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Office Christmas Party Looks Set For Modest Income At Box Office Opening Weekend
'Office Christmas Party', starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Anniston, has made a modest $950,000 in its preview showings on Thursday night at 2429 North American locations. Jennifer Aniston at the Office Christmas Party premiere in...
By John Tindale in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 December 2016
Has 'Home's' $54 Million Debut Given Dreamworks The Box Office Boost It Needed?
DreamWorks' newest animated feature Home has topped the box office this weekend, taking an estimated $54 million. The film's opening weekend success means it is already a hit for studio DreamWorks, which has had a...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 March 2015
Scarlett Johansson Gets $10 Million For 'Ghost In The Shell'
DreamWorks executives will be high-fiving for the rest of the week after landing Scarlett Johansson for their forthcoming anime adaptation Ghost in the Shell. It was a huge year for Johansson with Lucy and Captain...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 January 2015
Is Dreamworks Animation About To Be Bought By A Japanese Company For $3.4 Billion?
DreamWorks Animation could be on the verge of being bought by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, for the hefty price of $3.4 billion, it has been reported. DreamWork's Mr Peabody and ShermanThe Hollywood Reporter writes that “a...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 September 2014
Penguins Of Madagascar Trailer Sees Cumberbatch As "Super-duper-smooth" Agent [Trailer + Pictures]
Having stolen nearly every scene in Madagascar – so much so they got their own TV spin-off - Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private star in their own spy action thriller Penguins of Madagascar, set...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 June 2014
What Is It About Animated Sequels?
In a Hollywood atmosphere that currently seems obsessed with stretching even the most moderate of box-office successes into a full blown franchise, sequels and prequels are a ubiquitous presence in cinema multiplexes. But in the...
By George Percival in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 June 2014
Rihanna Working On A Concept Album For Dreamworks Animated Feature
Rihanna is reportedly following up her 2012 album Unapologetic with a concept album for an animated film, Home. This is according to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who revealed the news in a conference call...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 February 2014
Netflix Buys More Originals -- This Time From Dreamworks Animation
In what appears to be an accelerating race among video streaming service to see who can offer the most original programs, Netflix announced today (Monday) that it had signed a mult-year deal with DreamWorks Animation...
By Lew Irwin on 17 June 2013
Dreamworks Buy Youtube Channel Awesomenesstv
AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel for teenagers, has been snapped up by DreamWorks for the grand sum of $33m as the studio attempts to delve into the world of online content."AwesomenessTV is one of the fastest...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 May 2013
Why Marvel Decided Not To Coproduce Iron Man 3 With Chinese Studio
Although Marvel Entertainment had initially announced its intention of coproducing Iron Man 3 in China with DMG Entertainment, a Chinese media group, it later decided not to do so, possibly because to approve a co-production...
By Lew Irwin on 25 April 2013
'The Croods' Sequel Green Lighted – Back To The Stone Age We Go!
The Croods may have only just been released in American, but a sequel is already planned. The reviews may not have been perfect, but the money was good, and that’s why DreamWorks Animation are coming...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 April 2013
42 Scores At Box Office
On Jackie Robinson Day, the 66th anniversary of the second-baseman's debut on the Brooklyn Dodgers -- when every MLB player wears Robinson's number 42 on their uniforms -- it was announced that 42, the film...
By Lew Irwin on 16 April 2013
Dreamworks "Thrilled To Be Part Of The Television Revolution" As Studio Teams Up With Netflix
TV is changing, and Netflix are keen to become the first name on the lips of those who like to watch it via their Internet connection.After commissioning their very own drama, House of Cards, the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 February 2013
Dreamworks Animation To Launch Its Own Cable Network
The Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and the Cartoon Network may soon have a new rival -- a channel run by DreamWorks Animation. In a conference call on Thursday, DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg said that the...
By Lew Irwin on 02 November 2012
Dreamworks Animation To Launch Its Own Cable Network
The Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and the Cartoon Network may soon have a new rival -- a channel run by DreamWorks Animation. In a conference call on Thursday, DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg said that the...
By Lew Irwin on 02 November 2012
Dreamworks Animation Unveils Slate Of Three Films A Year
For most studios, turning out even one animated film a year keeps their crews scrambling like so many sorcerer's apprentices. But DreamWorks Animation has announced a new slate of three films a year for the...
By Lew Irwin on 10 September 2012
Rihanna Wants Scarface Role
Rihanna wants a role in the 'Scarface' remake.The 24-year-old singer is desperate to be cast in Universal Pictures' reboot of the classic 1983 Al Pacino gangster film in the part of Elvira Hancock, who was...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 August 2012
Dreamworks Animation Joins Massive Shanghai Project
DreamWorks Animation and its Chinese partners, unveiled plans in Shanghai today to produce the next Kung Fu Panda movie in China and to open an "entertainment destination" and production company to be called Oriental DreamWorks....
By Lew Irwin on 08 August 2012
Morgan Freeman Donates 1m To Obama
Morgan Freeman has donated $1 million to Barack Obama's re-election campaign. The 'Dark Knight Rises' actor joins the likes of Bill Maher and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffery Katzenberg in delivering millions of dollars to the...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 July 2012
Chris Hemsworth To Star In Robopocalypse
Chris Hemsworth is wanted by Steven Spielberg for a role in 'Robopocalypse'.The 'Avengers Assemble' actor is reportedly in line to star in the Hollywood director's upcoming sci-fi blockbuster about the human race fighting to survive...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 July 2012
Madagascar 3 Roars; Cruise And Sandler Whimper
It was a jungle out there in Movieland over the weekend as the animated animals of Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted , created by DreamWorks Animation, pounced on the likes of Tom Cruise and Adam...
By Lew Irwin on 18 June 2012
Dish Network's Ergen Defends Ad-skipping Dvr
DISH Network Chairman Charlie Ergen has indicated that his company introduced its Hopper ad-skipping DVR in an effort to level the playing field between traditional TV and Internet TV. In an interview with today's (Friday)...
By Lew Irwin on 08 June 2012
Madagascar 3 Animals To Liven Up Cannes
Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted is wanted at the Cannes Film Festival. The DreamWorks Animation film is being given its world premiere at the festival in May, out of competition, although a specific date was...
By Lew Irwin on 15 March 2012
Nick Carter's Sister Dies
Nick and Aaron Carter's sister has died.Leslie Carter passed away aged 25 in New York yesterday (31.01.12) and the "deeply saddened" family of the two pop stars have appealed for privacy while they mourn the...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 February 2012
Chinese Box Office Rises 25%; Russia's, 20%
The Chinese movie market continues to rise exponentially. The official Xinhua News Agency reported today (Wednesday) that movies, both foreign and domestic, earned $2.07 billion in 2011, led by James Cameron's Avatar , which earned...
By Lew Irwin on 11 January 2012
The Immortals Vs. Nine Lives At Box Office
It's receiving lousy reviews and unexcited buzz, but Relativity Media's The Immortals is the favorite to win the weekend box office race. Its principal competition comes from two other newcomers, Warner Bros.' J. Edgar ,...
By Lew Irwin on 11 November 2011
Hugh Jackman's Rocky Inspiration
Hugh Jackman listened to the 'Rocky' soundtrack while training for 'Real Steel'.The actor "loves" all the boxing movies - which see Sylvester Stallone in the role of a small-time fighter who makes it big -...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2011
Attendance Levels For 3d Movies Continue To Fall, Says Analyst
When gauged by attendance, only 2 of the top 20 animated movies of all time were produced in 3D (Disney/Pixar's Up and Toy Story 3 ), BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield observed in a note to...
By Lew Irwin on 22 June 2011
Halle Berry To Star In Tv Drama
Halle Berry is set to play a college professor in a new TV series.The Academy Award-winning actress has been linked to a show entitled 'Higher Learning' which was written by veteran TV movie actress Lee...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 June 2011
Katzenberg Computers About To Transform Animation
DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg said Wednesday that new advances in computer technology will vastly speed up the intricate and tedious process of animation, making it possible for "our artists to see their work in...
By Lew Irwin on 31 March 2011
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