DreamWorks Animation's first project was Antz in 1998, the tale of fun-loving colony-members voiced by notable names like Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, and Gene Hackman. From there, the animation studio went on to make 38 movies in the span of a little over two decades. Of course, a good number of those are sequels, with the Madagascar, Shrek, and How To Train Your Dragon franchises, among many others, spawning plenty of subsequent films.

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Additionally, DreamWorks Animation has a curious habit of moving forward with sequels for a movie that wasn't well-received by critics or audiences. Thus, the original shouldn't warrant a sequel, but they move ahead anyway in hopes of similar box-office success, which comes despite the paying audience voicing displeasure afterward.

For instance, a sequel to the middling Boss Baby is underway in 2021. The studio seems...