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DreamWorks Animation and Universal’s family film The Wild Robot is charming reviewers and audiences alike. The great word of mouth propelled The Wild Robot to win the box office this weekend with an estimated $35 million. Wild Robot is based on Peter Brown’s beloved bestseller about a robot nicknamed ROZ who forms an unexpected …

Kung Fu Panda 4 opened to a stellar $58.3 million domestically, well ahead of expectations and a near-series best in a win for the family marketplace, as well as for DreamWorks Animation and parent company Universal. The only other Kung Fu Panda installment to open higher was the first one in 2008 with $62 …

DreamWorks Animation’ The Boss Baby grabbed an estimated $49 million during its debut weekend. The film did better than expected managing to edge out Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which collected another $47.5 million during its third weekend as it domestic gross rose to $395.5 million. The success of The Boss …

The Girl on the Trainopened to a solid $24.7 million from 3,133 theaters over the weekend, easily winning the North American box-office race, The female-fueled Girl on the Train, an adaptation of British author Paula Hawkins’ hit novel and starring Emily Blunt, was produced by Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks for under $50 million …

Following the closing of NBCUniversal’s acquisition of DreamWorks Animation (DWA), Universal Filmed Entertainment Group today announced its new structure and senior management team for DWA business segments. “The DreamWorks Animation brand brings with it a cachet that few family entertainment companies can match,” commented Ron Meyer, Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal, Jeff …

Let’s Voltron! Playmates Toys and DreamWorks Animation today announced plans for a new toy line based on the new DreamWorks Animation series Voltron: Legendary Defender, a reimagining of the classic property featuring five teenage pilots of mystical robot lions that combine to form Voltron, the most powerful defender in the universe, set …

Kung Fu Panda 3 easily topped the North American box office with an estimated $41 million debut, even while it came in on the lower end of expectations for DreamWorks Animation and behind the $47.7 million launch of Kung Fu Panda 2 five years ago. The top 12 films of the weekend, as …

DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the Michael Crichton novel, “Micro,” it was announced today by Michael Wright, CEO of DreamWorks Studios. Frank Marshall is on board to produce, with Sherri Crichton and Laurent Bouzereau set as executive producers for CrichtonSun. The high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate …

Animated family film Home easily topped the North American box office with $54 million from 3,708 theaters in a much-needed win for Jeffrey Katzenberg‘s DreamWorks Animation. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 29, are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE CUME REVENUE REVENUE # OF LOCATIONS* LOC …

IMAX Corporation announced that How to Train Your Dragon 2, the second chapter of DreamWorks Animation’s beloved How to Train Your Dragon franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX  3D format and released across all IMAX theatres domestically in select engagements starting June 13, the same day the film – which will be …