Barbie in the Nutcracker

Barbie in the Nutcracker
Barbie in the Nutcracker
	DVD cover
Directed by	Owen Hurley
Written by	Linda Engelsiepen; Hilary Hinkle;
Screenplay by	Rob Hudnut
Based on	"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"; by E. T. A. Hoffmann; The Nutcracker; by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky;
Produced by	Jesyca C. Durchin; Jennifer Twiner McCaron;
Starring	Kelly Sheridan; Tim Curry; Kirby Morrow; Chantal Strand;
Edited by	Anne Hoerber
Music by	Arnie Roth
Production; companies	Mainframe Entertainment; Mattel Entertainment;
Distributed by	North America:; Artisan Home Entertainment (Family Home Entertainment); Overseas:; Universal Pictures Video; UK and Ireland:; Right Entertainment
Release date	November 22, 2001 (VHS);
Running time	78 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$15 million (including marketing)

Barbie in the Nutcracker is a 2001 animated fantasy film co-produced by Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel Entertainment, and distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment.

Loosely adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", and featuring music based from Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet, The Nutcracker, it marked the character's first film since the 1987 television specials; Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World and Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth, with Kelly Sheridan providing the voice of Barbie. It was also the first Barbie movie to be computer-animated.

Barbie in the Nutcracker premiered on VHS on October 2, 2001, by Artisan, followed up with a DVD release a few weeks later on October 23. before being subsequently released overseas through Entertainment Rights and Universal Pictures Video. The film sold more than 3.4 million units on DVD by 2002, and grossed $150 million in total sales. It won the Video Premiere Award for Best Animated Video Premiere Movie.