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China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Dominates Home Market In Opening Weekend
“Kung Fu Panda 3” opened Friday in China and instantly dominated theater-going activity in its home territory.
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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Again Leads in TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, DreamWorks Animation claims the top spot in TV ad spending for the second week in a row with “Kung Fu Panda 3.”...
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Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Dominates ‘Caesar,’‘Zombies,’‘Choice’
Po the Panda will rule the U.S. box office again with Fox’s “Kung Fu Panda 3″ nabbing at least $20 million at 3,955 theaters this weekend, early estimates showed Friday. The animated comedy will leave...
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Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Pummels ‘The Choice,’‘Hail, Caesar!’
Animated Jack Black romp “Kung Fu Panda 3” is ruling the box office for a second straight weekend, steamrolling new releases “Hail, Caesar!,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” and “The Choice” on its...
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Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Trumps ‘Hail, Caesar!,’‘Pride & Prejudice &...
Hollywood fumbled the ball during a quiet Super Bowl weekend at the multiplexes as new releases such as “Hail, Caesar!” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” failed to make much noise. For the second...
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Super Bowl Pushes Box Office Down 8%
The Carolina Panthers weren’t the only big losers this Super Bowl weekend. New releases such as “Hail, Caesar!,” “The Choice,” and “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies” failed to connect with...
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‘Deadpool’ Dominates Holiday Weekend with $150 Million in U.S.
Ryan Reynolds’ irreverent “Deadpool” has dominated the President’s Weekend box office with an astounding $150 million at the U.S. box office. “Deadpool” more than doubled last week’s forecasts that...
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DreamWorks Animation Shares Spike on Stronger Than Expected 2015 Earnings
UPDATED: With its best revenues in nearly a decade, DreamWorks Animation beat analysts expectations Tuesday — posting earnings of 55 cents a share and adjusted earnings of $56.5 million that more than...
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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Previews Prompt Pandemonium in Italian Distribution Patterns
ROME – The upcoming Italian release of “Kung Fu Panda 3” is prompting pandemonium in Italy where Fox has booked hundreds of local screens for previews of the blockbuster toon on the weekend prior to...
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‘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...
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Jennifer 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...
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‘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...
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Hollywood 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...
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‘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...
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‘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...
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Lack 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...
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U.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,...
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China’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...
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Oriental 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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