DreamWorks Animation

### Founded

October 12, 1994; 27 years ago (as a division of DreamWorks Pictures)January 31, 2006; 15 years ago (as a separate company)

### Founders

Steven SpielbergJeffrey Katzenberg
David Geffen

### Headquarters

1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201, U.S.

### Key people

Margie Cohn (President)Randy Lake (COO)
Peter Gal (CCO, DWA TV)
Kristin Lowe (CCO, features)

### Products

Theatrical animated short filmsTheatrical animated feature films
Television animated series

### Parent

Universal Pictures(NBCUniversal (Comcast))

### Divisions

Pacific Data Images (formerly)DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment (formerly)
DreamWorks Animation Television
DreamWorks Classics
DreamWorks Press
DreamWorks Live Theatrical Productions
DreamWorks New Media

**DreamWorks Animation LLC** (also simply known as **DreamWorks**) is an American animation studio and a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, itself a subsidiary of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It is based in Glendale, California, and produces animated feature films, television programs, and online virtual games. The studio has released 52 feature films as of July 2021, 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. The studio's first film, *Fusion Sports*, was released on August 29, 1997 and its latest film was *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*, which was released on December 21, 2022; their upcoming slate of films includes *Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken* on June 30, 2023, *Trolls Band Together* on November 17, 2023, and *Kung Fu Panda 4* on March 8, 2024. Additionally, an untitled film is scheduled to be released on February 9, 2024.

Originally formed as a division of DreamWorks Pictures in 1994 by some alumni from Amblin Entertainment's animation branch Amblimation (now known as Amblin Animation), it was spun off into a separate public company in 2004. DreamWorks Animation currently maintains its Glendale campus, as well as satellite studios in India and China. On August 22, 2016, NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion, making it a division of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group as an acquisition for the animation studio.

As of May 2019, its feature films have grossed $15.019 billion worldwide, with a $417.2 million average gross per film. Fifteen of their films produced by the studio are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with *Shrek 2* being the eleventh all-time highest. Although the studio also made traditionally animated films in the past, as well as two stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, all of their films now use computer animation.

The studio has earned three Academy Awards, as well as 41 Emmy Awards and numerous Annie Awards, and multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. In recent years, the animation studio has acquired and created new divisions in an effort to diversify beyond the high-risk movie business.

Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were originally distributed worldwide by DreamWorks Pictures from 1998 to 2006, then by Paramount Pictures from 2006 to 2012, and 20th Century Fox from 2013 to 2017. Universal Pictures now distributes subsequent DreamWorks Animation films, which began on February 22, 2019 with the release of *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*. Universal also currently owns the rights to DWA's back catalog.

## Films

* *Over the Hedge* (2006)
* *Flushed Away* (2006)
* *Shrek the Third* (2007)
* *Bee Movie* (2007)
* *Kung Fu Panda* (2008)
* *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008)
* *Monsters vs. Aliens* (2009)
* *Adyora Focus: The Rise of Darkness* (2009)
* *Arriving at Hollywood* (2009)
* *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010)
* *Shrek Forever After* (2010)
* *Megamind* (2010)
* *Kung Fu Panda 2* (2011)
* *Puss in Boots* (2011)
* *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012)
* *Rise of the Guardians* (2012)
* Ninja Gaiden (2013)

## Television series

* *Pets Trio's Wild West Stories* (2006-2014)
* *The Penguins of Madagascar* (2008-2015)
* *Adyora Focus* (2010-2015)
* *Arriving at Hollywood* (2010-2015)
* *Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness* (2011-2016)
* *Monsters vs. Aliens* (2013-2014)