DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA) (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, ''Kung Fu Panda 4'', was released on March 8, 2024. They have an upcoming theatrical slate of films, which includes ''The Wild Robot'' on September 27, 2024, ''Dog Man'' on January 31, 2025, ''The Bad Guys 2'' on August 1, 2025, ''Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie'' on September 26, 2025, and ''Shrek 5'' on July 1, 2026.

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 The studio originally made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, but now exclusively relies on computer animation.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. 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. Provided by Wikipedia