“Abominable” is just about the most cuddly
piece of East-West synergy a corporation could
dream up.
The first co-production between DreamWorks
Animation and the Shanghai-based Pearl
Studios (formerly known as Oriental
DreamWorks), “Abominable” is a rare kind of
creature but the sort we’re likely to see more
and more of in movie theaters. The Chinese box
office will soon overtake the North America
as the globe’s top movie market, inevitably
reorienting big-screen entertainment.
There’s nothing wrong with aiming for
moviegoers on each side of the globe.
For Hollywood productions of a certain
budget, it’s long been considered a necessity.