DreamWorks Animation Cuts Production, Announces Future Slate of Films

Despite success stories like The Croods and current Academy Award-nominee How to Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks Animation has suffered a series of high-profile failures, including Rise of the Guardians ($83 million in losses), Turbo ($13 million in losses), Mr. Peabody & Sherman($57 million in losses). Thus, the company has announced a massive restructuring of its core feature animation business, focusing its feature production from three films per year down to two.

Dean DeBlois Talks ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3′ Story and Potential Spinoffs

The How to Train Your Dragon franchise has grown in recent time to become one of DreamWorks Animation’s most profitable and exciting brands. What makes this distinction unique is that the reason why is because of its deft combination lovable characters, multi-layered themes and epic-scale storytelling seldom seen in animation. As such, both films have gone on to become critical and commercial successes.