DreamWorks Animation

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DreamWorks Animation
Formerly: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.
Type: Subsidiary of Comcast
Predecessor: Amblimation
Pacific Data Images
Founded: October 12, 1994; 29 years ago (as a division of DreamWorks Pictures)
October 27, 2004; 19 years ago (as DreamWorks Animation SKG)
Founder(s): Steven Spielberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg
David Geffen
Headquarters: 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California 91201, U.S.
Key people: Margie Cohn (president & CEO)
Randy Lake (COO)
Peter Gal (CCO, DWATV)
Kristin Lowe (CCO, features)
Parent: DreamWorks Pictures (1994–2004)
Universal Pictures (2016–present)
Subsidiaries: DreamWorks Classics
PDI/DreamWorks (2000–2015)
Oriental DreamWorks (2012–2018)
Notable works: Television animated series
Theatrical animated feature films
Theatrical animated short films


DreamWorks Animation (or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast though its wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal. It is based in Glendale, California and produces animated films, television programs and online virtual games. The studio has currently released a total of 47 feature films.


Movies

# Year Title Director Music Metacritic
Released films
DreamWorks Pictures
1 1998 Antz Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell 92% 72
2 1998 The Prince of Egypt Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells Hans Zimmer 80% 64
3 2000 The Road to El Dorado Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul Hans Zimmer and John Powell 48% 51
4 2000 Chicken Run Nick Park and Peter Lord Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell 97% 88
5 2001 Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell 88% 84
6 2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook Hans Zimmer 69% 52
7 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore Harry Gregson-Williams 45% 48
8 2004 Shrek 2 Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon Harry Gregson-Williams 89% 75
9 2004 Shark Tale Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron and Rob Letterman Hans Zimmer 36% 48
10 2005 Madagascar Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath Hans Zimmer 54% 57
11 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Nick Park and Steve Box Julian Nott 95% 87
Paramount Pictures
12 2006 Over the Hedge Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkparick Rupert Gregson-Williams 75% 67
13 2006 Flushed Away David Bowers and Sam Fell Harry Gregson-Williams 73% 84
14 2007 Shrek the Third Chris Miller Harry Gregson-Williams 41% 58
15 2007 Bee Movie Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner Rupert Gregson-Williams 49% 54
16 2008 Kung Fu Panda John Stevenson and Mark Osborne Hans Zimmer and John Powell 87% 73
17 2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath Hans Zimmer and will.i.am 64% 61
18 2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman Henry Jackman 73% 56
19 2010 How to Train Your Dragon Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois John Powell 99% 74
20 2010 Shrek Forever After Mike Mitchell Harry Gregson-Williams 58% 58
21 2010 Megamind Tom McGrath Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe 72% 63
22 2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson Hans Zimmer and John Powell 81% 67
23 2011 Puss in Boots Chris Miller Henry Jackman 86% 65
24 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon and Tom McGrath Hans Zimmer 78% 60
25 2012 Rise of the Guardians Peter Ramsey Alexandre Desplat 75% 57
20th Century Fox
26 2013 The Croods Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco Alan Silvestri 71% 55
27 2013 Turbo David Soren Henry Jackman 65% 58
28 2014 Mr. Peabody and Sherman Rob Minkoff Danny Elfman 81% 59
29 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBlois John Powell 91% 76
30 2014 Penguins of Madagascar Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith Lorne Balfe 74% 53
31 2015 Home Tim Johnson Lorne Balfe and Stargate 52% 55
32 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni Hans Zimmer 87% 66
33 2016 Trolls Mike Mitchell Christophe Beck 75% 56
34 2017 The Boss Baby Tom McGrath Hans Zimmer and Steve Marazzo 58% 50
35 2017 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David Soren Theodore Shapiro 87% 69
Universal Pictures
36 2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Dean DeBlois John Powell 90% 71
37 2019 Abominable Jill Culton Rupert Gregson-Williams 82% 62
38 2020 Trolls World Tour Walt Dohrn Theodore Shapiro 71% 51
39 2020 The Croods: A New Age Joel Crawford Mark Mothersbaugh 77% 56
40 2021 Spirit Untamed Elaine Bogan Amie Doherty 49% 48
41 2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business Tom McGrath Hans Zimmer and Steve Marazzo 47% 40
42 2022 The Bad Guys Pierre Perifel Daniel Pemberton 96% 55
43 2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Joel Crawford Heitor Pereira 95% 73
44 2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Kirk DeMicco Stephanie Economou 65% 50
45 2023 Trolls Band Together Walt Dohrn Theodore Shapiro 63% 53
46 2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 Mike Mitchell Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro 72% 54
47 2024 The Wild Robot Chris Sanders Kris Bowers 98% 85
Upcoming films
48 2025 Dog Man Peter Hastings TBA TBA TBA
49 2025 The Bad Guys 2 Pierre Perifel Daniel Pemberton TBA TBA
50 2025 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie Ryan Crego TBA TBA TBA

Direct-to-video/streaming

  1. Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
  2. Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
  3. Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate (2024)

Why They Make a Dream Work

NOTE: This will only focus on the Animation Studio.

  1. They're probably best known for creating computer animated films that have become franchises such as Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Trolls.
  2. Great animation and voice acting in most of their films.
  3. Their films have some hilarious, groundbreaking and/or heartwarming moments.
  4. They did a great job creating Antz, which was DreamWorks' first feature film, as well as the third fully-CGI animated film ever made (after Toy Story and Cassiopeia). It was then followed by The Prince of Egypt.
  5. Not only have they created computer animated films, but they've also created traditionally animated films and stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations.
  6. While their first logo was the same as their parent company DreamWorks Pictures SKG, it later gained their first official logo in Shrek 2 featuring a boy holding some balloons and being lifted to the moon, which was beautiful.
  7. They've spawned many television shows based on their films as well as some fantastic original shows such as Dinotrux, Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever!, the Tales of Arcadia franchise, The first six seasons of Voltron: Legendary Defender, The first two seasons of Turbo F.A.S.T, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.
  8. It has terrifically awesome music scores from great composers such as Hans Zimmer.
  9. They have many Easter eggs for every movie.
  10. Just like Pixar, they have plenty of cool and unexpected premises for all of their movies. They are also known for their unique, interesting and creative concepts, such as making each films based on the perspective of such as ogres (Shrek), zoo animals (Madagascar), pandas (Kung Fu Panda), dragons (How to Train Your Dragon), trolls (Trolls), babies (The Boss Baby), caveman (The Croods), snails (Turbo F.A.S.T), aliens (Home), yetis (Abominable) & others.
  11. Most of the heroes are beloved, entertaining and memorable, such as Shrek, Alex the Lion, Po, Hiccup, Grug Crood, and Princess Poppy.
  12. Most of the villains are really awesome, entertaining and fun.
  13. Many of them spawned video games based on their films that are really good, if not decent (such as Chicken Run on PS1, Shrek 2, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Monsters vs. Aliens, How To Train Your Dragon, How To Train Your Dragon 2, Madagascar 3: The Video Game, Megamind: Ultimate Showdown and The Blue Defender).

Bad Qualities

  1. While most of their films are very good, only far of them are either mediocre or hit-or-miss, with only just being Shark Tale, Shrek the Third, Bee Movie, Home, The Boss Baby, Spirit Untamed, and The Boss Baby: Family Business, or outright terrible such as: Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate.
  2. Some of their films have bombed at the box office especially throughout most of the 2010s.
    • The box-office bomb of Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, as well as other various films around 2003-04, nearly bankrupted not only the animation studio, but the entire company as a whole. As a result, they abandoned 2D animation but would come back to it in the 2010s.
    • The box-office bomb of Flushed Away, despite receiving positive reviews, was a disappointment, causing DreamWorks to end their partnership with Aardman Animations in 2007.
    • The box-office bombs of Mr. Peabody and Sherman and Penguins of Madagascar lead to a restructuring plan that closed PDI, causing 500 layoffs.
  3. Since 2023, their movies started declining in quality, starting with Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, despite being good, and Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate.

Trivia

  • The animation studio was distributed by the main studio, DreamWorks Pictures from 1998 to 2005, Paramount Pictures from 2006 to 2012, 20th Century Fox from 2013 to 2017, and Universal Pictures since 2017.
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg worked for Walt Disney Studios as a chairman before he became the co-founder and CEO of DreamWorks.
  • Most of DreamWorks' films tend to cost between $125-165 million, but Monsters vs. Aliens is the studio's most expensive film to date, with a budget of $175 million.
  • Time Warner Inc. considered acquiring DreamWorks Animation, but it went nowhere. Besides, Warner Brothers had huge concerns that many of DreamWorks' movies would do poorly in the box office, which would cause a horrible disaster for DreamWorks to shut down, and that several DreamWorks employees would have had to go on to join either Paramount Animation or Warner Animation Group.
  • Famed YouTuber Schaffrillas Productions has rehabilitated people's views on DreamWorks, as Schaff really cares for DreamWorks, as well as Shrek 2, The Prince of Egypt, Megamind, Shark Tale (In a "So Bad, it's Good" kind of way), and so on and so forth.

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