Thanks to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's (MTRCB) thorough review of the controversial and now-famous kiddie map that supposedly depicts China's claims on disputed territories, there's no stopping Warner Bros' highly-anticipated fantasy comedy, "Barbie" from opening in cinemas nationwide today.

Accordingly, audiences across these 7,100-plus islands, with access to movie houses, will get to experience Oscar-nominated writer and director Greta Gerwig's "Barbie Land" as intended, "blurred map" notwithstanding.

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