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Ryan Gosling hits the Billboard charts with “I’m Just Ken.”
Ryan Gosling at the premiere of “Barbie” at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. photo
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The “Barbie” film has captivated audiences around the world. The live-action adaptation is not only a success at the box office.
With his song “I’m Just Ken” from the soundtrack of the cranky cinema comedy “Barbie” it has US actors Ryan Gosling (42) made the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. The song debuted at number 87, according to the US magazine of the same name. Although it is Gosling’s first time in the Hot 100, it is not in the music charts overall: With “City of Stars” from the musical “La La Land” (2016), he has achieved two chart positions.
According to the information, the soundtrack album “Barbie: The Album” for the “Barbie” film started at number 2 on the Billboard 200 album charts. Ryan Gosling plays friend Ken in “Barbie”, the famous toy doll created by Margot Robbie ( 33) is embodied. According to industry estimates, the live-action adaptation by director Greta Gerwig (40) grossed over 350 million dollars (about 320 million euros) at the box office worldwide in the first weekend.