Mattel struck gold – or pink – with “Barbie,” which was the first major feature film to come from the toy company and made nearly $1.5 billion worldwide, becoming the biggest movie of 2023 ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Renowned toy company, Mattel (MAT.O), opens new tab, is embarking on its latest toy-inspired film project, “Bob the Builder,” the brand’s first animated ...

President George Bush is now unarguably a model president. That is to say, a 12-inch model of the president dressed as a fighter pilot is on the market.

His big break came in 1997, when he bought the rights to some rough sketches of what became Bob the Builder. In 2002, he bought the firm which owned the rights to Thomas & Friends, created by the ...