List Of Barbie Films - Wikipedia

Mattel launched its eponymous in-house entertainment division in 2001[14] and began the Barbie film series by adapting pre-existing stories/tales, with CGI animation provided by Canadian studio Mainframe Entertainment. Elise Allen introduced original storylines to the series through screenwriting the entries of the Barbie: Fairytopia franchise. In between their co-productions, American studio Curious Pictures pitched in by animating The Barbie Diaries (2006).

In 2007, Mainframe was acquired by local post-production company, Rainmaker Animation and Visual Effects, rebranding it as Rainmaker Animation initially and then Rainmaker Entertainment the following year. The films during this period were originally distributed on VHS and DVD by Artisan Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment from 2001 until 2004, when both were acquired by and folded into Lionsgate. In 2006, Mattel ceased distribution of the films on VHS and focused solely on DVD; at the same time, Universal (which already held their foreign distribution rights) took over the domestic distribution rights, after negotiations with Lionsgate broke down over the low amount offered by Mattel to continue distributing future Barbie films.[15] Lionsgate was permitted to continue distribution of the titles released by them up to The Barbie Diaries for several years after; these rights eventually reverted to Mattel, who then authorized Universal to begin reissuing these titles.[4][5]

#	Title	Release date	Director	Writer(s)	Distributor	Ref.
1	Barbie in the Nutcracker	October 2, 2001	Owen Hurley	Rob Hudnut, Linda Engelsiepen & Hilary Hinkle	Artisan Home Entertainment	[16]
2	Barbie as Rapunzel	October 1, 2002		Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby		[17]
3	Barbie of Swan Lake	September 30, 2003				[18]
4	Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper	September 28, 2004	William Lau		Lions Gate Home Entertainment	[19]
5	Barbie: Fairytopia	March 8, 2005	Walter P. Martishius	Elise Allen & Diane Duane		[20]
6	Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus	September 20, 2005	Greg Richardson	Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby		[21]
7	Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia	March 14, 2006	William Lau & Walter P. Martishius	Elise Allen & Diane Duane		[22]
8	The Barbie Diaries	May 9, 2006	Eric Fogel	Elise Allen & Laura McCreary		[23]
9	Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses	September 19, 2006	Greg Richardson	Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment	[24]
10	Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow	March 13, 2007	William Lau	Elise Allen		[25]
11	Barbie as the Island Princess	September 18, 2007	Greg Richardson	Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby		[26]
12	Barbie: Mariposa	February 26, 2008	Conrad Helten	Elise Allen		[27]
13	Barbie & the Diamond Castle	September 9, 2008	Gino Nichelle	Elana Lesser & Cliff Ruby		[28]
14	Barbie in a Christmas Carol	November 4, 2008	William Lau	Elise Allen		[29]
15	Barbie: Thumbelina	March 17, 2009	Conrad Helten			[30]
16	Barbie and the Three Musketeers	September 15, 2009	William Lau	Amy Wolfram		[31]

Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)

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Based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann and The Nutcracker ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, this inaugural film in the series stars Barbie narrating to her younger sister, Kelly, a story takes place in the late-1800s Germany and is about a young girl named Clara who gets a beautiful wooden nutcracker from her aunt Elizabeth as a Christmas gift. Later that night, the toy comes alive to protect Clara from the evil Mouse King's soldiers. Clara gets shrunk to toy size, and, along with her brave Nutcracker, she searches for a magical Sugarplum Princess to reverse a spell.

Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)

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This 2nd entry based on the classic tale by the Brothers Grimm stars Barbie as Princess Rapunzel, who is trapped in a tall tower by an evil witch named Gothel. Hidden from the outside world, Rapunzel spends much of her day painting and dreaming of a happier life. After many years alone, Rapunzel goes on a journey with her friends Penelope and Hobie to look for her happily ever after life with Prince Stefan.[32]

Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)

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Based on the Swan Lake ballet music by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, this 3rd film revolves around Barbie playing Odette, a young daughter of a baker, who one day follows a unicorn named Lila into an enchanted forest. After being transformed into a swan by a sorcerer named Rothbart, she decides to uncover how to break the spell upon herself and free the forest from Rothbart's evil clutches.

Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004)

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Based on the classic novel by Mark Twain and the first musical film in the series, this 4th film stars Barbie as the dual role of blonde Princess Anneliese and brunette commoner Erika, who go on a trip toward a lifelong friendship. The two soon discover the Queen's advisor, Preminger, has evil plans to take endless power for himself. Only Erika knows how to help Anneliese save the kingdom.

Following the original release of this film, Lionsgate would acquire Artisan Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment and thus in the process take over the original distribution rights of the films.

Barbie: Fairytopia (2005)

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This is the 5th entry and the first-ever original Barbie film, though based on the Fairytopia toy line, starring Barbie as a wingless fairy named Elina who lives in a magical meadow with her puffball best friend, Bibble. Many of Elina's winged friends lose their flying abilities and become weak due to a green-colored potion spread throughout the meadow by firebirds sent by an evil fairy named Laverna. Elina sets off to save her meadow and her friends by tracking down Azura, one of the 7 Guardian Fairies.

This film was released in the spring, breaking the one-film-per-year fall release cycle of the previous films.

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (2005)

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This is the 6th film entry, the 2nd original film in the series and the first not based on previous material, starring Barbie as a talented ice skater named Princess Annika. When her family and village are attacked by the evil wizard Wenlock, she embarks on a journey to save them. Accompanied by a hunter named Aidan, her cursed older sister, Brietta, and a polar bear named Shiver, the group uncover family secrets and make a plan to defeat Wenlock to save their people.

Barbie: Mermaidia (2006)

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Also known as Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia, this is the 7th entry and the final Barbie film to be originally released on VHS. It is a sequel to Barbie: Fairytopia, as well as the first sequel to a previous story of the Barbie films. This time, the fairy Elina must rescue the mer-prince Nalu from Laverna's fungal minions. Elina and Bibble team up with a mermaid named Nori to locate the prince and save Mermadia.

Following the original release of this film, Mattel ceased future Barbie film releases on VHS, as the format was gradually deprecating in market share and worldwide popularity at the time.

The Barbie Diaries (2006)

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This is the 8th entry and is the first to solely be originally released on DVD, and the only Barbie film produced by Curious Pictures. This film stars Barbie in her inaugural standalone character and her best friends Tia, Courtney and Kevin as sophomores in high school. The four stick together as they face high school challenges whiles making music under their band name "Charmz". Barbie strives to land her dream job at the school's TV station but has to battle the school's most popular girl, Raquelle. Barbie must also juggle her boy crush feelings, both with the school's top jock, Todd, and her male best friend, Kevin, with Raquelle advancing on Todd. One day, Barbie opens her locker with her friends by her side and a letter slips to the floor. When she reads it out loud, her friends recognize that Barbie has a secret admirer, but Barbie does not admit it. Barbie begins to lean on a magic diary given to her by a kind and fun-to-be-with salesgirl named Stephanie to help strengthen her confidence and go for her dreams. Barbie would later "rock the house" with Charmz in place of her reporter dream. Kevin would eventually have hold of Raquelle's necklace which she inexplicably let slip from her hands and hand it to Barbie, who was dazzled at its beauty. While he was explaining his "secret admirer" status, Barbie chose to interrupt him in favor of dancing with her.

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)

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Based on the eponymous tale by the Brothers Grimm, it's the 9th entry and the 3rd ballet film. It tells the story of a widowed King Randolph and his 12 daughters, including the most outgoing of them all, Princess Genevieve, played by Barbie. To ensure his daughters grow up to learn to behave like proper ladies, the King enlists his less fortunate cousin, Duchess Rowena, to teach the girls about royal etiquette. Little does he know that the Duchess wants to end his life and take over the kingdom for herself.

Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007)

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Alternatively named Barbie: Magic of the Rainbow, this is the 10th entry and the final part of the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy. It follows Elina, who goes to fairy school where she learns magic and dancing. Once again, Laverna comes up with an evil plan to stop the fairies from performing their annual rainbow dance, destroy a tulip called the "first blush of spring," and plunge all of Fairytopia into darkness and winter. Elina and her classmates must learn to set their differences aside and unite to stop Laverna once and for all.

This film is the last to be produced by Mainframe under the Mainframe Entertainment name.

Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)

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This is the 11th film entry, the second musical film in the series, and the only film to be produced by Mainframe Studios under the Rainmaker Animation name following the Rainmaker Income Fund acquisition. It stars Barbie as a shipwrecked young girl named Rosella who lands and grows up on an island along with its inhabitant anthropomorphic animals. One day, a prince named Antonio and his right-hand man, Fraser, arrive on the island and meet Rosella, who was at first known as simply Ro, and her pet friends to explore civilization. Together, they discover a plot to recover Ro's kingdom and do what they can to try and save the day.

Barbie: Mariposa (2008)

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Alternatively titled Barbie Fairytopia: Mariposa, Barbie as Mariposa and Barbie: Mariposa & her Butterfly Fairy Friends, this 12th film entry in the series is the first of 2 spin-offs of the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy-turned-franchise and the first to be produced by Mainframe Studios under the Rainmaker Entertainment name.

In this film, Elina narrates a story about a fairy named Mariposa and her friends, Rayna and Rayla, living in a distant kingdom in Fairytopia known as Flutterfield. This kingdom is protected by magical lights put in place by its ruler, Queen Marabella. However, when Queen Marabella falls ill and the lights threaten to dim, Mariposa and her friends must venture into enemy territory to find a cure for their beloved Queen.

Barbie & the Diamond Castle (2008)

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The 13th film entry and the 3rd musical film stars Barbie and her best friend Teresa appears as a side character for the first time in a mainstream Barbie production, sharing their love of music. It is the first film to feature Stacy, replacing Kelly, who originally was told stories by Barbie. The two friends star as Liana and Alexa, two girls who live in a cottage with big dreams. After finding a muse named Melody trapped in a mirror, they both embark on a journey to restore a Diamond Castle, before Lydia, a witch who has betrayed the muses, takes the castle for herself.

Barbie in A Christmas Carol (2008)

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Based on the 1844 novella by Charles Dickens, the 14th film entry about the meaning of Christmas and helping those who are less fortunate, stars Barbie and her younger sister, Kelly, who would rather stay at home on Christmas instead of attending the hospital's annual charity ball. Barbie tells her a story of an opera singer named Eden Starling with a similar point of view about not only her hatred for Christmas, but like Kelly, the Christmas culture. Her best friend, Catherine Beadnell, and close co-workers helping to put up decorations for the Christmas holidays grow more disconsolate about her behavior. They begin to distance themselves from her or even plan with or invite her to any holiday event.

But her behaviors and perception about Christmas would all change for the night as she is visited by 3 Christmas spirits; each one coming in one hour after another, showing her Christmas Past, the Christmas Present and the Christmas Future. Eden only then discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

Nikki appears for the inaugural time a Barbie film at this entry. This film would feature the last appearance of Barbie's younger sister under the name Kelly as Mattel would change her name to Chelsea in 2011 before Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. This would also be the final film scripted by Elana Lesser and Clifford "Cliff" Ruby, who scripted the inaugural film entry with former Mattel executive producer, Rob Hudnut, and were responsible for scripting most of the story adaptations in the films since its 2001 debut.

Barbie: Thumbelina (2009)

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Based on Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen and alternatively called Barbie Presents: Thumbelina, the 15th film entry stars Barbie as little Thumbelina working together with her friends to save the environment. A magical group of Twillerbees are one with nature and have amazing abilities to help plants and flowers flourish. However, a young girl named Makena, damages Thumbelina's favorite area of wildflowers for sport. On top of that, a construction company also threatens the Twillerbee's land, and only Thumbelina and her friends have the courage to try to stop them.

Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)

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Based on the 1844 French tale The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, this is the 16th film entry, the first to depict the original debut Barbie wordmark logo, and the final Barbie film to be distributed by Lionsgate. It stars Barbie as Corinne, a brave girl who longs to become a fighter and protect the French royal family just as her father has. Corinne is disappointed to discover girls are not allowed to be musketeers. Instead, Corinne and three scullery maids, Viveca, Aramina, and Renée all share the same desire to fight as musketeers and defend the royal family. All four are trained in secret by a swordmaster and soon put their talent to work to save Prince Louis, who has a hidden affection for Corinne.