DreamWorks Animation is owned by Comcast (the United States, NASDAQ: CMCSA), which acquired the brand on 22 August 2016.[1][2] DreamWorks Animation was founded in 1994 in the United States and was independent until 2016.
DreamWorks Animation made Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon, founded as part of the studio Steven Spielberg and two partners started in 1994. Comcast acquired it in 2016 for about $3.8 billion. It had been spun out as a separate public company in 2004 and struggled with the cost of releasing only one or two films a year, which is what made the sale attractive.
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Comcast acquired DreamWorks Animation for about $3.8 billion, adding Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon to Universal. The studio had struggled as a standalone public company because a single failed film could ruin a year.
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The parent company of DreamWorks Animation is Comcast, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. DreamWorks Animation originated in the United States in 1994 and its owner, Comcast, is also headquartered in the United States.
Comcast completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation on 22 August 2016, after announcing the deal on 28 April 2016.
DreamWorks Animation was an independent company from its founding in 1994 until Comcast acquired it in 2016.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, DreamWorks Animation is still owned by Comcast. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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