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DreamWorks Animation Vs. DreamWorks Animation ('Shrek'-Free)
| Movie Summary |  Monsters Vs. Aliens |  Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |  Kung Fu Panda |  Madagascar |  How to Train Your Dragon |  Madagascar 3 |
| Genre | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation |
| Studio | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Paramount (DreamWorks) | DreamWorks | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Paramount (DreamWorks) |
| Release Date | March 27, 2009 | November 7, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | May 27, 2005 | March 26, 2010 | June 8, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $198,351,526 | $180,010,950 | $215,434,591 | $193,595,521 | $217,581,231 | $216,391,482 |
| Production Budget | $175 million | $150 million | $130 million | n/a | $165 million | $145 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 34 min. | 1 hr. 29 min. | 1 hr. 31 min. | 1 hr. 26 min. | 1 hr. 38 min. | 1 hr. 33 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG | PG | PG | PG | PG |
| MPAA Reason | sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language | some mild crude humor | sequences of martial arts action | mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements | for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language. | some mild action and rude humor. |
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| Domestic Summary | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar | How to Train Your Dragon | Madagascar 3 |
| Total Gross | $198,351,526 | $180,010,950 | $215,434,591 | $193,595,521 | $217,581,231 | $216,391,482 |
| Opening Weekend* | $59,321,095 | $63,106,589 | $60,239,130 | $47,224,594 | $43,732,319 | $60,316,738 |
| Theaters | 4,104 | 4,056 | 4,114 | 4,131 | 4,055 | 4,258 |
| Average | $14,454 | $15,559 | $14,642 | $11,431 | $10,785 | $14,166 |
| Opening % of Total | 29.9% | 35.1% | 28.0% | 24.4% | 20.1% | 27.9% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -45.0% | -44.5% | -44.2% | -40.5% | -33.7% | -43.5% |
| Widest Release | 4,136 | 4,065 | 4,136 | 4,142 | 4,060 | 4,263 |
| Close Date | August 27, 2009 | February 26, 2009 | October 9, 2008 | October 13, 2005 | July 22, 2010 | October 18, 2012 |
| In Release | 154 days / 22 weeks | 112 days / 16 weeks | 126 days / 18 weeks | n/a | 119 days / 17 weeks | 133 days / 19 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar | How to Train Your Dragon | Madagascar 3 |
| Worldwide Gross | $381,509,870 | $603,900,354 | $631,744,560 | $532,680,671 | $494,878,759 | $742,110,251 |
| Foreign Gross | $183,158,344 | $423,889,404 | $416,309,969 | $339,085,150 | $277,297,528 | $525,718,769 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 48.0% | 70.2% | 65.9% | 63.7% | 56.0% | 70.8% |
| Domestic Gross | $198,351,526 | $180,010,950 | $215,434,591 | $193,595,521 | $217,581,231 | $216,391,482 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 52.0% | 29.8% | 34.1% | 36.3% | 44.0% | 29.2% |
| People Summary | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar | How to Train Your Dragon | Madagascar 3 |
| Actor: Ben Stiller | - | #5 | - | #4 | - | #3 |
| Actor: Cedric the Entertainer | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Actor: Chris Rock | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Actor: David Schwimmer | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Actor: Jada Pinkett-Smith | - | #4 | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Actor: Seth Rogen | #1 | - | n/a | - | - | - |
| Actor: Tom McGrath | n/a | n/a | - | n/a | - | - |
| Composer: Hans Zimmer | - | #19 | #10 | #15 | - | #9 |
| Composer: John Powell | - | - | #6 | - | #5 | - |
| Director: Conrad Vernon | #3 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Director: Eric Darnell | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Director: Tom McGrath | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Producer: Mark Swift | - | #2 | - | - | - | #1 |
| Producer: Mireille Soria | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Writer: Eric Darnell | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Writer: Glenn Berger | #3 | - | #2 | - | - | - |
| Writer: Jonathan Aibel | #3 | - | #2 | - | - | - |
| Writer: Tom McGrath | - | #2 | - | #1 | - | - |
| Genres & Franchises | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar | How to Train Your Dragon | Madagascar 3 |
| Brand: DreamWorks Animation | #8 | #10 | #7 | #9 | #5 | #6 |
| Franchise: Madagascar | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Genre: 3D | #20 | - | - | - | #16 | #17 |
| Genre: Animation | #24 | #34 | #20 | #28 | #17 | #19 |
| Genre: Animation - Computer | #21 | #30 | #17 | #25 | #15 | #16 |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #40 | #45 | #32 | - | #31 | - |
| Showdown: 'Kung Fu Panda 2' Versus Comps | - | #5 | #2 | #4 | - | - |
| Showdown: 'Madagascar' Melee | - | #3 | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Showdown: Animated Heroes & Villains | #4 | - | - | - | #3 | - |
| Showdown: DreamWorks Animation Vs. DreamWorks Animation ('Sh | #4 | #6 | #3 | #5 | #1 | #2 |
| Showdown: DreamWorks in March | #2 | - | - | - | #1 | - |
| Showdown: Paramount March Animation | #2 | - | - | - | #1 | - |
| Chart Rankings | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar | How to Train Your Dragon | Madagascar 3 |
| All Time Domestic | #133 | #164 | #111 | #138 | #105 | #110 |
| All Time Worldwide | #181 | #76 | #65 | #100 | #109 | #51 |
| Yearly 2008 | - | #8 | #6 | - | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2008 | - | #6 | #9 | - | - | - |
| Yearly PG Rated 2008 | - | #2 | #1 | - | - | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2008 | - | #6 | #3 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks | #130 | #99 | #91 | #129 | #171 | #88 |
| Opening Day Gross | #151 | #137 | #101 | - | - | #96 |
| Single Day Gross | #210 | #141 | #250 | #486 | #514 | #254 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #171 | #155 | #108 | - | - | #102 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #85 | #55 | #99 | #192 | #203 | #102 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #87 | #91 | #102 | - | - | #106 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #179 | #140 | #173 | - | - | #189 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #158 | #125 | #152 | - | - | #167 |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | - | - | - | #123 | #142 | - |
| Opening Weekends | #93 | #79 | #90 | #152 | #178 | #89 |
| Opening Weekends - June | - | - | #9 | - | - | #8 |
| Opening Weekends - March | #7 | - | - | - | #11 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Spring | #10 | - | - | - | #14 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | - | - | #59 | #104 | - | #58 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #88 | #76 | #84 | #143 | #167 | #83 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | - | #107 | #100 | - | - | #95 |
| Twelfth Weekends | - | - | #162 | - | - | #163 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | - | #85 | #103 | - | - | #98 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | - | - | - | #207 | #212 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | - | - | - | #204 | #210 |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | - | #114 | #149 | - | #111 |
| Second Weekends | #87 | #65 | #78 | #123 | #118 | #71 |
| Third Weekends | #62 | #157 | #60 | #128 | #38 | #87 |
| Fourth Weekends | #79 | #68 | #114 | #150 | #19 | #108 |
| Fifth Weekends | #108 | - | #171 | #162 | #8 | #156 |
| Sixth Weekends | #140 | - | - | #158 | #20 | - |
| Seventh Weekends | - | - | - | #174 | #49 | - |
| Eighth Weekends | #150 | - | - | - | #52 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #269 | #258 | #253 | #195 | #114 | #237 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #587 | #566 | #557 | #423 | #256 | #528 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #878 | #853 | #842 | #654 | #407 | #804 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2185 | #2136 | #2114 | #1769 | #1250 | #2046 |
| Rated G and PG | #50 | #61 | #43 | #54 | #39 | #42 |
| Rated PG | #39 | #46 | #34 | #43 | #31 | #33 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #21 | #18 | #20 | #35 | #42 | #19 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #27 | #21 | #25 | #42 | #51 | #24 |
| Widest Releases | #27 | #42 | #26 | #24 | #44 | #15 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #30 | #39 | #28 | #24 | #40 | #13 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #9 | #13 | #8 | #6 | #14 | #3 |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #9 | #14 | #8 | #7 | #16 | #3 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #115 | #98 | #99 | #126 | #150 | #94 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #115 | #117 | #87 | #129 | #119 | #83 |
| Fastest to $200 million | - | - | #87 | - | - | #82 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #392 | #409 | #408 | #381 | #357 | #413 |
| Slowest to $200 million | - | - | #38 | - | #23 | #43 |
| BOM Users' Grades | - | - | #102 | #478 | #3 | - |
| BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases) | - | #65 | #11 | - | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2008 | - | #8 | #6 | - | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2008 | - | #6 | #9 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #195 | #133 | #127 | #138 | #284 | #169 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | - | - | #136 | - | - | #174 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #122 | #73 | #135 | #188 | - | #190 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - June | - | - | #17 | - | - | #27 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - March | #8 | - | - | - | #16 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #137 | #100 | #116 | #168 | #294 | #162 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring | #10 | - | - | - | #22 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | - | - | #80 | #115 | - | #111 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #150 | #110 | #123 | #147 | - | #170 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #136 | - | #125 | #172 | #106 | - |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #192 | #147 | - | - | #70 | - |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | #147 | #164 | #122 | #117 | #139 | #145 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #106 | #120 | #82 | #78 | #98 | #104 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #25 | #19 | #22 | #34 | #67 | #32 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #33 | #25 | #29 | #43 | #86 | #41 |
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