Hasbro has today reported better than expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped by strong demand for Disney Princess, Frozen and Trolls dolls.
Net revenue in toys targeted at girls - Hasbro's second-largest business - jumped 56.7% in the third quarter ended September 25.
It was driven by a rise in shipments of Disney Princess, Frozen and Dreamworks' Trolls dolls as well as growth in Baby Alive and Furby toys.
Trolls dolls hit shelves in August, ahead of the release of the DreamWorks film "Trolls".
Rival toymaker Mattel lost the lucrative contract for dolls based on Walt Disney's princesses such as Cinderella and Snow White to Hasbro in 2014.
Net income attributable to Hasbro rose to $257.8m, or $2.03 per share from $207.6m, or $1.64 per share, a year earlier.
Analysts on average had expected $1.74 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The Rhode Island-based company's revenue rose 14.2% to $1.68 billion, easily beating the average analyst estimate of $1.56 billion.
