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Mattel Films

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Film division of Mattel (2016–2025)

Mattel Films was the film production division of American toy and entertainment company Mattel that operated from September 6, 2018 to June 2, 2025. It succeeded Mattel Playground Productions, which was formed on October 16, 2013 as part of Mattel Global Brands, a unified media structural and strategy unit, as itself the successor to Mattel Entertainment and Mattel Studios, Mattel's prior entertainment brands/banners.2 It is headquartered in El Segundo.1 It employed 5 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Sep 2018Founded1
  • Industryentertainment1
  • HeadquartersEl Segundo1

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Mattel Films was the film production division of American toy and entertainment company Mattel that operated from September 6, 2018 to June 2, 2025. It succeeded Mattel Playground Productions, which was formed on October 16, 2013 as part of Mattel Global Brands, a unified media structural and strategy unit, as itself the successor to Mattel Entertainment and Mattel Studios, Mattel's prior entertainment brands/banners.2

Corporate structure

Mattel Films is part of a group headed by Mattel. 32 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Mattel El Segundo, California, United States
    • Mattel Films El Segundo
    • American Girl Subsidiary
    • Hot Animation Subsidiary · Broadheath
    • M Network Subsidiary
    • Mattel Television Subsidiary · United States
      • PINGU B V NL Subsidiary
    • Mattel163 Subsidiary · El Segundo
    • Mega Brands Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Mega Brands America Subsidiary · Irvine
    • Radica Games Subsidiary
    • Sonokong Subsidiary · Gyeonggi Province
    • Tyco Toys Subsidiary · Woodbury Heights
    • American Girl Brands, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fisher-Price, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • HiT Entertainment, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Mattel - Arts Music Subsidiary
    • Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
    • Mattel Direct Import, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • MATTEL EUROPA B.V. Subsidiary · Amstelveen, Netherlands
    • Mattel Europe Holdings B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Mattel Europe Marketing B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • MATTEL INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. Subsidiary · Amstelveen, Netherlands
    • Mattel International Holdings B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Mattel International Licensing, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Mattel Marketing Holdings Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Mattel Overseas Operations Ltd. Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • and 9 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. Sep 2018Founded Founded1

Sources

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