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TheProle

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6. I hope no one finds it exceedingly upsetting that

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 12:31 PM

Jul 2023

Barbie's numbers owe much more to the nostalgia and Barbie brand than any attempt to combat fascism or sign up for their "woke" card.

Sure, it's been co-opted by both sides because what isn't these days?

Here's the real "magic-formula":

'Barbie' reportedly had a $150 million marketing budget — more than the movie's actual budget
https://www.insider.com/barbie-had-150-million-marketing-budget-2023-7

Barbie seems like good summer fun, but I wouldn't go mapping the attendance to Dem votes.

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"Go woke and go broke" [View all] Swede Jul 2023 OP

I'm glad rownesheck Jul 2023 #1

Really? TheProle Jul 2023 #11

good . i dont want ppl to tell me what i can and cant see. i want to make the decision AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #2

"i will wait untill it comes out on dvd" speak easy Jul 2023 #3

Maybe it'll develop a cult following like the Rocky Horror Picture Show did. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2023 #12

More like "go fash, lose cash"! keep_left Jul 2023 #4

I'm stealing that. canuckledragger Jul 2023 #9

Go ahead, make my day...lol. It's not mine. keep_left Jul 2023 #14

I like it republianmushroom Jul 2023 #5

I hope no one finds it exceedingly upsetting that TheProle Jul 2023 #6

Frankly, this is just another indictment of how much juvenilia has taken over popular culture. Midwestern Democrat Jul 2023 #10

☝️☝️☝️☝️THIS right here Recycle_Guru Jul 2023 #13

Oh look, a movie snob. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #15

Ummm not really. Oppenheimer film is twice as long and can't be booked as often as Barbie. flying_wahini Jul 2023 #7

When the GOP hates a thing the free market loves, they call it woke. Torchlight Jul 2023 #8

Weaponized bumper sticker slogans... keep_left Jul 2023 #16