‘Zootopia’ Tramples Rivals at International Box Office, Nears $600 Million...
Disney’s “Zootopia” ruled at the international box office with an impressive $64.8 million weekend in 50 markets, lifting the animated hit to nearly $600 million worldwide. More than half of the...
View ArticleJennifer Yuh Nelson: Creative Impact in Animation Honoree Thrives on Action
Like the hero of the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise to which she has dedicated the last 12 years of her life, Jennifer Yuh Nelson believes in destiny. Born in South Korea, the star DreamWorks Animation...
View Article‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Helps DreamWorks Animation Earnings Beat Projections
“Kung Fu Panda 3” and growth in its television business powered first quarter earnings at DreamWorks Animation, helping the film studio beat Wall Street projections. Revenues climbed 14.4% to $190.4...
View ArticleHollywood Scores as Hong Kong Box Office Edges Higher in Year’s First Half
Hollywood movies dominated the Hong Kong box office in the first half of the year, accounting for more than eight of the top ten titles. For the January to end of June period overall box office...
View Article‘Kung Fu Panda’ Knocks ‘Zootopia’ Off Top-Selling Disc Perch
It took another animated family feature with a huge box office haul to dislodge Walt Disney Studios’ “Zootopia” from the top spot on the national home video sales charts. “Kung Fu Panda 3,” the third...
View Article‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson to Helm ‘Darkest Minds’
“Kung Fu Panda 3” director Jennifer Yuh Nelson is attached to make her live-action directorial debut with “Darkest Minds” in a potential franchise starter for Fox. The movie is an adaptation of the YA...
View ArticleLack of New Releases Keeps ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ and ‘Zootopia’ at Top of Disc...
With almost no high-profile new releases to impact the charts the week ended July 10, DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 3,” distributed by 20th Century Fox, earned a second week atop the NPD...
View ArticleU.S. and China Struggle Over Film Quotas
As the U.S. and China begin to renegotiate the formal agreement that will determine relations between the two countries’ film industries, the talks couldn’t come at a more sensitive time. Xi Jinping,...
View ArticleChina’s Oriental DreamWorks Looks Set to Restructure (EXCLUSIVE)
UPDATED: Oriental DreamWorks, the production joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Chinese partners, may be restructured, according to well-placed sources in China. The sources say that...
View ArticleOriental DreamWorks: Warner Bros. Reportedly in Talks to Buy Universal Stake
Universal is in talks to sell its stake in Oriental DreamWorks, the China-based joint venture animation company, according to reports. The Financial Times reported Monday that Universal has held...
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