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Barbie, a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel, has starred or featured in 43 animated feature films and streaming television films since 2001, which has become a core component of an eponymous media franchise.
In response to a growing rise of digital and interactive media as well as the gradual decline of the sales in dolls, toys and accessories in the 1980s, Mattel partnered with animation studios to produce films[1][2] which were broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States from 2002[3] and released on home video formats, originally by Family Home Entertainment and successor Lionsgate, then predominantly by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment,[4][5] both until 2017. From 2012 onwards, Mattel expanded the franchise beyond just the films to other audiovisual media such as web series, television shows and streaming television content, with the latter following the growing trend of streaming services and online platforms.[6] In 2020, Mattel revamped the films into streaming television films, branding them as animated "specials" and integrating them into the canon of the inaugural television show in the "Barbie" media franchise, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures until 2024.[7][8]
A 2023 live-action film featuring the character and toyline was theatrically released[9][10][11] by Warner Bros. and Mattel Films, alongside LuckyChap Entertainment and Heyday Films.[12][13] Its release became part of a suggested double-feature phenomenon named Barbenheimer.
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- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (18 February 2021). "Mattel Sets Pair of Barbie Animated Specials (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (15 July 2019). "Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach To Script Warner Bros' Live-Action Barbie Film". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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