Barbie, that minx, invaded my home against my mom’s inclinations, as she did for so many Generation Xers and millennials. Our Boomer parents’ sensibilities were offended by her frivolous ...

"Barbie" beat "The Avengers" by $2,764,233, pushing it down into the No. 12 spot on the domestic box office list. The Greta Gerwig film needs to make $27.28 million to dethrone 2015's "Jurassic ...

The name “Barbara Millicent Roberts” may not ring a bell, but say her nickname — Barbie — and people of all ages know her. Created by Mattel in 1959, Barbie doesn’t look a day over 19.

Last March, American toy maker Mattel closed its first flagship Barbie store – the House of Barbie – in Shanghai after two years struggling since opening in 2009. Mattel invested over $30 ...

Importantly, despite being a representation of hyperfeminized adulthood, Barbie has, throughout her endless reinventions, never had kids — a remarkable achievement for a 64-year-old toy for girls.

Warner Bros. and Mattel set out to create a movie marketing machine — including more than 100 brand collabs and viral social media campaigns — to build excitement for the film's July 21 release.

News of Barbie the Album’s release comes as Robbie was revealed as Vogue's July 2023 issue cover star this week, celebrating "The Summer of Barbie." Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie. Getty Images ...

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Ms. Zeisler is the author of “We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement.” The “Barbie” movie arrives today as the culmination of ...

“Barbie” has accumulated $600 million in North America and, earlier in August, passed “Mario” ($574 million) to become the biggest release of 2023 at the domestic box office as well.

Barbie and Ken would date for 43 years before taking a brief break in 2004, only to get back together in 2011. Advertisement In 1960, Mattel became a publicly traded company.