Barbie (film series)
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The Barbie film series is a media franchise of CGI/computer-animated feature films and streaming television films starring/featuring Barbie, a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company, Mattel, Inc. and launched in 1959.[5]
As part of its response to consumer decline in physical product(s) in favor of online, digital and interactive media in the 1980s, Mattel adapted Barbie into a collection of feature films referred to among fans as the "Barbie Cinematic Universe", beginning with Barbie in the Nutcracker and concluding in 2017 with Barbie: Video Game Hero.[6], which has gone to become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. Between 2002 and 2017, they were broadcast regularly on cable TV channel Nickelodeon in the United States. Since then, they have instead been released on streaming services like Netflix and AppleTV+. In 2020, the film series got revamped into streaming television films, which are marketed by Mattel as "specials" and picked up for television broadcast in multiple countries and regions/territories.
Scholars examining how the Barbie films released between 2001 and 2011 differ from other princess narratives have concluded that Mattel intentionally attempted to remediate its brand based on feminist criticisms through storytelling in the films.[7]
History
As part of its response to consumers shifting from the physical product(s) to the demand for digital and interactie media in the 1980s, Mattel adopted Barbie into a collection of films, which initially revolved around Barbie being re-imagined as a princess and eventually expanded into various worlds of fashion and fantasy. A primary benefit of this strategy revolved around marketing, as Mattel could sell dolls specific to each film separately from the optical disc sales and merchandise related to props, costumes, and sets from the films.[8] Tim Kilpin, then-senior vice-president for girls marketing at Mattel, stated that "What you see now are several different Barbie worlds anchored by content and storytelling. A girl can understand what role Barbie is playing, what the other characters are doing, and how they interrelate. That's a much richer level of story that leads to a richer level of play."[9][8] The strategy worked as U.S. Barbie sales, led by the princess line, "increased by two percent in 2006, saving Mattel's bottom line at a time when its worldwide share of the toy market was declining".[10][11] Within the films, Mattel includes performances by well-known companies and orchestras, such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic and the New York City Ballet.[7][12] These associations could have been included as an enrichment strategy on behalf of Mattel's marketing team, to help the films be seen as educational.[8]
Timeline
In 2000, Mattel partnered with Canadian animation studio, Mainframe Entertainment (currently Mainframe Studios)[d], to produce its first feature-length film, Barbie in the Nutcracker, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's classic tale and Tchaikovsky's accompanying ballet music, which released that following year on the home video formats at the time, VHS and DVD. Following sales profitability, Mainframe would be known to Mattel as the principal animation supplier continued to produce the majority of the future films in the series and would later on expand to television projects featuring Barbie in their portfolio.
Curious Pictures, an American animation production company behind productions based on another Mattel-produced doll line, My Scene, which coincidentally featured Barbie and released between 2004 and 2005, produced The Barbie Diaries (2006) and it would be the first Barbie film not to be originally released on VHS. The American division of French production company, Technicolor, partnered with Mattel[2] to produce Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011)[3][4] and Barbie in the Pink Shoes (2013), the latter being the first into include a Blu-ray format and a digital copy (branded as "Digital HD") release to go along with the DVD release, making it a 3-format release packaging strategy[13], along with their respective short films, which were bonus features included in the disc releases. Fresh from producing the YouTube web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, the first Barbie production not to be a feature film, and met with positive reception, Arc Productions were rewarded 4 films by Mattel to produce: Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale (2013), Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure (2015), Barbie: Star Light Adventure and Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase (both 2016). Unfortunately, the company could only do the pre-production for the latter film as it was declared bankrupt on 1 August that year following a payroll glitch[14][15][16] so it was returned back to Mainframe Studios (who at the time was operating under the "Rainmaker Entertainment" banner) for post production and film completion.
List of titles
The first decade of the Barbie film series was dominated by films based on preexisting stories/tales, including Brothers Grimm's fairy tales: Rapunzel and The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina, and Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers.[17] Due to the popularity of the 2004 film Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (based on Mark Twain's famous novel), a remake was released in 2012 entitled Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar,[12] which itself inspired two films with a more modern look: Barbie in Rock 'N Royals (2015) and Barbie: Princess Adventure (2020).
The first original film in the franchise, Barbie: Fairytopia, (2005), spawned the first in-series franchise made up of two sequels; Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006) and Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007), two spin-offs; Barbie: Mariposa (2008) and its sequel, Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess (2013) and a theatrical/stage event, Barbie: LIVE! in Fairytopia (2006).[18] The success of the first three films had led to the princess-themed lineup in the series and encouraged the release of the second original film Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus in 2005.
Starting with Barbie in A Mermaid Tale in early 2010, the film series moved away from the classic princess stories to focus on more modern themes like fashion, music, and on stories revolving around Barbie's family, friends and careers.[19] In 2017, the film series was put on hiatus after Barbie: Dolphin Magic to focus on the streaming television series, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures, but returned in 2020 as "specials", beginning with the fantasy musical streaming TV film, Barbie: Princess Adventure.[20]
The following is the official list of all CGI/computer-animated Barbie feature films and streaming television films:
# | Film | U.S. original release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Ref. |
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1 | Barbie in the Nutcracker | October 2, 2001 | Owen Hurley | Rob Hudnut, Linda Engelsiepen & Hilary Hinkle | [21] |
2 | Barbie as Rapunzel | October 1, 2002 | Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby | [22] | |
3 | Barbie of Swan Lake | September 30, 2003 | [23] | ||
4 | Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | September 28, 2004 | William Lau | [24] | |
5 | Barbie: Fairytopia | March 8, 2005 | Walter P. Martishius | Elise Allen & Diane Duane | [25] |
6 | Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus | September 20, 2005 | Greg Richardson | Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby | [26] |
7 | Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia | March 14, 2006 | William Lau & Walter P. Martishius | Elise Allen & Diane Duane | [27] |
8 | The Barbie Diaries | May 9, 2006 | Eric Fogel | Elise Allen & Laura McCreary | [28] |
9 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | September 19, 2006 | Greg Richardson | Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby | [29] |
10 | Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow | March 13, 2007 | William Lau | Elise Allen | [30] |
11 | Barbie as the Island Princess | September 18, 2007 | Greg Richardson | Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby | [31] |
12 | Barbie: Mariposa[e] | February 26, 2008 | Conrad Helten | Elise Allen | [32] |
13 | Barbie & the Diamond Castle | September 9, 2008 | Gino Nichelle | Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby | [33] |
14 | Barbie in A Christmas Carol | November 4, 2008 | William Lau | Elise Allen | [34] |
15 | Barbie Presents: Thumbelina | March 17, 2009 | Conrad Helten | [35] | |
16 | Barbie and the Three Musketeers | September 15, 2009 | William Lau | Amy Wolfram | [36] |
17 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale | March 2, 2010 | Adam L. Wood | Elise Allen | [37] |
18 | Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale | September 14, 2010 | William Lau | [38] | |
19 | Barbie: A Fairy Secret | March 15, 2011 | [39] | ||
20 | Barbie: Princess Charm School | September 13, 2011 | Ezekiel Norton | Story by : Catherine "Kati" Rocky Teleplay by : Elise Allen |
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21 | Barbie: A Perfect Christmas | November 8, 2011 | Mark Baldo | Elise Allen | [41] |
22 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 | February 27, 2012 | William Lau | [42] | |
23 | Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar | September 11, 2012 | Ezekiel Norton | Steve Granat & Cydne Clark | [43] |
24 | Barbie in the Pink Shoes | February 26, 2013 | Owen Hurley | Alison Taylor | [44] |
25 | Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess | August 27, 2013 | William Lau | Elise Allen | [45] |
26 | Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale | October 22, 2013 | Kyran Kelly | Cydne Clark & Steve Granat | [46] |
27 | Barbie: The Pearl Princess | February 15, 2014 | Ezekiel Norton | [47] | |
28 | Barbie and the Secret Door | August 7, 2014 | Karen J. Lloyd | Brian Hohlfeld | [48] |
29 | Barbie in Princess Power | February 26, 2015 | Ezekiel Norton | Marsha Griffin | [49] |
30 | Barbie in Rock 'N Royals | August 13, 2015 | Karen J. Lloyd | [50] | |
31 | Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure | October 8, 2015 | Andrew Tan | Amy Wolfram | [51] |
32 | Barbie: Spy Squad | January 15, 2016 | Conrad Helten | Marsha Griffin & Kacey Arnold | [52] |
33 | Barbie: Star Light Adventure | August 29, 2016 | Andrew Tan | Kacey Arnold | [53] |
34 | Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase | October 18, 2016 | Conrad Helten | Amy Wolfram & Kacey Arnold | [54] |
35 | Barbie: Video Game Hero | January 31, 2017 | Conrad Helten & Ezekiel Norton | Nina Bargiel | [55] |
36 | Barbie: Dolphin Magic | September 18, 2017 | Conrad Helten | Jennifer Skelly | [56] |
37 | Barbie: Princess Adventure | September 1, 2020 | Ann Austen | [57] | |
38 | Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday | April 16, 2021 | Cassandra Mackay (credited as Cassi Simonds) | Story by : Charlotte Fullerton Teleplay by : Ann Austen & Nathaniel "Nate" Federman |
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39 | Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams | September 1, 2021 | Scott Pleydell-Pearce | Christopher Keenan & Catherine "Kate" Splaine | [59] |
40 | Barbie: Mermaid Power | TBA 2022 | TBA | TBA | [60] |
41 | Barbie: Epic Road Trip | TBA | TBA | TBA | [60] |
Live-action film
A live-action adaptation of the toyline is currently the works by Mattel Films with the association of LuckyChap Entertainment and Heyday Films to be distributed by Warner Bros. in the United States on 21 July 2023.[61][62] The film is being directed by Greta Gerwig who co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach and stars an ensemble cast led by Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken.[63]
Barbie Voice-Acting/Acting Timeline
The earliest appearance of Barbie as a film/television character was in the 1987 TV specials where she was voiced by Sharon Lewis.[64] Jodi Benson voiced Barbie when she appeared in the Toy Story film franchise.[65] In the Barbie films, Kelly Sheridan voiced Barbie in 27 films altogether.[66][f] Sheridan was replaced by Diana Kaarina in 2010 beginning with Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale[67] but returned to the role in 2012 with Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 until it was announced that Erica Lindbeck would be taking over in 2016.[68] Lindbeck would voice the character until the film series hiatus in 2017, which was invoked for the TV series, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures and would pave the way for America Young, who voiced Barbie in the TV series and the Barbie Vlogger web-based shorts, to replace her outright.[69] Margot Robbie is set to portray Barbie in the first live-action adaptation of the toyline to be released on 21 July 2023.[61][62]
Year | Title | Barbie's roles | Portrayed by | Notes | Release format |
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2001 | Barbie in the Nutcracker | Barbie / Clara / Sugar Plum Princess | Kelly Sheridan (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
2002 | Barbie as Rapunzel | Barbie / Rapunzel | |||
2003 | Barbie of Swan Lake | Barbie / Odette | |||
2004 | Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | Princess Anneliese / Erika |
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2005 | Barbie: Fairytopia | Elina | |||
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus | Princess Annika | ||||
2006 | Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia | Elina | |||
The Barbie Diaries | Barbie | Skye Sweetnam (singing voice for Barbie) | |||
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Princess Genevieve | Melissa Lyons (singing voice for Princess Genevieve) | |||
2007 | Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow | Elina | |||
Barbie as the Island Princess | Ro / Princess Rosella | Melissa Lyons (singing voice for Ro/Princess Rosella) | |||
2008 | Barbie: Mariposa | Elina / Mariposa | Chiara Zanni (voice for Mariposa) | ||
Barbie & the Diamond Castle | Barbie / Liana | Melissa Lyons (singing voice for Liana) | |||
Barbie in A Christmas Carol | Barbie / Eden Starling |
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2009 | Barbie Presents: Thumbelina | Barbie | |||
Barbie and the Three Musketeers | Corinne | ||||
2010 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale | Merliah Summers | Melissa Lyons (singing voice for Merliah) | ||
Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale | Barbie | Diana Kaarina (voice) | |||
2011 | Barbie: A Fairy Secret | ||||
Barbie: Princess Charm School | Blair Willows / Princess Sophia | ||||
Barbie: A Perfect Christmas | Jennifer Waris (singing voice for Barbie) | ||||
2012 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 | Merliah Summers | Kelly Sheridan (voice) | ||
Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar | Princess Tori / Keira |
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2013 | Barbie in the Pink Shoes | Kristyn Farraday / Giselle / Odette | |||
Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess | Mariposa | ||||
Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale | Barbie | ||||
2014 | Barbie: The Pearl Princess | Princess Lumina | |||
Barbie and the Secret Door | Princess Alexa | Brittany McDonald (singing voice for Princess Alexa) | |||
2015 | Barbie in Princess Power | Princess Kara / Super Sparkle | |||
Barbie in Rock 'N Royals | Princess Courtney | Jordyn Kane (singing voice for Princess Courtney) | |||
Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure | Barbie | ||||
2016 | Barbie: Spy Squad | Erica Lindbeck (voice) | |||
Barbie: Star Light Adventure | Barbie / Princess Starlight | ||||
Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase | Barbie | ||||
2017 | Barbie: Video Game Hero | ||||
Barbie: Dolphin Magic | Streaming TV film | ||||
2020 | Barbie: Princess Adventure | Barbie / Princess Amelia | America Young (voice) |
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2021 | Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday | Barbie | |||
Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams | Barbie (Malibu) | ||||
2022 | Barbie: Mermaid Power | ||||
Barbie: Epic Road Trip | |||||
2023 | Barbie | Barbie | Margot Robbie | Live-action film |
Reception
The first ten films in the series sold 40 million DVD and VHS units worldwide by 2007, grossing over $700 million in sales.[70] The film series sold over 110 million DVD units globally as the release of the 25th film Barbie in the Pink Shoes (2013).[71]
# | Film | U.S. original release date | Video sales | Sales revenue |
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1 | Barbie in the Nutcracker | October 2, 2001 | 110,000,000[13] | $700,000,000[70] |
2 | Barbie as Rapunzel | October 1, 2002 | ||
3 | Barbie of Swan Lake | September 30, 2003 | ||
4 | Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | September 28, 2004 | ||
5 | Barbie: Fairytopia | March 8, 2005 | ||
6 | Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus | September 20, 2005 | ||
7 | Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia | March 14, 2006 | ||
8 | The Barbie Diaries | May 9, 2006 | ||
9 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | September 19, 2006 | ||
10 | Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow | March 13, 2007 | ||
11 | Barbie as the Island Princess | September 18, 2007 | $28,205,093[72] | |
12 | Barbie: Mariposa | February 26, 2008 | $14,082,768[72] | |
13 | Barbie & the Diamond Castle | September 9, 2008 | $11,643,793[72] | |
14 | Barbie in A Christmas Carol | November 4, 2008 | $6,626,008[72] | |
15 | Barbie Presents: Thumbelina | March 17, 2009 | $11,088,380[72] | |
16 | Barbie and the Three Musketeers | September 15, 2009 | $19,813,585[72] | |
17 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale | March 2, 2010 | $18,295,349[72] | |
18 | Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale | September 14, 2010 | $19,473,444[72] | |
19 | Barbie: A Fairy Secret | March 15, 2011 | $14,483,518[72] | |
20 | Barbie: Princess Charm School | September 13, 2011 | $10,254,239[72] | |
21 | Barbie: A Perfect Christmas | November 8, 2011 | $13,019,893[72] | |
22 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 | February 27, 2012 | $14,840,303[72] | |
23 | Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar | September 11, 2012 | $18,959,311[72] | |
24 | Barbie in the Pink Shoes | February 26, 2013 | 581,187[73] | $10,843,872[72] |
25 | Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess | August 27, 2013 | 271,194[74] | $5,878,488[72] |
26 | Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale | October 22, 2013 | 458,026[75] | $9,454,173[72] |
27 | Barbie: The Pearl Princess | February 15, 2014 | 368,500[76] | $7,580,205[72] |
28 | Barbie and the Secret Door | August 7, 2014 | 329,836[77] | $8,488,067[77] |
29 | Barbie in Princess Power | February 26, 2015 | 212,385[78] | $4,655,070[72] |
30 | Barbie in Rock 'N Royals | August 13, 2015 | 131,836[79] | $5,006,613[72] |
31 | Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure | October 8, 2015 | 69,950[80] | $4,171,779[72] |
32 | Barbie: Spy Squad | January 15, 2016 | 190,146[81] | $2,961,549[81] |
33 | Barbie: Star Light Adventure | August 29, 2016 | 21,154[82] | $2,088,235[72] |
34 | Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase | October 18, 2016 | 22,492[83] | $2,095,317[72] |
Total | 112,656,706 | $964,009,052 | ||
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In popular culture
On 14 February 2021, a film and media podcast known as Cult Popture released an 18-hour episode of Film Franchise Fortnights covering all 37 Barbie films released at the time.[84] During the production of the episode, a 38th film was announced.[85]
Other non-film appearances
Aside starring in lead-role feature films and streaming television films, Barbie has appeared in several audiovisual productions across online, film and television platforms, including as a vlogger. She was a supporting character both in the My Scene-branded productions and to her fictional sister, Chelsea, in the Barbie: Dreamtopia online-dominant franchise. She and her male conterpart, Ken, appeared in Toy Story’s second and third sequels and made cameo appearances in the fourth.
Notes
- ^ At the beginning of the franchise, the company referred to themselves on-screen as Mattel Entertainment except "The Barbie Diaries" until 2010, when it changed name to Barbie Entertainment solely for Barbie films. With the formation of Mattel Playground Productions in 2013, the company went by that name from late 2014 until mid-2016 when it was replaced with Mattel Creations until the franchise's hiatus in 2017. Upon resumption in 2020, the company adopted its current division's name Mattel Television.
- ^ The studio began the franchise under the name Mainframe Entertainment until 2007 when it was taken over by a Canadian-based consortium and adopted the initial name of Rainmaker Animation and then permanently Rainmaker Entertainment in 2008. After 8 years, the studio rebranded as Rainmaker Studios following acquisitions and internal structural changes. The studio adopted its current name on March 16, 2020.[1]
- ^ This list is in relation to distribution in the United States.
- ^ Originally known as Mainframe Entertainment until 2006, Rainmaker Animation until 2007, Rainmaker Entertainment until 2016 and Rainmaker Studios until 2020.
- ^ Also known as Barbie Fairytopia: Mariposa (doll line) and Barbie: Mariposa and her Butterfly Fairy Friends (DVD cover art).
- ^ Chiara Zanni voiced Barbie's character Mariposa in Barbie: Mariposa (2008) with Kelly Sheridan voicing her its 2013 sequel.
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