Kung Fu Panda opened in 4,114 theaters, grossing $20.3 million on its opening day and $60.2В million on its opening weekend, resulting in the number one position at the box office. The film received positive reviews for its mature themes, faithfulness to the Chinese environment and tradition, action sequences, and writing. Kung Fu Panda premiered in the United States on June 6, 2008. He visited China to absorb the culture and get to know the China National Symphony Orchestra as part of his preparation. As with most DreamWorks Animation films, Hans Zimmer (this time collaborating with John Powell) scored Kung Fu Panda. The computer animation in the film was more complex than anything DreamWorks had done before. It was originally intended to be a parody of martial arts films, but director Stevenson decided instead to make an action-comedy wuxia film that incorporates the hero's journey narrative archetype for the lead character. The film was originally conceived by Michael Lachance, a DreamWorks Animation executive.

When a notorious kung-fu snow-leopard named Tai Lung is foretold to escape from prison, Po is unwittingly named the 'Dragon Warrior' - a kung-fu legend that allows him to defeat. The film is set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals and revolves around a bumbling panda named Po, a kung-fu enthusiast.

Directed by John Stevenson (in his feature directorial debut) and Mark Osborne, the film stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jackie Chan. It is the first installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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