How to Train Your Dragon 2 was Dreamworks' first film.
DreamWorks Animation SKG , Inc. -LRB- known professionally as DreamWorks Animation or simply DreamWorks -RRB- is an American animation studio that is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures , a division of NBCUniversal , itself a division of Comcast .. NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal. Comcast. Comcast. animation studio. animation studio. Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures. DreamWorks. DreamWorks. It is based in Glendale , California and produces animated feature films , television programs and online virtual games .. Glendale. Glendale, California. California. California. films. Film industry. The studio has currently released a total of 34 feature films , including the franchises Shrek , its prequel-spinoff Puss in Boots , Madagascar , Kung Fu Panda , How to Train Your Dragon , and Trolls , and other hits including Monsters vs. Aliens -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Rise of the Guardians -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , The Croods -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and Home -LRB- 2015 -RRB- .. films. Film industry. Shrek. Shrek ( franchise ). Puss in Boots. Puss in Boots ( 2011 film ). Madagascar. Madagascar ( franchise ). Kung Fu Panda. Kung Fu Panda ( franchise ). How to Train Your Dragon. How to Train Your Dragon ( franchise ). Trolls. Trolls ( film ). Monsters vs. Aliens. Monsters vs. Aliens. Rise of the Guardians. Rise of the Guardians. The Croods. The Croods. Home. Home ( 2015 film ). 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 .. Amblimation. Amblimation. DreamWorks. DreamWorks. Amblin Entertainment. Amblin Entertainment. DreamWorks Animation currently maintains its Glendale campus , as well as satellite studios in India and China .. Glendale. Glendale, California. DreamWorks. DreamWorks. On August 22 , 2016 , NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation for $ 3.8 billion , making it a division of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group .. NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal. DreamWorks. DreamWorks. As of April 2017 , its feature films have grossed $ 14.20 billion worldwide , with a $ 417.8 million average gross per film .. films. Film industry. Shrek 2 -LRB- 2004 -RRB- 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 .. films. Film industry. Shrek. Shrek ( franchise ). Shrek 2. Shrek 2. 50 highest-grossing films. List of highest-grossing films. 50 highest-grossing animated films. List of highest-grossing animated films. 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 .. films. Film industry. traditionally animated. traditional animation. stop-motion. stop-motion. Aardman Animations. Aardman Animations. The studio has received three Academy Awards , as well as 41 Emmy and numerous Annie Awards , and multiple Golden Globe & BAFTA nominations .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Emmy. Emmy. Annie Awards. Annie Awards. Golden Globe. Golden Globe. BAFTA. BAFTA. In recent years , the animation studio has acquired and created new divisions in an effort to diversify beyond the high-risk movie business .. animation studio. animation studio. Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were formerly distributed worldwide by its main DreamWorks studio and then by Paramount Pictures , who acquired the main DreamWorks studio in February 2006 and spun it off again in 2008 .. DreamWorks. DreamWorks. Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures. In early 2013 , 20th Century Fox took over a theatrical distribution deal with DreamWorks Animation films starting on March 22 , 2013 with The Croods which will end on June 2 , 2017 with Captain Underpants  : The First Epic Movie , after which its parent Universal Pictures will distribute subsequent DreamWorks Animation films , starting on March 1 , 2019 , with the release of How to Train Your Dragon 3 .. films. Film industry. Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures. How to Train Your Dragon. How to Train Your Dragon ( franchise ). The Croods. The Croods. DreamWorks. DreamWorks. 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox. How to Train Your Dragon 3. How to Train Your Dragon 3