Global InformationDreamWorks Animation information
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 DreamWorks Animation headquarters in Glendale, California | |
| Formerly | DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. |
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| Industry | Animated films |
| Predecessor | Amblimation Pacific Data Images |
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| Headquarters | 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201 , U.S. |
Number of locations | 2 facilities |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 1,400 (2022)[2] |
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| Website | dreamworks |
DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA)[4] (also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio owned by Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a subsidiary of Comcast. The studio has released a total of 48 feature films, 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. Its first film, Antz, was released on October 2, 1998, and its latest film was Kung Fu Panda 4 on March 8, 2024; their upcoming theatrical slate of films includes The Wild Robot on September 27, 2024, Dog Man on January 31, 2025, The Bad Guys 2 on August 1, 2025, and Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie on September 26, 2025.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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. NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation at a cost of $3.8 billion in 2016. The studio originally made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, but now exclusively relies on computer animation. However, in 2022, president Margie Cohn stated that the studio is open to traditional animation.[12] Its productions, including The Prince of Egypt, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and the Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises, have received various accolades, including three Academy Awards, 41 Emmy Awards, numerous Annie Awards, and multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.
Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were originally distributed by DreamWorks Pictures until 2005. 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. Most DWA films from 2019 onward have been released through Universal Pictures, which also owns most of the rights to its back catalogue.[13]
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- ^ White, Abbey (November 9, 2023). "Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser Are a Young Boy and His Biggest Fear in Trailer for 'Orion and the Dark'". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 12, 2022). "DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Is Happening; Universal Sets 2024 Release". Deadline. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 19, 2023). "DreamWorks Animation's 'The Wild Robot' To Bring Life To Early Fall 2024 Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 23, 2024). "DreamWorks Animation's 'The Wild Robot' Will Go One Week Later In The Fall". Deadline. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (January 29, 2024). "'Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA". Deadline. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 26, 2024). "DreamWorks Animation Sets 'The Bad Guys 2' For Late Summer 2025". Deadline. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 25, 2024). "'Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie' to Get the Big-Screen Treatment in 2025". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Jesús Agudo (December 13, 2022). "Margie Cohn, president of DreamWorks Animation, on saving 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' and the future of Shrek". eCartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 27, 2018). "'How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' To Fly A Week Earlier In February". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2019.