Ticket sales are not always an indicator of a good film. But it's nonetheless worth noting that the top-grossing movie of 2023 is a movie about a toy — a doll that has both been blamed for creating toxic expectations about girls' bodies and also paving the way for girls to dream about a world in which they can be anything they want.
Donna Roberts is the associate dean for faculty and a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Embry Riddle University, and the author of "Economics of Barbie: Marketing the Evolution of an Icon through the Generations."
