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DreamWorks Animation posts improved earnings in third quarter
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. reported stronger-than-expected profits in the third quarter, fueled by the box-office success of "How to Train Your Dragon 2." The Glendale-based animation studio earned a profit $11.9 million, or 14 cents a share, on revenue of $180.9 million in the third quarter. That was an improvement over the same quarter a year ago, when the company posted a net income of $10.1 million, or 12 cents a share, on revenue of $154.5 million. The results easily exceeded what analysts were expecting for DreamWorks Animation. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had a consensus estimate of 5 cents a share in the third quarter. "The third quarter of 2014...
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DreamWorks Animation posts improved earnings in third quarter
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. reported stronger-than-expected profits in the third quarter, fueled by the box-office success of "How to Train Your Dragon 2."
The Glendale-based animation studio earned a profit $11.9 million, or 14 cents a...
DreamWorks Animation in talks to sell to Japan's SoftBank
DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind the "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" movies, is in talks to sell the company to Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank Corp., according to a person familiar with the...
'How to Train Your Dragon 2' packs emotional firepower in a rip-roaring ride
From the fashionable day-old scruff on Hiccup's 20-year-old Viking chin to the amped-up fire power of Toothless, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" has made good use of the years since the villagers of Berk and the boy who'd rather not be chief...
Director Dean DeBlois sought depth in his solo flight on 'Dragon 2'
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After writer-directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders completed "How to Train Your...
DreamWorks Animation takes $13.5-million charge on 'Turbo'
DreamWorks Animation took a $13.5-million charge on its animated movie "Turbo," which misfired at the box office this summer.
The Glendale-based studio on Tuesday said the charge represented a loss of $0.12 cents of earnings per share in the...
DreamWorks Animation at 20
Still recovering from jet lag after a three-day trip to Australia, India and China, Jeffrey Katzenberg sat in a courtyard next to a duck pond at the Mediterranean-style campus dotted with oaks and olive trees.
The legendary Hollywood mogul, who created...
DreamWorks Animation takes $57-million write-down on 'Mr. Peabody'
DreamWorks Animation said it would take a $57-million write-down for its latest animated movie "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" in response to the movie's weak box office performance.
The write-down contributed to a net loss of $42.9 million, or...
DreamWorks Animation takes $57-million write-down for 'Mr. Peabody'
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said it took a $57-million write-down for its latest animated feature, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman," after the movie's weak box-office performance.
The write-down contributed to the Glendale studio's net loss of...
A full list of Academy member invitees
Invitations were sent to 271 individuals to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday. They gain entry to the academy by earning an Oscar nomination, by getting two members to pen recommendations or by receiving an...
With 'The Croods' in top spot, 'Olympus' will fall to No. 2
"The Croods" could club its way to box-office success this weekend, as the animated caveman movie looks certain to end up No. 1.
The 3-D DreamWorks Animation film is likely to open with a solid $40 million, according to those who have seen...
'The Croods' is weekend's No. 1, 'Olympus' beats expectations
It was a weekend of firsts at the box office.
The No. 1 spot went to the first cave-man family in "The Croods," and "Olympus Has Fallen" star Gerard Butler had his first strong showing at the multiplex in years.
The 3-D animated...
Steal his movie and Simon Klose will thank you
AUSTIN, Texas — Simon Klose would like you to steal his movie. Stream it, download it, share it with someone in Croatia or Brazil and remix it with videos of kittens playing patty-cake, if that's your kind of thing.
Klose, 37, is the director of the...
Drawing inspiration between the lines of animation
As feature animation becomes an increasingly crowded field, the pressure to create appealing and enduring characters with thrift and speed has intensified. Five directors recently came together for the Envelope Animation Round Table to discuss the...
'Monsters University,' 'Turbo' top Thanksgiving week DVD sales
It looks like there will be plenty of computer animated movies underneath Christmas trees this year.
The Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios family film "Monsters University" and DreamWorks Animation's "Turbo"...
Golden Globes nominations: 'Frozen,' 'Despicable Me 2' get animation nods
"Frozen" directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee got the news in Spanish Thursday morning that the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. had nominated their film for best animated feature: The two had traveled from Dubai to Mexico City to promote the Walt...
'The Croods' and 'Little Mermaid' top DVD and Blu-ray sales chart
A new Stone Age children's comedy and a Disney classic have debuted at the top of the DVD and Blu-ray sales chart.
"The Croods," the DreamWorks computer-animated movie about a prehistoric family, was the top-selling title in its first week in...
'The Hangover Part III' rules DVD and Blu-ray sales charts
The Wolf Pack is taking a bite out of the home entertainment market.
"The Hangover Part III," the final installment of the trilogy starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms, was the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray title...
DreamWorks Animation posts profit with assist from 'Croods'
DreamWorks Animation has a bunch of cavemen to thank for getting some fresh Wall Street love.
Analysts responded positively to news that the Glendale studio had scored with its prehistoric feature "The Croods," which helped drive...
Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big...
'Epic': Animated film has slow start in box office abroad
The international box office for "Epic" is anything but so far.
The animated movie from 20th Century Fox's Blue Sky Productions unit -- which focuses on a transformed teenager who befriends a group of misfits and fights rot-causing creatures --...
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