DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation LLC

Logo used since 2016
DreamWorks Animation headquarters in Glendale, California
Formerly	DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (2004-2016)
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	NYSE: DWA (2004–2009) NASDAQ: DWA (2009–2016)
Industry	Animated films
Predecessors	Amblimation Pacific Data Images
Founded	October 12, 1994; 30 years ago (October 12, 1994) (as a division of DreamWorks Pictures) October 27, 2004; 20 years ago (October 27, 2004) (as DreamWorks Animation)
Founders	Steven Spielberg Jeffrey Katzenberg David Geffen
Headquarters	1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California , United States
Number of locations	3 facilities
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Chris DeFaria (President/CEO, DreamWorks Feature Animation Group) Bonnie Arnold (President, Feature Animation) Margie Cohn (Head of Animation TV) Jeffrey Katzenberg (Chairman, DreamWorks New Media)[1] Chris Meledandri (Senior Advisor)
Products	Theatrical animated short films Theatrical animated feature films Television animated series
Revenue	US$ 916 million (2015)[2]
Operating income	US$ 79 million (2015)[2]
Net income	US$ 7.6 million (2015)[2]
Total assets	US$ 1.969 billion (2015)[2]
Total equity	US$ 1.198 billion (2015)[2]
Owner	Comcast
Number of employees	2,700 (2014)[3]
Parent	DreamWorks Pictures (1994–2004) Universal Studios (2016–present)
Divisions	DreamWorksTV DreamWorks Press DreamWorks Live Theatrical Productions[4] DreamWorks Channel DreamWorks New Media
Subsidiaries	DreamWorks Classics PDI/DreamWorks (2000–2015) Oriental DreamWorks (2012–2018)
Website	www.dreamworks.com

DreamWorks Animation LLC (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 and How to Train Your Dragon. 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.^[5] 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,^[6] with a $417.8 million average gross per film.^[7] 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.

Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were formerly distributed worldwide by its main DreamWorks studio from 1998 to 2005, Paramount Pictures from 2006 to 2012, and 20th Century Fox from 2013 to 2017. Universal Pictures will distribute subsequent DreamWorks Animation films, starting on March 1, 2019, with the release of How to Train Your Dragon 3.

1. ↑ Rainey, James (August 23, 2016). "DreamWorks Animation's New Management Structure". Variety.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "DreamWorks Delivers Outstanding Fourth Quarter And Year-End 2015 Results Highlighted By Strong Growth Across Core Business Segments" (Press release). Dreamworks Animation SKG. February 23, 2016 – via PR Newswire.
3. ↑ "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). DreamWorks Animation. p. 12. Retrieved February 25, 2016. As of December 31, 2014, we employed approximately 2,700 people,...
4. ↑ "DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG, INC. - FORM 10-K (Annual Report)" (PDF). DreamWorks Animation SKG. Shareholder.com. February 25, 2011. p. 148. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
5. ↑ Verrier, Richard (January 19, 2015). "DreamWorks Animation plans substantial layoffs". Los Angeles Times.
6. ↑ "Movie Brands Sorted by Total Gross - Box Office Mojo".
7. ↑ When added to foreign grosses DreamWorks Animation Movies at the Box Office Box Office Mojo