Global success of Barbie film drives up sales at Mattel
US toymaker says strong quarter reflects strategy to expand entertainment offeringBusiness live – latest updatesThe bumper success of the Barbie movie has given a boost to Mattel, helping push sales up for the first time in a year.The US toymaker credited the film – the first to feature the world’s most famous doll and the first launched by the company’s new in-house film division – with a 9% year-on-year increase in sales between July and September to $1.9bn (£1.6bn).