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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Was Worth The Wait As No. 8 Most Valuable Blockbuster Of 2024


Kung Fu Panda 4 came nine years after the last installment but the wait was worth it, netting a $178 million profit.

'Kung Fu Panda 4'Universal Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament has returned, and as you’ll see from the most profitable films of 2024 that we’re about to disclose, a movie’s game doesn’t end at the box office. Former DWA boss Jeffrey Katzenberg originally envisioned a six-film trilogy, but after releasing Kung Fu Panda 3 nine years ago, the fourth was stalled as the studio wanted to take time to develop one of their crown jewels next to Shrek and Puss in Boots. Universal took Kung Fu Panda 4 through the Symphony marketing program, which is only reserved for massive event films; it promotes titles across all NBCUniversal tentacles, from theme parks to linear to Xfinity cable boxes to the Peacock streaming service.

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