evidence: ‘Barbie’ Makes History, Becoming First Billion-Dollar Movie Directed Solely by a Woman [...] Now, the doll has helped a real woman hit an industry milestone: The blockbuster Barbie movie earned $1 billion after just 17 days, making Greta Gerwig the first woman to have a sole directing credit on a billion-dollar film. (She also scored the biggest ever opening weekend for a woman director, according to CBS News.)