Company: Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc.

CANNES, France (Reuters) - The joke is on Europe, and in particular France, with the third animated "Madagascar" adventure, which has its world premiere at the Cannes film festival on Friday bringing big names in comedy to the red carpet.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The big-budget action film "Battleship", produced by Comcast's Universal Pictures, is shaping up to become the next film to fall victim to "The Avengers'" record box office march.

Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:

Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:

Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:

Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:

DreamWorks Animation reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts' expectations, helped primarily by international box office and domestic home video revenue from "Puss In Boots."

Movie studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter earnings rose slightly as both revenue and costs increased.

Foreign companies doing business in China must navigate a business culture in which bribery is rife, finding ways to remove obstacles to expanding in the world's second-largest economy without running afoul of local or home-country laws.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Foreign companies doing business in China must navigate a business culture in which bribery is rife, finding ways to remove obstacles to expanding in the world's second-largest economy without running afoul of local or home-country laws.

Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:

Here is a summary of recent financial reports for selected entertainment companies:

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent letters of inquiry to at least five movie studios including News Corp's 20th Century Fox, Disney and Dreamworks Animation over potential inappropriate payments in China.

"Avatar" and "Titanic" film director James Cameron said on Sunday that he was looking at co-production of films in China, but would have to weigh issues like censorship and other restrictions before making any decisions.

Stocks logged a gain Tuesday despite mixed economic reports, with the Dow finishing above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008 and the S&P closing at its best level in almost four years.