Many moviegoers are currently finding out if life in plastic is fantastic after all, now that Greta Gertwig’s Barbie has hit cinemas in the US and UK.
The film made waves on the internet, with choreographed dance numbers and Ryan Gosling exploring the concept of “Kenergy” in interviews. However, if you can’t make it to the movies, you might be wondering when Barbie is coming home.
We have everything you need to know. We also have similar items for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Across the Spider-Verse.
How to Watch Barbie Now
At the time of writing, Barbie is only available in cinemas in the US and UK. It was released on July 21, 2023 – the same day as Nolan’s new film, Oppenheimer.
If you want to see Barbie on the big screen (or do the big Barbenheimer double bill), you can get tickets from AMC, Fandango and Cinemark cinemas in the US, and Cineworld, Odeon and Vue in the UK.
Treat yourself to the official trailer:
When could Barbie be released on streaming services?
Barbie is a Warner Bros. movie, so when it comes out it will almost certainly be coming to Max in the US, which means it should land on Now (Sky’s streaming service) in the UK.
No streaming release date has been set for the film so far, but we can estimate when it will be. The last two films from Warner Bros. to have hit Max were Evil Dead Rise and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which took 63 days and 67 days respectively to release.
That said, neither movie was a massive box office success — and Barbie is currently on course for a grand opening (via Deadline). Therefore, we estimate that it will arrive on Max and Now in late fall 2023.
Accounts for Max start from $9.99 per month, while a Now Cinema subscription costs £9.99 per month.
We will confirm more details when we know more. Barbie is not expected to arrive on other streaming platforms such as Netflix or Disney+.
When could Barbie be released on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray?
There are no confirmed release dates for Barbie on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray, but we can again estimate when they will be.
Warner’s previous movies (including The Flash) have all been released digitally about a month before the streaming release date. SO, early to mid fall 2023 is a safe bet for when the film can be released on VOD.
Meanwhile, the print releases seem to roughly coincide with the streaming releases, so a release late fall 2023 for Barbie on DVD/Blu-ray seems accurate.
When we have more information, we will update this article.
