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Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 animated film about a bungling panda who aspires to be a kung fu warrior. Kung Fu Panda is directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb. Although the concept of a kung fu panda has been around since at least 1993,^[2] the idea for the film was conceived by Michael Lachance,^[3] a DreamWorks Animation executive. Work on the film did not begin until 2004 and the film premièred at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. The film was released internationally on June 6, 2008, but will be released in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2008. The film is distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... USD redirects here. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Panda Bear redirects here. ... -1... John Stevenson may refer to: John W. Stevenson (1812 - 1886), Governor of Kentucky from 1867 to 1871, and U.S. Senator from 1871 to 1878. ... DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the film studio. ...

The film stars the voices of Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross and Ian McShane. In the United States, it has been rated PG by the MPAA for sequences of martial arts action, and in the United Kingdom, PG by the BBFC. For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. ... Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 2, 1968) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. ... For other persons named David Cross, see David Cross (disambiguation). ... Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. ... PG can mean: Bangkok Airways: IATA airline designator Page, in chat short-hand Papua New Guinea: ISO 3166-1 country code Parental Guidance, the name given to a number of similar movie and television ratings, including: An MPAA (US) movie rating A BBFC (UK) movie rating An OFLC (Australia) movie... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... PG can mean: Bangkok Airways: IATA airline designator Page, in chat short-hand Papua New Guinea: ISO 3166-1 country code Parental Guidance, the name given to a number of similar movie and television ratings, including: An MPAA (US) movie rating A BBFC (UK) movie rating An OFLC (Australia) movie... The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification (see Motion picture rating systems and History of British Film Certificates) within the United Kingdom. ...

Plot

Po (Jack Black) is a chubby panda who works in the noodle restaurant owned by his goose father Mr. Ping (James Hong). He is also a kung fu fanatic with secret dreams of becoming a great master in the discipline, but Po's defining characteristic appears to be that he is the clumsiest of all the animals in ancient China. Mr. Ping hopes that Po will one day take over the restaurant. For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... James Hong (å³æ¼¢ç« , pinyin: Wu Hanzhang, born 22 February 1929) is an American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA). ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ...

The tortoise Master Oogway (Randall Duk Kim) has a premonition that the evil snow leopard warrior Tai Lung (Ian McShane), the former student of his own protégé Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman), will escape from prison and return to menace the Valley of Peace. While Shifu sends Zeng (Dan Fogler), a messenger goose, to Chorh-Gom Prison to have the security increased, Oogway orders a formal ceremony to choose the mighty Dragon Warrior who can defeat Tai Lung. Everyone assumes that one of the Furious Five — Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu), and Crane (David Cross) — a quintet of supremely skilled martial artists trained by Shifu, will be chosen for this honor. Randall Duk Kim is a Korean American actor who has played a wide variety of roles in his career. ... Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. ... {{Infobox actor | name = Dan Fogler | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birthdate = [[1976 | location = Brooklyn, New York, USA | height = | deathdate = | birthname = Daniel Kevin Fogler | othername = | homepage = | notable role = William BarfÃ©e in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) Randy Daytona in Balls of Fury (2007) }} Dan Fogler (born 1976 in Brooklyn... Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. ... Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 2, 1968) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... For other persons named David Cross, see David Cross (disambiguation). ...

While the Five demonstrate their skills at the ceremony, Po finds himself locked outside the walled palace square. He attempts desperately to gain entry through a series of increasingly foolhardy methods. He finally does get over the wall by making a chair out of fireworks, lighting them and waiting for Oogway to choose the Dragon Warrior. Suddenly the chair zooms into the air with Po and burns up, leaving the charred panda to crash into the center of the arena. Inspired by this sudden appearance, the old master designates Po the Dragon Warrior to everyone's shock. Despite Po's protests and Shifu's pleas to reconsider, Oogway stands by his decision.

Revolted at having this slovenly and obese noodle vendor with no martial arts training whatsoever under his tutelage, Shifu attempts to discourage Po by berating and humiliating him into leaving, including threatening to use the apparently deadly "Wuxi Finger Hold" on him. The Five, profoundly disappointed at being upstaged by the panda, similarly dismiss Po as a worthless interloper. Although he becomes aware of Shifu's true intentions and is deeply hurt by his heroes' disdain for him, Po endures their abuse willingly for the growing dream to become something better than the failure he thinks he is, gradually earning some sympathy from them. In addition, Master Oogway, still certain that the clumsy panda is the right choice, strengthens Po with sage advice to encourage the panda to believe in himself. Eventually, the affable Po endears himself to the Five (except for the extremely disdainful Tigress) with his tireless tenacity, good cooking, and sense of humor.

Meanwhile, Zeng's errand backfires disastrously when a tour of the prison given to him by the overly confident head of security, Commander Vachir (Michael Clarke Duncan), inadvertently enables Tai Lung to escape. Tai Lung orders Zeng to send word of his arrival. In the Valley of Peace, Oogway passes on, his final wish that Shifu train Po. However, upon learning of Tai Lung's return, the death of the tortoise who is the only one to have defeated him, and realizing that he has to face such a villain without any skill in fighting, Po attempts to flee, only to be stopped by Shifu who realizes that the panda must be trained. Unfortunately, when Po confesses his deep inner shame of himself and the fact that he will never be a match for Tai Lung, Shifu is at a loss for a solution. Overhearing the argument between Po and Shifu, the Five take it upon themselves to intercept Tai Lung, especially Tigress, who is confident in her training. After a long night of pondering, Shifu discovers the following morning that Po is capable of impressive physical feats when motivated by food. Realizing that he has found the right focus for the panda, Shifu leads Po to the countryside for an intensive training regime in which Po is offered food as a reward for learning his lessons properly. Thus motivated, Po learns swiftly and finally becomes a talented martial artist in his own right. Michael Clarke Duncan (born December 10, 1957) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...

The Five battle Tai Lung but are eventually beaten and paralyzed with a specialized nerve-striking technique. When they return defeated, Shifu finally decides Po is ready to take the villain on and gives him the sacred Dragon Scroll, which promises great power to the possessor. When Po opens it, he finds nothing but a blank reflective surface. Stricken with despair at the scroll's apparent worthlessness, Shifu orders his students to evacuate the village while he stays to delay Tai Lung from pursuing them for as long as he can.

As Po participates in the evacuation, he comes across his father, who tries to cheer him up by telling him the secret ingredient of the family's popular noodle soup: nothing whatsoever. Things become special, he explains, because people believe them to be special. Realizing that this truth is the very point of the Dragon Scroll, that the power promised is already inside him, Po rushes off to help Shifu. At this time, Tai Lung confronts Shifu and savagely fights and berates him for his perceived betrayal of not arguing with Master Oogway's rejection of Tai Lung as Dragon Warrior. To remedy that, Tai Lung wants the Dragon Scroll for himself to complete his training. While fighting, he expresses that he gave in to his aggression and anger so he could make Shifu proud of him. For his part, Shifu is crippled by his profound feelings of guilt and responsibility for his former protégé, whom he loved like a son, turning to darkness.

Tai Lung angrily discovers the Scroll is gone, and before he can kill his former mentor, Po arrives to challenge him as he had already believed in himself. Although the snow leopard scoffs at the fat panda being the Dragon Warrior, the ensuing fight proves Po to be an extremely formidable opponent. Despite Po's skill, Tai Lung temporarily stuns him and gains the Dragon Scroll, but is horrified when he examines it, unable to understand its symbolism. As he recovers, Po delivers some words of wisdom to strengthen Tai Lung's spirit when he reveals his comprehension of the deeper wisdom of the scroll. Deeply frustrated with an apparently useless prize and having worked so hard for the "Powerful" Dragon Scroll, Tai Lung tries to subdue Po with his nerve strikes. However, the attack proves useless on the panda, as his nerves are "hard to find" due to his body fat. Emboldened, Po effectively counter-attacks with a unique improvised combat style that takes advantage of his girth to absorb and deflect the force from Tai Lung's attacks back at him. In the end, Po uses the Wuxi Finger Hold on Tai Lung (which he claims to have "figured out" on his own) and uses his catchphrase, "Skadoosh!", defeating him with a devastating explosion that ripples through the valley.

The Five return to the valley to investigate the cause of the explosion and find a slightly dazed but triumphant Po. Deeply impressed at Po's victory, Tigress leads the Five to acknowledge the panda as a Kung Fu master. The villagers, including Po's father, follow suit and hail Po as a hero. Po remembers his teacher is wounded, and rushes back to Shifu, who is now finally at peace, though he is not dead ("I'm not dying, you idiot!...er, Dragon Warrior.") — he is only resting after such a trying battle. Po lays on the floor with him for a few seconds, then finally asks if he would like to go and get something to eat; Shifu takes him up on the offer.

At the end of the credit scroll, Po and Shifu are seen eating together by a peach tree. A peach seed planted by Shifu earlier on in the film has begun to sprout beside them. A post-credits scene (also called a stinger or tag) is a short clip that appears after all or some of the closing credits of a movie have run. ...

2D animation sequences

Opening

The film opens with a hand-drawn, vividly colored dream sequence that has been made to resemble Chinese shadow puppetry.^[4] The opening, which was animated by James Baxter, was praised by New York Times reviewer Manohla Dargis as "striking" and "visually different from most mainstream American animations."^[5] Other reviewers have compared the opening to the evocative style of Genndy Tartakovsky's Samurai Jack.^[6]^[7] The film then shifts into a more modern style of computer animation, which uses bright, offbeat colors to evoke the natural landscape of China.^[4] Chinese Shadow Theatre figures Shadow play (Chinese: çš®å½±æˆ, pi ying xi) is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images. ... James Baxter is a Disney Animator. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... Manohla Dargis is one of the chief film critics for The New York Times. ... Genndy Tartakovsky (Russian: Ð“ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¹ Ð¢Ð°Ñ€Ñ‚Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ (Gennadij Tartakovskij), born January 17, 1970) is an Emmy Award-winning Russian-born American animator. ... Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on Cartoon Network from 2001 until 2004. ...

The Furious Five

The depiction of the five students of Master Shifu, or the Furious Five, plus Tai Lung are homages to the leopard (Leopard Kung Fu), crane (Fujian White Crane), snake (Snake Kung Fu), monkey (Monkey Kung Fu), praying mantis (Northern Praying Mantis Boxing), and tiger (Tiger Kung Fu) Chinese martial arts styles. ^[8] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the Fujian style of White Crane. ... There are several Chinese martial arts known as Snake Boxing or Snake Style (Chinese: è›‡æ‹³; pinyin: shÃ©quÃ¡n; literally snake fist) which imitate the movements of snakes. ... Monkey Kung Fu (çŒ´æ‹³) is a Chinese martial art where the movements imitate monkeys or apes in fighting. ... Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese: ; pinyin: tÃ¡nglÃ¡ngquÃ¡n; literally praying mantis fist) is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. ... In the Chinese martial arts, imagery of the Five Animals (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Five Forms)â€”Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragonâ€”appears predominantly in Southern styles, especially those associated with Guangdong and Fujian Provinces. ... -1...

Cast

For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... Panda Bear redirects here. ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. ... Sifu (å¸«å‚… or å¸«çˆ¶; Pinyin: shÄ«fu) is a Chinese term for a master or teacher. ... Binomial name F. Cuvier, 1825 Red Panda range subspecies The Red Panda or Lesser Panda, Ailurus fulgens (shining cat), is a mostly herbivorous mammal, specialized as a bamboo feeder. ... Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. ... Binomial name (Schreber, 1775) Range map Synonyms Uncia uncia The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), sometimes known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia from Afghanistan to Lake Baikal and eastern Tibet. ... Randall Duk Kim is a Korean American actor who has played a wide variety of roles in his career. ... For other uses, see Tortoise (disambiguation). ... Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... Trinomial name Panthera tigris amoyensis (Hilzheimer, 1905) South China Tiger range The South China Tiger or South Chinese Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis), also known as the Chinese, Amoy, or Xiamen tiger, is a subspecies of tiger native to the forests of Southern China. ... For other persons named David Cross, see David Cross (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Grus japonensis (Statius Muller, 1776) The Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. ... {{Infobox actor | name = Dan Fogler | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birthdate = [[1976 | location = Brooklyn, New York, USA | height = | deathdate = | birthname = Daniel Kevin Fogler | othername = | homepage = | notable role = William BarfÃ©e in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) Randy Daytona in Balls of Fury (2007) }} Dan Fogler (born 1976 in Brooklyn... Geese redirects here. ... Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. ... Mantis is Greek for prophet. ... Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 2, 1968) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... Synonyms Viperae - Laurenti, 1768 Viperini - Oppel, 1811 Viperidae - Gray, 1825[1] The Viperidae are a family of venomous snakes commonly referred to as vipers, although the term viperids is more specific and distinguishes them from the viperines (subfamily Viperinae). ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Binomial name Trachypithecus geei (Khajuria, 1956) Gees Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) or simply the Golden Langur is an Old World monkey found primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas along the Assam Bhutan border. ... James Hong (å³æ¼¢ç« , pinyin: Wu Hanzhang, born 22 February 1929) is an American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA). ... Geese redirects here. ... Michael Clarke Duncan (born December 10, 1957) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Binomial name Desmarest, 1822[2] Javan Rhinoceros Range[3] Subspecies Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis (extinct) Rhinoceros sondaicus sondaicus The Javan Rhinoceros or Lesser One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. ...

Production

Development

Publicized work on the film began before October 2004^[10] at about the same time the PlayStation 2 videogame Ribbit King was released with its kung fu panda character, "Pan-Pan."^[11] In September 2005, DreamWorks Animation announced the film alongside Jack Black, who was selected to be the main voice star.^[12] Initially, the idea for the film was to make it a parody and spoof, but co-director John Stevenson was not particularly keen on the idea so instead chose the direction of simplistic comedy.^[9] Reportedly inspired by Stephen Chow's 2004 martial arts action comedy, Kung Fu Hustle,^[13] the co-directors wanted to make sure the film also had an authentic Chinese and kung fu feel to it. Production designer Raymond Zibach and art director Tang Heng spent years researching Chinese painting, sculpture, architecture and kung fu movies to help create the look of the film.^[14] Zibach said some of the biggest influence of him are the more artful martial-arts films such as Hero, and House of Flying Daggers and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.^[14] The aim for the film, which took four years to make, was to make it a good blend of the two, as well as to give it an "epic" feel, unlike other DreamWorks animated features which resorted to "pop songs and celebrity references."^[15] In November 2005, Dreamworks Animation announced that Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, and Ian McShane joined Jack Black in the cast.^[16] John Stevenson may refer to: John W. Stevenson (1812 - 1886), Governor of Kentucky from 1867 to 1871, and U.S. Senator from 1871 to 1878. ... PS2 redirects here. ... Ribbit King is a videogame released in June 2004 for PlayStation 2 and GameCube. ... DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. ... A parody (pronounced ), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, by means of humorous or satiric imitation. ... John Stevenson may refer to: John W. Stevenson (1812 - 1886), Governor of Kentucky from 1867 to 1871, and U.S. Senator from 1871 to 1878. ... Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, born June 22, 1962, is a Hong Kong scriptwriter, film director, producer and actor. ... Martial arts film is a film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. ... Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a 2004 Hong Kong martial arts film co-written, co-produced and directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the film. ... Wall scroll painted by Ma Lin in 1246. ... Hero (Chinese: ; pinyin: YÄ«ngxiÃ³ng) is a Chinese wuxia film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. ... House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: ; pinyin: ), is a 2004 action/romance movie directed by Zhang Yimou. ... For other uses, see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (disambiguation). ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. ...

Technical specifications

Kung Fu Panda was the first DreamWorks Animation CGI film to be made in 2.35:1 widescreen format. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. ... The Wikipedia main page as viewed with a widescreen monitor. ...

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Music

As with most DreamWorks animated films, composer Hans Zimmer scored the film. Zimmer visited China in order to absorb the culture and got to know the Chinese National Symphony as part of his preparation; in addition, Timbaland also contributed to the soundtrack.^[17] The soundtrack also includes a partially rewritten version of the classic song, "Kung Fu Fighting", performed by Cee-Lo Green and Jack Black. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ... Kung Fu Fighting is a song performed by Carl Douglas. ... Cee-Lo Green, or simply Cee-Lo is a Dirty South rapper, and a former member of Goodie Mob. ... For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ...

Though Zimmer was originally announced as the main composer of the film, during a test screening Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, announced that composer John Powell would also be contributing to the score. This marked the first collaboration in eight years for these two, having previously worked together on Dreamworks' The Road to El Dorado and the action thriller Chill Factor. Jeffrey Katzenberg at the 34th Annual Annie Awards. ... For the geologist and U.S. explorer, see John Wesley Powell, for the Mayor of Toronto see John Powell (politician). ... The Road to El Dorado is an animated comedy film by DreamWorks SKG released in 2000. ... Chill Factor is a 1999 film, directed by Hugh Johnson. ...

A soundtrack album was released by Interscope Records on June 3, 2008.^[18] Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ...

Release

Reception

Kung Fu Panda has received very positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 87% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 121 reviews. The film has a rating of 75% from select top critics and a rating of 89% from users of the site.^[22] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 12 reviews.^[23] The movie received an average score of 76.3% from 58 film critics according to Movie Tab.^[24] It received 4 out of 4 stars from the Rich Times Journal. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ...

Box office performance

Kung Fu Panda grossed $20.3 million on its opening day. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $60.2 million, ranking #1 at the box office. It is also DreamWorks Animation's biggest opening for a non-sequel film, and the third-largest opening weekend overall for a DreamWorks animated film (behind Shrek the Third and Shrek 2).^[25]^[26]^[27] This article is about the film. ... Shrek 2, which was released in the United States on May 19, 2004, is the 2004 sequel to the 2001 computer-animated DreamWorks Pictures film Shrek. ...

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