DreamWorks Pictures

DreamWorks Pictures
	Logo used since 1994
Trade name	DreamWorks SKG
Formerly	DreamWorks Distribution, LLC (1994–2006); DreamWorks LLC (1994–2008); DreamWorks Studios (2009–2015); DreamWorks II Distribution, LLC (2011–2015);
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film
Predecessor	The Geffen Film Company
Founded	October 12, 1994
Founders	Steven Spielberg; Jeffrey Katzenberg; David Geffen;
Headquarters	100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, U.S.
Key people	Steven Spielberg (chairman); Jeff Small (CEO); Holly Bario (president of production);
Products	Theatrical films
Number of employees	80 (2012)
Parent	Viacom (2006–2008); Amblin Partners (2015–present)
Divisions	DreamWorks Television (1994–2013); DreamWorks Animation (1994–2004); DreamWorks Home Entertainment (1998–2006); DreamWorks Interactive (50%) (1995–2000); DreamWorks Records (1996–2003); Go Fish Pictures (2000–2007);
Subsidiaries	Pacific Data Images (1995–2004); GameWorks (50%) (1996–2001);
Website	amblin.com/movie/dreamworks/

DreamWorks Pictures (also known as DreamWorks SKG and formerly DreamWorks Studios, commonly referred to as DreamWorks, stylized as DREAMWORKS) is an American film studio and distribution label of Amblin Partners. It was originally founded on October 12, 1994, as a live-action film studio by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen (which together form the SKG of DreamWorks SKG), of which they owned 72%. The studio formerly distributed its own and third-party films. It has produced or distributed more than ten films with box-office grosses of more than $100 million each.

DreamWorks Pictures was sold to Viacom, parent of Paramount Pictures in February 2006 (this version is now named DW Studios). In 2008, DreamWorks announced its intention to end its partnership with Paramount and made a deal to produce films with India's Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group,^[2] re-creating DreamWorks Pictures as an independent entity. The following year, DreamWorks entered into a distribution agreement with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, wherein Disney would distribute DreamWorks films through the Touchstone Pictures label; the deal continued until August 2016. Since October 2016, Universal Pictures has distributed most of the films produced by DreamWorks Pictures. Currently, DreamWorks operates out of offices at Universal Studios Hollywood.

DreamWorks is also distinct from its former animation division of the same name, which was spun off in 2004 and became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal in 2016.^[3] Spielberg's company continues to use the original DreamWorks trademarks under license from DreamWorks Animation.^[4]^[5]

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[3] "Comcast's NBCUniversal completes purchase of DreamWorks Animation". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.

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[5] Dreamworks Animation – Current Report Archived August 23, 2013, at archive.today. Investor.shareholder.com (December 7, 2011). Retrieved 2013-08-24.

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