The Gemstone Dolphins see a boat while swimming with their mermaid friend, Isla. The youngest dolphin, Emerald, gets captured by fishermen. As the dolphins get separated, their distinctive markings disappear. Isla goes to rescue Emerald, who is put in captivity at a marine research facility on an island. Ken is doing a marine biology internship at the facility, so Barbie and her sisters visit him. The girls bring their puppies with them. Barbie, Skipper, Ken and the puppies use a speedboat to go to the reef. The puppies wait on the boat while Barbie and the others go free diving. While using her camera to take underwater photos, Skipper takes a blurry photo of Isla. Skipper suggests to Barbie and Ken that they follow Isla.

Nikki appears for the inaugural time a Barbie film at this entry. This film would feature the final appearance of Barbie's younger sister under the name Kelly as Mattel would change her name to Chelsea in 2011 prior to Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. This would also be the final film scripted by Elana Lesser and Clifford "Cliff" Ruby, who scripted the inaugural film entry with former Mattel executive producer, Rob Hudnut, and were responsible for scripting most of the story adaptations in the films since its 2001 debut.Barbie: The Pearl Princess". access-date=24 May 2022. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.

Since 2001, Barbie, a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel, has starred or featured in 42 CGI or computer-animated feature films and streaming television films which since then has become a core component of an eponymous media franchise. Barbie Epic Road Trip". Netflix. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022 . Retrieved 13 October 2022.Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia". Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2022. The movie's score is by Rebecca Kneubuhl. Music supervision was by Format Entertainment. " Treasure", an original song from the movie, was released as a single. Other songs featured in the movie are " So Beautiful" from Barbie: Star Light Adventure and " Live in the Moment" from Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase. All three songs are by The Math Club. Barbie, a space Princess, sees her world rapidly change when the stars in the sky begin to fade away. On her fascinating voyage to a new planet, she joins forces with a special rescue team. Is cosmic Barbie the hero the universe needs? From late 2010 to late 2014, Mattel reorganized and swapped the "Mattel Entertainment" banner in favor of "Barbie Entertainment" to reflect a shift in strategy for the Barbie films, which included a switch in focus from classic princess stories/tales to more modern settings and plots involving fashion, music and plots involving Barbie's family and friends. The majority of the films below were animated by Mainframe Studios under the Rainmaker Entertainment name. Technicolor partnered with Mattel on 2 of the films, as did Arc Productions, with the latter rewarded by Mattel after the latter was impressed by their animation work on the first non-Barbie-film production; the web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. Mattel would launch its in-house production division, Mattel Playground Productions on 16 October 2013, absorbing the "Mattel Entertainment", "Mattel Studios" and "Barbie Entertainment" name banners in the process; this name was not used on Barbie films until Barbie and the Secret Door in late 2014. a b Adams, Timothy (21 October 2022). "Mattel Signs Deal With Netflix for More Barbie Programming". Comic Book. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022 . Retrieved 9 November 2022.

Based on Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen and alternatively called Barbie Presents: Thumbelina, this 15th film entry stars Barbie as little Thumbelina and her friends working together to save the environment. A magical group of Twillerbees are one with nature and have amazing abilities to help plants and flowers flourish. However, a spoiled girl named Makena, damages Thumbelina's favorite area of wildflowers for sport. On top of that, a construction company also threatens the Twillerbee's land, and only Thumbelina and her friends have the courage to try to stop them. Barbie and The Three Musketeers". Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2022. From this film until Barbie: Video Game Hero, every Barbie film would be originally released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital copies (branded as "Digital HD"). Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure". Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2022. Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus". Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2022.A Return to our Roots" (Press release). Mainframe Studios. 16 March 2020 . Retrieved 22 August 2022. Break Summers is Merliah's grandfather and Calissa's father-in-law. He is the one who raised Merliah and told her about her past. This 24th film entry and the 4th and final dance film in the series stars Barbie as a ballet dancer Kristyn Farraday who one day gets swept away with her friend, Hayley, to a secret ballet world when she tries on a pair of sparkly pink shoes she . In this new fantasy world, Kristyn learns about an evil Snow Queen and that she must defeat by dancing her favorite ballets, which are the famous ballets of Giselle and Swan Lake. Barbie Big City Big Dreams". Netflix. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2022.