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STUDIO IS CREATED
Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen are the original founders of DreamWorks Studios -
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Evolution of DreamWorks Studio
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The Peacemaker
STUDIO'S FIRST FILM RELEASE
Starring: George Clooney and Nicole Kidman
Director:Mimi Leder
Opening Weekend: $12 million -
Amistad
SPIELBERG'S FIRST MOVIE FOR THE STUDIO
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Mathew McConaughey
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards ; 1 nomination from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) -
Saving Private Ryan
Co-production with Paramount
Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore
Director: Steven Spielberg
Won 5 Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Effects - Sound Effects Editing -
Antz
Starring: Woody Allan, Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman Realeased just weeks before Disney's own insect-themed animiation film "A Bug's Life" First animation, that same year they released also released 'The Prince of Egyp" -
American Beauty
Starring: Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning
Director: Sam Mendes
Won 5 Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Actor in Leading Role , Best Director, Best Cinematography -
Gladiator
Starring: Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
Director: Ridley Scott
Won 5 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leding Role, Best Costume Design, Best Effects - Visual Effects -
DREAMWORKS RELEASE IN 2000 - OVER $2 BILLION WORLD WIDE
Other Releases:
Almost Famous (Co-production with Sony) Meet the Parents (Co-production with Universal) The Contender & Castaway (Co-production with 20th Century Fox) -
A Beautiful Mind
Co-production with Universal
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Ron Howard
Won 4 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress in Supporting Role, Best Director, Best Writing - Screnplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published -
Shreck
Won 1 Academy Award: Best Animated Feature Featured Voices: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy -
A.I: Artificial Inteligence
Co-production with Warner Bros.
Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor
Director: Steven Spielberg
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards -
Minority Report
Co-production with 20th Century Fox
Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell
Director: Steven Spielberg
Nominated for an Academy Award -
Road To Perdition
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig
Director: Sam Mendez
Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography -
Catch Me If You Can
Starring: Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken
Director: Steven Speilberg (2nd movie of that year)
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards -
2003 Releases
Old School, House of Sand and Fog and Seabiscuit (Co-production with Universal) -
2004 Releases
Anchorman, Collateral and sequels like Meet the Fockers and Shreck 2 -
DreamWorks Animation (DWA)
Jeffery Katzenberg moved with the DWA becoming CEO - now solely produces animated feature films and television programs -
2005 Releases
War of The Worlds Starring:Tom Cruise
Munich Starring: Eric Bana Both directed by Steven Spieldberg -
SOLD STUDIO TO PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Paramount Pictures owned by ViACOM Films distributed in the first year: Dreamgirls, Flags of Our Fathers, Letters From Iwo Jima (last two co-productions with Warner Bros.) -
STACEY SNIDER JOINS THE STUDIO
Stacey Snider joins the team of Geffen and Spieldberg after being Chairman at Universal Studios. -
FIRST 4 releases #1 spot at box office
Norbit - Eddie Murphy
Baldes of Glory - Will Ferrell
Disturbia - Shia LaBeouf
Trasformers - Directed by Michael Bay - $ 700 million worldwide -
Sweeney Todd: The Deamon Barber of Fleet Street
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Won Avademy Award for Best Avhievement in Art Direction -
RELEASES IN 2008
Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiler (director & starring)
Revolutionary Road - Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet - Won Golden Globe -
Investments
FInanace from The Reliance Group & Banks led by J. P. Morgan Securities $325 million (each) -
PARAMOUNT RELEASES DREAMWORKS PRODUCTIONS
I Love You Man,
Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen,
Paranormal Activity - box office hit
Up in the Air - Nominated for 6 Academy Awards -
Dinner for Schmucks
Released under the partenership with The Reliance Group
Co-productinon with Paramount and Spyglass Enterntainment -
2001 RELEASES
I am Number Four, Cowboys and Aliens (co-production Universal) ,Fright Night, Real Steel. AWARD WINING: War Hourse Director: Steven Spielberg 6 Academy Awards ; The Help - 4 Academy Awards -Box Office: $200 million -
RELEASES IN 2012
Lincoln - Director : Steven Speilberg Starring: Daniel Day Lewi, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones - $ 250 million worldwide; Nominated for12 Academy Awards -
2013 RELESES
Deliveryman & Wikileaks drama - The Fifth Estate starring Benedinct Cumberbatch
