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'''DreamWorks Pictures''' (also known as '''DreamWorks SKG''' and formerly '''DreamWorks Studios''', commonly referred to as '''DreamWorks''', stylized as '''D<small>REAM</small>W<small>ORKS</small>''') 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 (1952–2006)|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]],<ref name="Reuters 2008" /> 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]].