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The pink wave has yet to crest, the ‘Barbie’ movie has sold more than a billion dollars worth of tickets at the global box office, after just 17 days on general release. The milestone makes Greta Gerwig the first woman to reach the such heights as a solo director. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell has the story.