Only 5 female directors have ever had a movie make more than $800 million at the box office — here they all are

Worldwide gross: $822,854,286
Director: Patty Jenkins

DC's Gal Gadot-led superhero movie was both a critical and financial success. At the time of its release, "Wonder Woman" had the largest domestic box-office opening weekend for a female-directed movie, a record "Barbie" now holds. 

Jenkins returned to direct a sequel, "Wonder Woman: 1984," which received mixed reviews when it was released simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters due to the pandemic in 2020.

Though Jenkins exited the franchise as the DC Universe reboots, Gadot will reportedly return as the superhero in another solo outing.

Worldwide gross: $841,674,419
Director: Jia Ling 

Made as a tribute to her mother, Jia Ling directs and stars in the 2021 film which follows a young woman who travels back in time and befriends her mom after she's killed in a car accident.

Adapted from Ling's 2016 sketch comedy, "Hello, Li Huanying," Variety reported the Chinese hit grossed $838 million after three months. 

Worldwide gross: $1,031,481,000 and counting
Director: Greta Gerwig

In "Barbie," which was in development for more than a decade, the titular doll (played by Margot Robbie) has an existential crisis when she wakes up one morning with flat feet, thoughts of death, and cellulite.

Moviegoers venturing out to double showings of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" (aka Barbenheimer) as well as savvy marketing helped the Mattel film blow away box-office expectations with a $337 million worldwide opening weekend.

"Barbie" has earned Gerwig the title of the only solo female director to have a movie cross $1 billion, doing so in just 17 days. Only a handful of movies have passed that mark faster.

"Barbie" is now on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie of 2023.

Worldwide gross: $1,131,416,446
Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

The Brie Larson-starring Marvel movie became the first — and, so far, only — female-led superhero movie to cross $1 billion at the box office, doing so in a mere 25 days. 

Set in the '90s, "Captain Marvel" follows Carol Danvers (Larson) as she tries to piece together her mysterious past and understand the range of her superpowers after crash landing on Earth as a galactic battle rages between two alien races.

Nia DaCosta will solely direct its sequel, "The Marvels," which is set for a November 10, 2023 release.

Worldwide gross: $1,284,540,518
Directors: Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck

In development as far back as 1940 by Walt Disney, "The Snow Queen" adaptation was revisited a few times over the years at Disney with Elsa as a villain.

"Frozen" finally found its footing when Anna and Elsa evolved into sisters with the film focusing on their sibling bond and the true meaning of love.

The Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel-led movie became the second animated film, after 2010's "Toy Story 3," to cross $1 billion, doing so in 101 days.

"Frozen" became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until its sequel.

Worldwide gross: $1,453,683,476
Directors: Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck

Disney's sequel following the ongoing adventures of Anna and Elsa became the company's sixth movie to make $1 billion at the box office in 2019, crossing the number in just over three weeks. 

Now the highest-grossing animated feature of all time, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced a third "Frozen" movie is in the works in February 2023.