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Paramount and DreamWorks Animation had a kick-ass weekend of their own at the domestic B.O., with 3D toon "How to Train Your Dragon" posting an estimated $20 million at 3,825 locations, enough to claim the top spot in its fourth frame. With help from higher 3D ticket prices, the toon holdover edged out Lionsgate's superhero actioner "Kick-Ass," which debuted with $19.8 million at 3,065 engagements.

"How to Train Your Dragon" breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday....

This week at the movies, we've got aerial adventure (How to Train Your Dragon, with voice work from Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson) and an '80s flashback (Hot Tub Time Machine, starring John Cusack and Rob Corddry). What do the critics have to say? In the world of CGI animation, DreamWorks has long played second fiddle to Pixar. However, critics say that if How to Train Your Dragon is any indication, the gap between the studios may be narrowing. Hot Tub Time Machine boasts one of the funniest titles in recent memory. And critics say the movie's pretty good, too...

Hey folks, ... with another year of awesome images from the far future. Quint posted his earlier report - this time we have even more - and don't forget - you can click and supersize any and all of these ...

DreamWorks Animation will announce its schedule for the next few years today, and nestled in among the expected sequels ("Shrek Forever After," "Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom") and spinoffs ("Puss in Boots") are an array of original high-profile projects.

By Joshua Rich
The 3-D animated event won the weekend box office, as ''The Haunting in Connecticut'' exceeded expectations

"Monsters vs. Aliens" got off to a monstrous start on Friday, with an estimated $16.8 million in first-day domestic boxoffice.

Now imagine taking the best parts of these alien invasion flicks, these giant spider films, these creeping menace pictures, and these home-grown mutated abominations of nature movies and tossing them all into one big 3-D animated work, and you have some idea of just how much fun MONSTERS VS. ALIENS was for me.

Tom Wheeler has been hired to write the "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots" for DreamWorks Animation.