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Barbie dolls dolls and her brothers and sisters in Barbie dolls dolls: A Perfect Christmas. Mattel launched a product line for Skipper, Chelsea and Stacie last spring. Barbie dolls dolls will expend a lot more in time the makeup chair.Though Universal Pictures is developing a theatrical feature starring Barbie dolls dolls, Mattel can keep the within the forefront round the small screen since it takes note of the tenth anni of the direct-to-DVD animated film series, whose 22nd installment, "Barbie dolls dolls: A Perfect Christmas," is at stores now.The homevid figures have offered greater than 100 million models since the first installment, "Barbie dolls dolls inside the Nutcracker," was released in 2001 in order to introduce the toy to a different generation of three- to 6-years of age women while spinning off a completely new kind of merchandise.The overall game game titles, whose dvd disks are compiled by Universal Art galleries Entertainment, consistently rank since the top non-theatrical children's franchise, selling hundreds of countless Digital video disks worldwide each year. And Mattel thinks still has more room to build up the franchise.At any time when Hollywood is passionate about benefiting from brands, Mattel's Barbie dolls dolls films be the illustration of techniques producers can monetize well-known characteristics outdoors in the megaplex (although Mattel did land Barbie dolls dolls a fancy role in Pixar and Disney's "Toy Story 3," which has extended to numerous short films)."For people it's all about making emotional connections with females, and storytelling can be a large method that," mentioned Lisa McKnight, senior V . p . of Barbie dolls dolls Marketing and Entertainment at Mattel.Mattel will launch its first DVD follow-up next season with "Barbie dolls dolls in the Mermaid Tale 2," based on last year's hot seller.InchWe've enough game game titles and tales inside our library that people want at sequels," McKnight mentioned. "It's a new way of us."Initially, Mattel which is toon partners at Rainmaker Entertainment and Technicolor, released one pic each fall. But following a films found an audience, Mattel added another spring release in 2005, and added another holiday title in 2008. Make the most of Hudnut may serve as professional producer in the Barbie dolls dolls Digital video disks.InchBarbie dolls dolls of Swan Lake" ranks one of the top merchants, while "Mermaid Tale" was the initial spring pic to still still outsell an fall release.In 2012, Mattel will introduce new films that focus on Barbie's brothers and sisters -- Skipper, Chelsea and Stacie -- carrying out a items for your sibs was launched the 2009 spring."Obtaining the products culminate in the movie was exciting for people,In . McKnight mentioned.In 2013, the toymaker will set the very first Barbie dolls dolls films on Blu-ray -- a format that Mattel remains slow to embrace due to the earlier production occasions required to transform films. Blu-ray is really a slow seller with families, due to the fact Blu-ray players aren't as ubiquitous in houses and inside automobiles as DVD. "The transmission just is not as great," McKnight mentioned.The movies will even become available as digital downloads, thinking about the truth that more families own apple apple ipods and iPads. The movies already experience kids cable channels for instance Nick Junior.Over time, Mattel found the key factor to making the movies effective was putting Barbie dolls dolls with her very own Malibu digs in fantasy and storybook designs where she'll play a mermaid, a princess or fairy -- essentially the identical elements that labored for Disney's princess and fairies line, now a $4 billion yearly industry.Mattel launched Barbie dolls dolls inside the underwater arena of "Mermaidia" in 2006, which introduced to "A Mermaid Tale." In 2007, Barbie dolls dolls found herself in "Fairytopia." The business thought we would launch the film series with "The Nutcracker" because the property have been familiar to families and moms.The completely new designs enabled Mattel to pair tabs on certification partners to produce bath toys, for example, that match while using underwater designs, or possibly a kind of role-playing products like dresses, tiaras and shoes for your fairy-tale world. The movies also provide aided launch a effective posting business, and, clearly, enabled Mattel to produce more dolls good onscreen figures."Women watch our movies over and over again and understand these figures well," which enables Mattel create more products to advertise on their behalf, McKnight mentioned. "We're thrilled this is often a franchise that has experienced," the professional added. "We're so appreciative to own this fanbase that's always waiting for an additional movie." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com