Dreamworks Animation
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Entrance to DreamWorks campus in Glendale
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Formerly called
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DreamWorks Animation, LLC |
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| Industry | Animated films |
| Predecessor | Amblimation |
| Founded | October 12, 1994 |
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| 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) Bonnie Arnold (President, Feature Animation) Margie Cohn (Head of Animation TV) Jeffrey Katzenberg (Chairman, DreamWorks New Media) Chris Meledandri (Senior Advisor) |
| Products |
Theatrical animated feature films Television animated series |
| Revenue |
 US$ 916 million (2015) |
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US$ 79 million (2015) |
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US$ 7.6 million (2015) |
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| Total assets |
US$ 1.969 billion (2015) |
| Total equity |
US$ 1.198 billion (2015) |
| Owner | Comcast |
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Number of employees
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2,700 (2014) |
| Parent | Universal Studios |
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DreamWorks Animation Television DreamWorksTV DreamWorks Press DreamWorks Live Theatrical Productions DreamWorks Channel DreamWorks New Media |
| Subsidiaries |
DreamWorks Classics M-GO Oriental DreamWorks (45%) AwesomenessTV (51%) |
| Website | dreamworksanimation |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (known professionally as DreamWorks Animation or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, 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 33 feature films, including the franchises Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. The studio was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of DreamWorks and Pacific Data Images (PDI). Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks 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 January 2017, its feature films have grossed $13.83 billion worldwide, with a $419.2 million average gross per film.Shrek 2 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 a co-production with Aardman Animations, all of their films now use computer animation. The studio has received three Academy Awards, as well as 22 Emmy and numerous Annie Awards, as well as 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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