It seems like Ryan Gosling is not just a Ken as his ‘Barbie’ ballad ‘I’m Just Ken’ has hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Gosling’s song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart which launched at No. 87. The song surprisingly ranked higher than other new releases by Zach Bryan, Luke Bryan, NewJeans, Burna Boy & Byron Messia, and Rylo Rodriguez. It even surpassed Taylor Swift’s re-recording of ‘Enchanted’, which stands at No. 89 after peaking at No. 19.
For those who are unaware, the song is from Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie. The song is Ken anthem which is solely based on a dramatic expression of the life-size doll’s woes as a second-class citizen in ‘Barbieland’ where Barbies are everything and Kens are just Kens.
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Penned by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt — who co-wrote the Oscar-winning tune “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” — “I’m Just Ken” has been hailed as a highlight of “Barbie,” due in large part to Gosling’s emphatic, showstopping performance.
Moreover, ‘Barbie’, which was released on July 21, is on track to become a billion-dollar movie, reaching the $900 million mark at the worldwide box office and projected to make approximately $55 million in its third weekend.
The film’s success sets a high standard for other movies to surpass this year, with an expected domestic total of approximately $700 million and the potential to reach the $1 billion milestone at the global box office.
