Mattel Movies: Every Film & Box Office
Mattel has made 36 films from 1987 to 2025, earning $5.53M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Barbie in Rock ’N Royals (2015), Barbie: Spy Squad (2016) and Barbie: Star Light Adventure (2016). Its most frequent director is William Lau (7 films). Most of its films are animation and family films.
- films
- 36
- worldwide box office
- $5.53M
- years active
- 1987–2025
- Film languages
- English (35), Portuguese (1)
- Busiest decade
- The 2010s, 19 films
- Frequent director
- William Lau
What Are Mattel's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The Mattel films that earned the most worldwide. Barbie in Rock ’N Royals (2015) leads with $2.24M, 41% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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Barbie in Rock ’N Royals 2015 · Family $2.24M - 2
Barbie: Spy Squad 2016 · Action $1.38M - 3
Barbie: Star Light Adventure 2016 · Sci-Fi $1.22M - 4
Barbie: Dolphin Magic 2017 · Adventure $696K
What Are the Latest Mattel Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship (2025).
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2025 Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship Animation -
2023 My First Barbie: Happy DreamDay Animation -
2022 Barbie: Epic Road Trip Family -
2020 Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky Animation -
2017 Enchantimals: Finding Home Family - 2017 Barbie: Dolphin Magic Adventure
- 2016 Barbie: Star Light Adventure Sci-Fi
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2016 Ever After High: Epic Winter Family
What Kind of Movies Does Mattel Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are animation and family films. The 2010s were its busiest decade, with 19 films.
English 
Portuguese Who Works With Mattel the Most?
The people credited on the most Mattel films. Kelly Sheridan appears in 19 of them, and William Lau directed 7.
Directors Who Work With Mattel
Actors in the Most Mattel Movies
What Movies Has Mattel Made?
All 36 films, newest first, with the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
Mattel Adventure Movies
Which Studios Are Similar to Mattel?
The studios with the most English animation films. Mattel has made 35 English animation films, more than any other kind.
- Walt Disney Productions 451 English animation films
- Warner Bros. Pictures 342 English animation films
- Fleischer Studios 243 English animation films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons 224 English animation films
- Walter Lantz Productions 198 English animation films
- Leon Schlesinger Productions 191 English animation films
- ONF | NFB 165 English animation films
- Warner Bros. Animation 157 English animation films
Mattel: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has Mattel made?
Mattel has released 36 films, from 1987 to 2025. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 19 films.
See every film What is Mattel's highest-grossing movie?
Barbie in Rock ’N Royals (2015) is Mattel's biggest box office hit, with $2.24M worldwide, ahead of Barbie: Spy Squad (2016) ($1.38M).
Which director has made the most films with Mattel?
William Lau has directed 7 Mattel films, more than anyone else, followed by Conrad Helten (5) and Eric Fogel (3).