The official source said the film "promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances" and that it "does not comply with Algeria's religious and cultural beliefs."
Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has taken more than $1bn (£784m) in box office sales worldwide - a cool "Barbillion" as it's been dubbed. It is the first film by a solo female director to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark.