruz also weighed in with the comments about Chinese propaganda. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, who leads a select House panel focused on countering China’s influence, asserted the map - which he described as “cartoonish, crayon-scribbled” - appeared to support Beijing’s territorial claims to a contested portion of the South China Sea.

In early July, some Republican lawmakers declared a “war on … Barbie” - as Politico put it - over a childlike drawing of a world map they claimed was designed to appease China. So, what triggered the right about “Barbie”? We saw a multipronged attack weeks before the film’s opening. Given these results, movie studios might want to beg GOP members of Congress, Fox News and others on the right to call for a boycott of their new films. “Barbie” also marked the biggest opening for a movie based on a toy, eclipsing “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” ($115.9 million), the publication noted.

3” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Barbie” raked in the biggest opening weekend for 2023 so far, beating out the likes of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Director Greta Gerwig’s movie - starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling - saw a stunning $155 million opening weekend.

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