Kung Fu Panda 2 was recognised in the animated film category, along with A Cat In Paris, Chico And Rita, Puss In Boots and Rango.

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Movies like the latest Pirates of the Caribbean, Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Adventures of Tintin each earned more than 75% of their total revenue internationally.

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Del Toro has been working as a consultant at DreamWorks and gets executive producer credit on the upcoming Kung Fu Panda 2 as well as on Puss in Boots.

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The recent Puss in Boots earned 51% of its opening weekend gross from 3-D and Kung Fu Panda 2 earned just 45% , according to BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield.

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Viacom will likely look to cash in on the expected success of upcoming Paramount Pictures films like Kung Fu Panda 2, and should benefit from a weak comparison base in 2010.

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As I reported a few weeks ago, films like Kung Fu Panda 2, Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Thor have turned in disappointing 3-D box office numbers.

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But this year will have the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2 all of which are expected to perform very well at the box office.

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So just three months after Katzenberg made those comments, the company announced third quarter earnings( earlier this week) that beat per share street estimates mostly thanks to the fact that Kung Fu Panda 2 has had an incredibly strong run internationally.

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