Ukuxoxa NgoSuku LoMbuso, i-Antonio Banderas, ukuhlanganisa ikati emabhuthini, kwabelana ngemininingwane ethokozisayo evela ezithombeni eziphuphayo - futhi watshelwa, ikakhulukazi, lawo mahemuhemu ngekati elisekhathuni elilandelayo.
Muva nje, izithombe eziphuphayo azikwazi ukuziqhayisa ngempumelelo yezezimali: kwikota yokugcina ka-2014, i-studio yalahleka ama- $ 247 million. Okokuqala, amacala aphansi eMadagascar "kanye nokudluliswa okuphoqelelwe kwamaphrojekthi amasha okukhishwa kwamaphrojekthi amasha kufanele asolwe (kukhona" ikati emabhulokini "ahlehliselwe uDisemba 2018) . Njengokulinganisa "okulwa nobunzima", izithombe ze-Dreamworks zizobuyela kwi-franchise yayo ephumelele kakhulu - futhi, zinikezwe lokhu, ukubuya okugcwele kweShrek kubukeka kakhulu kunalokho okungenzeka.
Ikhathuni "Shrek kuze kube phakade" ngonyaka ka-2010 lakhangiswa ngokuthi "Isahluko sokugcina" se-franchise, ngakho-ke "ukuvuselela" indaba yezithombe ze-Dreamworks ngeke kube lula kangako. Kepha, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngo-2010, ukuphathwa kwezithombe ze-Dreamworks akunakubona kusengaphambili, ukusebenza kwezezimali kuzowohloka ngasiphi ijubane.