B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Animated films |
| Predecessor | Amblimation |
| Founded | October 12, 1994 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California, United States |
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Number of locations
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3 facilities |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Chris DeFaria (President, DreamWorks Feature Animation Group) Abhijay Prakash (COO, DreamWorks Feature Animation Group) Margie Cohn (Head of Animation TV) Chris Meledandri (Senior Advisor) |
| Products |
Theatrical animated short films Theatrical animated feature films Television animated series |
| Owner | Comcast |
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Number of employees
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2,700 (2014) |
| Parent |
Universal Studios (NBCUniversal) |
| Divisions |
DreamWorksTV DreamWorks Press DreamWorks Live Theatrical Productions DreamWorks Channel DreamWorks New Media |
| Subsidiaries |
DreamWorks Classics Oriental DreamWorks (45%) AwesomenessTV (51%) |
| Website | dreamworksanimation |
DreamWorks Animation, L.L.C. (more commonly known as DreamWorks Animation, or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that is a subsidiary of Universal Studios, a division of NBCUniversal, itself a division of Comcast. It is based in Glendale, California and produces animated feature films, television programs and online virtual games. The studio has currently released a total of 35 feature films, including the franchises Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods and Trolls. Originally formed under the banner of its main DreamWorks studio in 1997 by some of Amblin Entertainment's former animation branch Amblimation alumni, 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 of October 2017, its feature films have grossed $14.457 billion worldwide, with a $417.8 million average gross per film.Shrek 2 (2004) is among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and fourteen of the films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with Shrek 2 being the ninth all-time highest. Although the studio also made traditionally animated films in the past, as well as stop-motion co-production with Aardman Animations, all of their films now use computer animation. The studio has received three Academy Awards, as well as 41 Emmy and numerous Annie Awards, and multiple Golden Globe & 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.
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