DreamWorks Animation’s Biggest Blockbusters and Bombs (Photos)

It's not enough for a film's box office to simply exceed its production budget. Marketing costs aren't included in a studio's reported spending on a film, the ticket sales of which are shared with theaters. That means that a film must make significantly more than its production budget to break even. Here are some of the most and least profitable films from the studio.

Hit: "Shrek 2"Release: 2004Budget: $150 millionWorldwide Gross: $919.8 million ($1.16 billion after inflation)

Miss: "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas"Release: 2003Budget: $60 millionWorldwide Gross: $80.8 million ($104.6 million after inflation)

Hit: "Shrek the Third"Release: 2007Budget: $160 millionWorldwide Gross: $799 million ($917.7 million after inflation)

Miss: "The Road to El Dorado"Release: 2000Budget: $95 millionWorldwide Gross: $76.4 million ($105.7 million after inflation) 

Hit: "Shrek Forever After"Release: 2012Budget: $145 millionWorldwide Gross: $752.6 million ($821 million after inflation)

Miss: "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"Release: 2002Budget: $80 millionWorldwide Gross: $122.6 million ($162.3 million after inflation)

Hit: "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted"Release: 2012Budget: $145 millionWorldwide Gross: $746.9 million ($774.7 million after inflation)

Miss: "Flushed Away"Release: 2006Budget: $149 millionWorldwide Gross: $178.1 million ($210.3 million after inflation)

Hit: "Kung Fu Panda 2"Release: 2011Budget: $150 millionWorldwide Gross: $665.7 million ($704.7 million after inflation)

Hit: "Kung Fu Panda"Release: 2008Budget: $130 millionWorldwide Gross: $631.7 million($698.7 million after inflation)

Miss: "Antz"Release: 1998Budget: $105 millionWorldwide Gross: $171.8 million ($250.9 million after inflation)

Hit: "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"Release: 2008Budget: $150 millionWorldwide Gross: $603.9 million ($667.93 million after inflation)

Miss: "Mr. Peabody & Sherman"Release: 2014Budget: $145 millionWorldwide Gross: $275.7 million ($277 million after inflation)

Hit: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"Release: 2014Budget: $145 millionWorldwide Gross: $621.5 million ($625.16 million after inflation)