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'Shark Tale' Success May Aid DreamWorks IPO

By Kim Masters

Published October 4, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

The DreamWorks studio has had recent success with films like Shark Tale, which took in almost $50 million this weekend. The news helps the company's chances of raising money on an initial public offering; analysts had warned that expenses such as its series for NBC TV, Father of the Pride, could harm the company's prospects. Kim Masters reports.

Kim Masters

Kim Masters covers the business of entertainment for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She joined NPR in 2003.

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