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‘Hangover’ Handily Beats ‘Panda’ in Sequel Faceoff


May 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The Memorial Day weekend box office totals set a record by selling a massive $280 million worth of tickets, but the numbers fell just short of expectations for Kung Fu Panda 2. Driving the big results was The Hangover Part II. The Warner Bros. comedy was the No. 1 grosser [...]

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Return of the Kung Fu Beast from the East


May 25, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image
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Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson reveals how DreamWorks is bringing back Po and the Furious Five for a 3-D rematch in Kung Fu Panda 2. Consider the panda: a majestic creature, a humble and unassuming beast. Mostly regarded as a docile, bamboo-chewing, living plush toy, it seems an unlikely candidate to [...]

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‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ Looks to K.O. ‘The Hangover, Part II’


by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Po is back and ready to turn up the heat at the box office for the Memorial Day weekend. DreamWorks Animation is unveiling its most-recent stereoscopic 3D animated feature film, Kung Fu Panda 2, starting Thursday at some 3,900 theaters, making it the biggest release going into the holiday weekend. [...]

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‘Pirates’ 4 Finds Huge Treasure in Foreign Ports


May 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The tide was high for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie this weekend, though perhaps not as high as the Walt Disney Co. would have liked — at least domestically. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides pulled in an estimated $90 million at the domestic box office in [...]

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Kung Fu Panda Has His Day in Cannes


May 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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After its big Puss In Boots extravaganza of Tuesday, DreamWorks Animation continued to bask in the limelight at the Cannes Film Festival with a special screening of Kung Fu Panda 2 on Tuesday night and a press conference on Thursday morning (May 12). The film’s director Jennifer Yuh Nelson and [...]

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A Purrrfect Cannes Launch for ‘Puss in Boots’


May 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Jeffrey Katzenberg and his hard-working team at DreamWorks Animation have been part of the Cannes Festival scene ever since they introduced Shrek 2 to the jaded attendees of the event in 2004. This year, stars Antonio Banderas and Selma Hayek were on hand to show off some impressive 3-D footage [...]

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Revenues, Profits Dip in 1st Quarter for DreamWorks


April 26, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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DreamWorks Animation saw down results in its first quarter reporting, with net earnings and profits down versus the first quarter of 2010 when How to Train Your Dragon was released. The results for this quarter came mostly from last year’s films as DreamWorks Animation prepares to release Kung Fu Panda [...]

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House Foods Among ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ Licensees


April 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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DreamWorks Animation has announced its slate of marketing, licensing and promotional partners in support of the studio’s upcoming feature film release, Kung Fu Panda 2, which comes to theaters on May 26. In its first-ever movie themed tofu promotion, House Foods America is bringing Kung Fu Panda 2-branded tofu products [...]

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‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ Gets High Profile Cannes Push


April 18, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Kung Fu Panda 2 is getting a big send off from DreamWorks Animation with a premiere and press junket during the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, Variety reports. Though it won’t be an official part of the festival like the first Kung Fu Panda — it screened out of competition back [...]

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DreamWorks Moves ‘The Croods’ Release Back Three Weeks


April 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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It appears that release dates are a lot like dominoes: knock one over and the rest follow. DreamWorks Animation has moved the release date for its animated comedy The Croods back three weeks from March 1, 2013, to March 22, 2013. The move was made possible by Disney’s decision to [...]

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