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   'Monsters,' 'Despicable Me 2,' 'Turbo': Summer's Brutal Animation War

   5:00 am 6/13/2013

   • by Pamela McClintock

   A record six cartoon flicks hit between Memorial Day and Labor Day; says DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, "This will be the strongest summer for animation ever."Read more

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   Why China Yanked 'The Croods' From Theaters

   10:00 am 6/12/2013

   • by Clarence Tsui

   The country's "protection month" strikes again as a DreamWorks blockbuster is pulled early even as Jeffrey Katzenberg extols the virtues of the Chinese market.Read more

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3. China Box Office: 'Switch' Nets Third-Biggest Opening Day Ever for Homegrown Film

   1:52 am 6/10/2013

   • by Clarence Tsui

   Boasting special effects from "Avatar's" Chuck Comisky, the state-backed heist thriller stars Andy Lau and Zhang Jingchu.Read more

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   Chinese Authorities Pull 'The Croods' From Cinemas Two Weeks Early

   11:06 pm 6/6/2013

   • by Clarence Tsui

   Government regulators cut short DreamWorks Animation's China run after several homegrown animated features failed to impress at the local box office.Read more

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   China Box Office: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Debuts at No. 1

   12:53 am 6/3/2013

   • by Clarence Tsui

   J.J. Abrams’ second installment in the outer-space franchise pulls in $25.8 million, edging out Peter Chan’s populist drama "American Dreams in China." Read more

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   China Box Office: 'American Dreams' Reigns, But 'The Croods' Hangs On

   10:58 pm 5/26/2013

   • by Clarence Tsui

   While Peter Chan's nostalgia-fest dominates the country's cineplexes, DreamWorks' family-friendly animation maintains its momentum in the sixth week of its run.Read more

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   13 Hot Emerging Markets

   5:00 am 5/9/2013

   • by Pamela McClintock

   Moviegoing is down in the U.S. and Europe, but "Iron Man 3" is going gangbusters in Southeast Asia and South Americans love "The Croods."Read more

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   DreamWorks Animation Reports Healthy Quarter

   12:52 pm 4/30/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   UPDATED: A strong showing from "The Croods" assisted in the $134.6 million in revenue and $5.6 million in net income.Read more

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   Foreign Box Office: 'Iron Man 3' Rockets to $195.3 Million; 'Croods' Crosses $300 Million

   12:37 pm 4/28/2013

   • by Pamela McClintock

   Elsewhere, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" takes hold in Japan, and White House action pic "Olympus Has Fallen" grows its foreign cume to $30 million.Read more

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    MPA to Screen 'The Croods,' 'Oblivion' to Celebrate World IP Day in Asia

    3:22 am 4/24/2013

    • by Patrick Brzeski

    Promoting respect for intellectual property, the organization is holding screenings and events in a dozen countries across the region. Read more

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