With $58 million, “Kung Fu Panda 4” just delivered DreamWorks Animation its biggest opening weekend since 2012’s “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” ($60.3M). That’s not adjusted for inflation. But still — it’s very impressive. Where does “KFP4” rank on DreamWorks’ all-time opens list? And where does “Shrek 2” (which is returning to theaters on April […]
“Shrek the Third” was DreamWorks Animation’s first threequel — the studio’s inaugural third installment in a franchise. Its $121.6 million open in May 2007 remains the biggest weekend ever for a DWA release. (2004’s “Shrek 2”, with $108 million, is in second place.) “Shrek the Third” earned $813M worldwide, not quite the $929M global gross […]
“The Bad Guys”, opening April 22nd, is the 42nd DreamWorks Animation feature to be released theatrically and the 44th DWA movie overall. I was a newborn when “Antz” and “The Prince of Egypt” opened in late 1998, and I didn’t see “The Road to El Dorado” and “Joseph: King of Dreams” (DVD) when they came […]
Watch me complete a Limited Edition 25th Anniversary DreamWorks Animation 1,000-piece puzzle! ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson […]
“Monsters vs. Aliens” opened 11 years ago this week: March 27, 2009. The DreamWorks Animation sci-fi action comedy starred the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett and Hugh Laurie. When you think of DreamWorks animated movies, the first ones that probably pop into your head are “Shrek”, “Madagascar”, “Kung Fu Panda”, “How to Train […]
My Animation Scoop Q&A with the cast and EP of DreamWorks Animation’s “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power”. Brand New Season 3 is now on Netflix. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
I’ve got a Sneak Peek of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature, “Abominable”, opening Sept. 27. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has seen more than 1,500 films. In […]
Check out My Animation Scoop Q&A with executive producer Brendan Hay and supervising producer Aliki Theofilopoulos of DreamWorks Animation’s “Harvey Girls Forever”. Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over […]
DreamWorks Animation hits a major milestone with this weekend’s release of “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie”. It’s the studio’s 35th film released theatrically. But this also marks the end of another chapter in the life of the studio. “Captain Underpants” is the final DWA film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox. Comcast (NBC/Universal) recently […]