Universal Studios Moscow | Universal's Epic Universe, Other: Local 839, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DreamWorks_Animation&oldid=1139415261, Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Film production companies of the United States, Entertainment companies established in 1994, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2022, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 01:03. Pixar has achieved more recognition due to its award-winning movies, and it has more Academy Awards in the animation genre than DreamWorks. [99], On August 5, 2022, DreamWorks announced plans to release their rendering software Moonray as an open-source software in late 2022.[100][101][102]. Given an ovation by the other fish, Oscar finally confesses that he is not a "Sharkslayer" and that it was an anchor that had killed Frankie. [49] The same month, DreamWorksTV channel debuted on YouTube and operated by AwesomenessTV. Full credits for Bee Movie (2007). Many DreamWorks seriesfor example, The Penguins of Madagascar (200815) and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (201116)are feature film spin-offs. On the way, he meets Lenny once more, who forces Oscar to let him stay with him because he does not want to go home since he's fully aware of his lie. Sykes is furious that Oscar bets the money but agrees to see how the race turns out nonetheless. Cozi TV O&O: K15CU-D But it's strange that a kid-oriented film would be based on parody of a 1972 gangster movie for adults." Flushed Away | Official Site | DreamWorks. Omissions? AdSmart | Amblin Partners12 | Back Lot Music | DreamWorks Experience | DreamWorks New Media | Fandango (70%) (Flixster | Movieclips | Movies.com | Rotten Tomatoes) | Green is Universal | Hayu | Hulu (33%)16 | Movies Anywhere | NBCi | NBC On Demand | NBCU Academy | NBCUniversal Content Studio | NBCUniversal International Distribution | NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises | PictureBox Films | RTI Producciones (40%) | Underground Producciones | Universal All-Access | Universal Brand Development | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Studio Distribution Services9) | Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment10 | Vudu18, Defunct/Former: Dreamworks Animiaton Studio For Your Consideration 2021. But they find their troubles are just beginning - as they fulfill their dreams of gold, their friendship and the very fate of El Dorado hang in the balance. In August 2012, DreamWorks Animation signed a five-year distribution deal with 20th Century Fox for all territories. Roger Ebert gave Shark Tale two out of four stars, observing "Since the target audience for Shark Tale is presumably kids and younger teenagers, how many of them have seen the R-rated Godfather and will get all the inside jokes? 5Joint venture with Ion Media, NBCUniversal, Corus Entertainment, and Scholastic Corporation. [41] Rise of the Guardians (2012) was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Paramount, and The Croods became the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Fox. They arrive at the meeting to find Lola next to Lino while Angie is bound and gagged with duct tape and presented to Lino on a plate, who prepares to eat her if Oscar doesn't comply. Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights, Former/Defunct/Cancelled: : Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-To-Consumer, Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. With Aardman doing stop-motion and the existing traditional and computer productions, they covered all three major styles of animation. In 1995, DreamWorks signed a co-production deal with Pacific Data Images to form subsidiary PDI, LLC (PDI owned 60% of PDI, LLC, while DreamWorks SKG owned 40%). For 25 years, DreamWorks Animation has considered itself and its characters part of your family. [87], On November 13, 2017, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation had started a shorts program, called DreamWorks Shorts, which will show original animated short films before DWA's feature films, much akin to what Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios do for their feature films. [54], DreamWorks Animation announced their launch into the television broadcasting business on December 9, 2014, by creating their own channel called the DreamWorks Channel. DreamWorks Official Site of DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks's movies are made on large-scale stories, and the company uses a large canvas. This film was (and still is) despised by the Dreamworks fan base and is considered their weakest film ever due to the characters looking too much like their voice actors. The studio has released 44 feature films as of December2022[update], including several of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Shrek 2 (2004) having been the highest at the time of its release. It features the voices of well-known actors such as Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Anne Bancroft, Gene Hackman, Christopher Walken, and Danny Glover as various members of an ant society. Dreamworks Animation Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Moments before their "horse" Lucky Day crosses the finish line, he punches himelf in the face on line. Until 2018, the name "SKG" was removed, after it was acquired by Comcast's NBCUniversal and the release of Bilby (2018). [68][73][74][75][76], On December 21, 2016, Mireille Soria stepped down from her position as co-president of DreamWorks' Feature Animation division. It was also compared to previous "Finding Nemo" and people said that Dreamworks ripped off the aforementioned Pixar film with bad pop culture jokes. 2Co-owned with Hearst Corporation and Verizon Communications. Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria retained their positions as co-presidents of DreamWorks' Feature Animation division, while Margie Cohn will lead a television animation division for the entire Universal Pictures group. NBC | Telemundo | Cozi TV | LX News | TeleXitos | Peacock (Peacock Kids | Peacock Jr), NBCUniversal Local In 2010, DreamWorks unveiled a new logo, this time with the boy fishing on the moon in space. With Don Lino planning revenge, Oscar and Lenny stage an event where Lenny pretends to terrorize the town, and Oscar must defeat him, throwing him into the depths of the ocean. Toonsylvania | Invasion America | Alienators: Evolution Continues | Father of the Pride | The Penguins of Madagascar | Neighbors from Hell | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | DreamWorks Dragons | Monsters vs. Aliens | Turbo FAST | VeggieTales in the House | All Hail King Julien | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Dragons: Race to the Edge | Dinotrux | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Dawn of the Croods | Noddy, Toyland Detective | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh | VeggieTales in the City | Trollhunters | Spirit Riding Free | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Critical reception to Shark Tale since its release has been mixed to unfavorable. [91], On July 25, 2018, Viacom Media Networks announced that it was in talks to acquire AwesomenessTV for a fraction of the company's $650 million valuation in 2016. The jellyfish spot Lenny and swim off, leaving Oscar alone with him. NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation at a cost of $3.8 billion in 2016. DreamWorks Animation has an ongoing partnership with Hewlett-Packard that has been active since 2002,[108] and the studio exclusively uses HP workstations and servers. [56] Also in December, DWA sold a 25% stake in AwesomenessTV for $81.25 million to the Hearst Corporation. As no one saw the deed done and Oscar was seen near the body, everyone thinks he did it, and Oscar sees this as the chance to both redeem himself and receive his fame. DreamWorks Animation did not use an on-screen logo until 2004; prior to that year, the DreamWorks Pictures logo was used in its place. 11Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license The park would have attractions from Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How To Train Your Dragon franchises. Both 'Madagascar 3' And 'Prometheus' On Fire For $59.6M/$49.5M", "Box Office Report: 'Turbo' Tops Wednesday With $5.6 Mil; 'Despicable Me 2' Close Behind", "Box Office: '300: Rise Of An Empire' Commands $40M+; 'Mr. Not a few, I suppose, and some of its characters and dialogue have passed into common knowledge. 3 Part of Universal Mediterranea. It was acclaimed as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with many adult-oriented jokes and themes but a simple enough plot and humor to . | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | DreamWorks 3 Below | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Where's Waldo? Two years after its acquisition by Universal Pictures in 2016, a new logo was introduced. [47], The next year, in February, DreamWorks announced the foundation of a new publishing division called DreamWorks Press, to publish books in print and digital form. NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations: The logo showcases the Moon Child flying on the crescent moon, interacting with several DreamWorks characters before settling on the moon. | The Croods: Family Tree | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Team Zenko Go | Pinecone & Pony | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Abominable and the Invisible City | Spirit & Friends, Upcoming shows: Bearbrick | Dew Drop Diaries | The Gumazing Gum Girl! 13th Street Universal (Calle 13 Universal | 13me Rue Universal | 13 Ulica) | Bravo (New Zealand22 | 7Bravo23) | CNBC (Africa | Arabia | Asia | Australia | Europe | India 14 (CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz and CNBC Bajar) | Indonesia15 | Latin America | Pakistan) | Diva | DreamWorks (Spain | Latin America) | E! PG (for some Rude Humor and Mild Comic Action). Me and My Shadow | B.O.O. First, it was reported in September that the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank was in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation for a price of $3.4 billion,[51] but the next day, it was reported that SoftBank had withdrawn its offer. [90], On May 2, 2018, Hulu announced its first license deal with DreamWorks Animation, becoming the exclusive streaming home for future DWA feature films, as well as library films. [4][5][6] Additionally, two untitled films are scheduled to be released on February 9, 2024, and September 27, 2024.[7][8]. (Knocks down the bridge) I'm rotten! In the same year, DreamWorks SKG produced The Prince of Egypt, which used both CGI technology and traditional animation techniques. [89], On February 27, 2018, DreamWorks Animation announced that Kelly Betz has been promoted as Chief Financial Officer. | New England Cable News | Oxygen | Syfy | Universal Kids | Universo | USA Network, NBC Sports Group: [77][78][79], In January 2017, Christopher DeFaria joined DreamWorks Animation in the newly created position of president of the DreamWorks Feature Animation Group. Oscar just laughs, and Lenny, as "Sebastian" lunges forward to scoop Angie into his mouth, freeing her from Lino and giving Oscar dominance over the sharks. 16Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company. [111], DreamWorks also has a partnership with NetApp in order to supply cloud-based storage that allows the company to complete its films.[112]. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles. 1Co-owned with Reach High Media Group. Puss in Boots and Penguins of Madagascar were partially animated at its Bangalore campus. The DreamWorks Experience is a package of character interactions and experiences, including shows: Ice shows, Aqua shows, Sailaway parties, parades, wow moments, meet and greets, and character dining, featuring from the Shrek franchise: Shrek, Princess Fiona, Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws. Additionally, DreamWorks occasionally outsources its animation production to other studios. Peter MacNicol was originally going to voice. For other attractions, you'll have to wait", "DreamWorks Water Park at American Dream mall delays opening", "Opening date for American Dream water park and some retail stores announced", "American Dream postpones DreamWorks Water Park opening", "New Jersey's American Dream Mall Will Reopen Oct. 1", "American Dream mall reopens Thursday -- including 80+ stores. 18Previously owned by Walmart. However, Richard Roeper commented that although the film wasn't on the same level as Finding Nemo, it was definitely a film worth seeing. So far, under Arnold and Soria's current tenure they signed Jason Reitman[58] and Edgar Wright[59] to work on their own animation debuts. DWA's partnership with Aardman ended after the release of Flushed Away in November 2006, having delivered three out of five films. [37][38] Around the same time, DreamWorks Animation entered talks with Warner Bros. for a potential distribution deal as well, only to be turned down by the studio.[39]. Bravo | E! [80] As president, DeFaria will oversee all aspects of DWA's feature animation business, including slate strategy, development, production; innovation and technology; and business affairs. [17], The animation division was spun off into a publicly traded company named DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (doing business as DreamWorks Animation LLC) on October 27, 2004, and traded via the New York Stock Exchange. Oscar forsakes all the wealth he has acquired, makes peace with the sharks, becomes manager of the Whale Wash (now frequented by sharks), and starts dating Angie. There is a scene in the trailer where Don Lino says to Sykes "You tell him my boys are gonna pay him a little visit". born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. It's a bird! Shark Tale premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 2004, and was theatrically released by DreamWorks Pictures on October 1. 13Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. [14] This partnership had DreamWorks participating in the production of stop-motion films in Bristol, and also had Aardman participating in some of the CGI films made in the United States. Oscar comes back to the city with a new title of the Sharkslayer. DreamWorks Animation presents this comedic tale of friendship and adventure. Formed as a division of DreamWorks Pictures in 1994 with alumni from Amblin Entertainment's former animation branch Amblimation, it was spun off into a separate company in 2004. [69][70] The purchase was closed on August 22, 2016; the company now operates as a division of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. [85] He was later promoted to president of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group in February 2019 following the release of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,[86] and DreamWorks Animation subsequently hired former Sony Pictures Imageworks head Randy Lake as the new chief operating officer of the company three months later. Starting with Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), DreamWorks Animation released all its feature films in 3-D, or stereoscopic, format. Up in the sky! In addition, theme park attractions based on the companys films are found at a number of locations, including several parks run by Universal Studios. Dreamworks Animation Studio For Your Consideration 2021. The Prince of Egypt, a Biblical epic, was mostly made with traditional cel (or cell) animation technology, but the talking-insect story Antz was an early product of computer-generated animation. Archibald's Next Big Thing/Archibald's Next Big Thing is Here! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Shrek established DreamWorks Animation as a prime competitor to Pixar in feature film computer animation, and grossed $484.4 million at the worldwide box office against its $60 million production budget. Oscar brings the money to the race track to meet Sykes, but becomes distracted by his wishes of grandeur and places it all on a long-shot bet by the name of Lucky Day. Taylor Krahenbuhl The Bad Guys DreamWorks Animation Best Direction, TV/Media: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production. forced pop culture references, Oscar being an unlikeable protagonist, and using the undersea setting to copy the sucess of Finding Nemo. 20Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation. [21] Together with Intel, they co-developed a new 3D film-making technology, InTru3D. As the two sharks set out to go in accordance with their father's wishes, Frankie spots the scene where Oscar is being electrocuted by Ernie and Bernie (Ziggy Marley and Doug E. Doug), Sykes' two Jamaican jellyfish thugs, and sends Lenny off to attack. It all started after Katzenberg has a dispute with Disney shortly after The Lion King's release, resulting in him leaving (like Bluth) to make his own company which became known as DreamWorks Animation. NBC O&Os: KNBC | KNSD | KNTV | KXAS-TV | WBTS-CD | WCAU | WMAQ-TV | WNBC | WRC-TV | WTVJ | WVIT Other roles were provided by Ziggy Marley, Doug E. Doug, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Peter Falk, and Katie Couric. 9Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. 14Co-owned with TV18. : Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, Television shows (past and present): DreamWorks Animation presents a first-look screening event of the making of its upcoming holiday film, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (in theatres December 21), the sequel to its 2011 Academy Award-nominated blockbuster. [80][81], On August 1, 2017, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation and Blumhouse Productions would be working on Blumhouse's first animated film, Spooky Jack. [57], On January 5, 2015, DreamWorks Animation announced that Bonnie Arnold, producer of the How to Train Your Dragon series and Mireille Soria, producer of the Madagascar series were named co-presidents of the studio's feature animation division. Assistant Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Other roles were provided by Ziggy Marley, Doug E. Doug, Michael . Burke also outlined that the purchase would be beneficial to Universal's expanding presence in China (where it is building a new Universal Studios park in Beijing). 1 with $58.2 mil", "Box Office Breakdown: Dragon Slays All Comers", "UPDATE: #1 'Megamind', #2 'Due Date', #3 'For Colored Girls' All Meet Expectations; Long Lines And Sell-Outs For '127 Hours', "Snow Ices Box Office: 'Puss In Boots' #1, 'Paranormal' #2, 'In Time' #3, 'Rum Diary' #4", "HOT WEEKEND! It tells the story of a fish named Oscar (Smith) who falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss (De Niro) to advance his own community standing and teams up with the mobster's other son (Black) to keep up the other facade. External links Official website V T E Jordan Levin will leave his position as CEO following the acquisition. The logo was used from Shrek 2 (2004) to Monsters vs. Aliens (2009). (Pan to the egg salad sandwich wearing underpants) Egg Salad Sandwich: And guess what? Antz is a 1998 American computer animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. [18] DWA also inherited interests in PDI/DreamWorks. (He laughs maniacally. Joseph: King of Dreams | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Upcoming films: Most of DreamWorks' films tend to cost between $125165 million, but Monsters vs. Aliens is the studio's most expensive film to date, with a budget of $175 million. Invasion America (1998) A young crossbreed human and alien fights to keep both of his worlds from going to war. Official Site of DreamWorks Animation. | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever! This is being uploaded for prese. Telemundo O&Os: KASA-TV/KTEL-CD/KTEL-TV/KUPT | KBLR | KCSO-LD | KDEN-TV | KEJT-CD | KTAZ/KHRR | KNSO | KSTS | KTDO | KTLM | KTMD | KTMW | KUAN-LD | KULX-CD | KVDA | KVEA | KXTX-TV | WDMR-CD | WKAQ-TV | WNEU | WNJU | WRDM-CD | WRIW-CD | WRMD-CD | WRTD-CD | WSCV | WSNS-TV | WTMO-CD | WWSI | WWDT-CD | WYCN-LD | WZDC-CD | WZTD-LD, NBC Sports Regional Networks: The DreamWorks Experience was announced for Royal Caribbean cruise ships, including ships of the Freedom Class: Freedom and Liberty, Voyager Class: Voyager of the Seas Oasis Class: Oasis, Allure, Harmony, and Quantum Class: Quantum, Anthem, Ovation, in June 2010. [55] The channel first premiered in English on August 1, 2015, and a Thai-dubbed channel launched in September 2015. DreamWorks Animation Presents A PDI/DreamWorks Production " SHREK THE THIRD " Closing Mike Myers Eddie Murphy Carmeon Diaz Antonio Banderas Julie Andrews John Cleese Rupert Everett Eric Idle Justin Timberlake Directed by Chris Miller Produced by Aron Warner Executive Producer Andrew Adamson Executive Producer John H. Williams Co-Directed by [16] The releases of Shrek 2 and Shark Tale also made DWA the first animation studio to produce two CGI animated features in a single year. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, a family of criminally-inclined sharks has a problem with one of their sons named Lenny (Jack Black). Other assets: Paramount Pictures distributed its releases from 2006 through 2012, and 20th Century Fox (currently known as 20th Century Studios) did the same from 2013 through 2017. DWA had streamed exclusively through Netflix since 2013. This article is about the animation film studio. [113] On April 11, 2019, the DreamWorks program was removed from all ships due to DreamWorks and Royal Caribbean not renewing their contract. Golf Channel | NBC Olympics | NBC Sports | NBC Sports Digital | NHL Network | SportsEngine | Telemundo Deportes, NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-To-Consumer: Even though Oscar desires to please everyone, he soon discovers that he pleases no one; his paramour Angie is heartbroken because Oscar is no longer honest, while her hedonistic rival Lola repeatedly reminds Oscar that he has her only as long as he's famous. [33] On May 1, Katzenberg and DWA announced their intent to purchase YouTube channel AwesomenessTV, which was finalized later in the month. Films include Shrek and its two sequels, the Madagascar film series, and Megamind. Toonsylvania (1998-2000) Random stories that happen in the science lab of doom and other shorts. DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment | UPA | Tomorrow Entertainment | Rankin Bass Animated Entertainment (Others) | Filmation (Others) | PBJ1 | Golden Books Family Entertainment | Golden Books Music | GoldenVision | Golden Step Ahead | Entertainment Rights | Alan Enterprises | Paramount Cartoon Studios (Famous Studios) 7 | Trans-Lux | Felix the Cat Productions | Qubo5 6 | Chapman Entertainment | Pacific Data Images | MoonBoy Animation | Total Television | AwesomenessTV (Awesomeness Films | Big Frame) 2 | Pearl Studio | Western Publishing. Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Port Adventura3 | Wet 'n Wild Orlando1 | Universal Studios Korea. 4Co-owned with Corus Entertainment. This logo first debuted with and was used on the trailers for Antz (1998) and The Prince of Egypt (1998). [10] Some of Amblimation's artists came to DreamWorks in 1995, when the studio's last feature, Balto, was completed,[11] with the rest doing so following the studio's closure in 1997.[12]. About. It is based in Glendale, California. Shrek (2001), a DreamWorks Animation film based on magazine cartoonist William Steigs book about an eponymous lovable ogre, won the first Academy Award for best animated feature. All DWA films from 2019 onward have been released through Universal Pictures, which also owns most of the rights to its back catalogue. 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[33], In July 2012, DreamWorks Animation won a $155 million bid to acquire Classic Media,[34] which has since been renamed to DreamWorks Classics. [97], On January 9, 2019, Christopher DeFaria stepped down from his position as president of the company, with DreamWorks Animation Television head Margie Cohn promoted to oversee all film and television operations. Tulio and Miguel, a pair of two-bit con men, believe they have found their path to fortune and glory when they win a map to El Dorado, the legendary City of Gold. 2. 1. Shark Tale (also known as Sharkslayer) is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman. DreamWorks Animation Television (abbreviated as DWATV or simply DAT) is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal.Founded in 1996, the entity was formerly named DreamWorks Television Animation.Its first programs from the 1990s and early 2000s used the live . Loews Portofino Bay Hotel1 | Hard Rock Hotel1 | Loews Royal Pacific Resort1 | Loews Sapphire Falls Resort1 | Cabana Bay1 | Adventura Hotel1, Upcoming: DreamWorks Animation Television (Others) | DreamWorks Classics | Big Idea Entertainment (On-screen variants) | Harvey Entertainment | Harvey Comics | Jay Ward Productions (Bullwinkle Studios) (75%) | DreamWorks Experience | DreamWorks New Media (Peacock Kids4) | Golden Books | MoonRay | Premo, Defunct/former: [103] It received a new fanfare composed by John Powell, the other composer of the first Shrek and other DreamWorks films, adapting some cues from Shrek 2 and tones from John Williams' DreamWorks Pictures fanfare to create the music for the logo. | Megamind's Guide to Defending Your City | Not Quite Narwhal, Subsidiaries 1 Part of Universal Orlando Resort. This scene was from the books, concept art, stickers and showreel. Meanwhile, Lola attempts to reconcile with Oscar but later ends up with Crazy Joe. Peabody' Chases In $30M+; 'Son of God' May Fall 55% Or More In Second Weekend", "FINAL BOX OFFICE: '22 Jump Street' Ends Weekend With $57M, 'How To Train Your Dragon 2' No. For 25 years, DreamWorks Animation has considered itself and its characters part of your family. He also opined that younger viewers would have trouble enjoying a film about adult characters with adult problems, such as an elaborate love triangle and a main character wanting to clear his debt with loan sharks, and compared it to more successful fish-focused animated features like Pixar Animation Studios' Finding Nemo, which Ebert felt featured a simpler plot that audiences could more easily identify with. Stories. [32] The same year, the company purchased the film rights to the Trolls franchise. https://www.britannica.com/topic/DreamWorks-Animation. 3Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share. For more information on cookies including how to manage your . 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