The Croods (movie)

The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...

DreamWorks Animation has a bunch of cavemen to thank for getting some fresh Wall Street love. Analysts responded positively to news that the Glendale studio had scored with its prehistoric feature "The Croods," which helped drive first-quarter profit to...

May 01 (TheWrap.com) - DreamWorks Animation made money in the first fiscal quarter of 2013 without help from the release of a new movie. The company posted net income of $5.6 million and earnings per share of $0.07, surprising Wall Street analysts that...

By Lisa Richwine May 1 (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc has agreed to buy teen- oriented YouTube network AwesomenessTV, to secure an online platform to showcase family-focused movie franchises such as "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda." DreamWorks said...

Apr 30 (TheWrap.com) - DreamWorks Animation posted net income of $5.6 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2013, surprising Wall Street analysts that forecast a loss. The company posted earnings per share of $0.07, a small gross, but better than the...

Apr 27 (TheWrap.com) - "Pain & Gain," Michael Bay's tale of body builders gone bad, muscled its way to the top spot at the box office with $7.5 million Friday. That puts Paramount's action film on pace for a weekend of around $20 million, which looks like...

Apr 24 (TheWrap.com) - America's sweetheart Emma Stone is in talks to star in Woody Allen's next movie, TheWrap has confirmed. Like most of Allen's films, plot details are being kept under wraps, though agency insiders tell TheWrap that the Oscar-winning...

Apr 22 (TheWrap.com) - If you don't think timing is critical at the box office, just ask Grug and Eep. They're the father and daughter (voiced by Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone) from "The Croods," the DreamWorks Animation cartoon racking up bucks for...

Filmmakers doing business in China are often advised to avoid the three Ts, as in Taiwan, Tibet and Tiananmen Square. But that warning doesn't apply if you happen to be Jeffrey Katzenberg, the animation mogul who has been at the forefront of Hollywood's...

DreamWorks Animation is moving ahead with a sequel to its prehistoric family comedy "The Croods," according to a spokeswoman at the Glendale studio. Writers-directors Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders will return for the second installment, which does...

now playing "42" (PG-13). Story depicting how Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey changed the game of baseball by breaking the color barrier. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford and Nicole Beharie. TownMall Cinemas (1:00,...

now playing "The Call" (R). A 911 operator takes a call from a teenage girl who has been abducted, and she realizes she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life. With Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin and Morris Chestnut. TownMall...