'Chicken Run' to Fly on Web LOS ANGELES, July 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Building upon the success of its first two weeks in theatrical release, DreamWorks Pictures will post the opening sequence of the clay-animated film "Chicken Run" on the worldwide web. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990714/LAW056 ) The opening sequence of "Chicken Run" can be viewed and downloaded at www.countingdown.com for five days only, beginning Monday, July 10, and ending at 6:00pm PST on Friday, July 14. Along with the footage from the film, the site will include links to "Chicken Run" products at Amazon.com and to an exclusive auction of limited edition inflatable "Chicken Run" chairs on E-Bay. "We think showing web audiences even the first few minutes of 'Chicken Run' will show people the magic that has captured the hearts and imaginations of moviegoers across the country. While it has become commonplace to release short clips and promotional trailers on the internet, never has the entire opening sequence of a movie, much less a movie currently in theatres, been released to the web," said DreamWorks distribution head Jim Tharp. "Chicken Run" has already grossed over $50 million in its first two weeks of US release. In its first five days of release in the United Kingdom, the movie grossed $7.5 million, the biggest ever UK opening of any DreamWorks production, including "Gladiator" and "Saving Private Ryan." A Pathe presentation in association with DreamWorks Pictures, "Chicken Run" is an Aardman Production, directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick based on a story by Lord and Parks. The producers are Peter Lord, Nick Park and David Sproxton, with Jake Eberts, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Rose serving as executive producers. Countingdown.com, founded and operated over the Internet by three people in three different countries, brings fans together from around the world and counts down the days to the release of the most anticipated films of the year. Specialized "countdowns" offer news, bulletin boards, chat, production information and links. DreamWorks SKG was formed in October 1994 by its three principal partners -- Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen -- to produce live- action motion pictures; animated feature film and television programs; network, syndicated and cable television programming; home video entertainment; records; books; toys; consumer products and interactive entertainment. SOURCE: DreamWorks Pictures CONTACT: Susanne Lally of DreamWorks Pictures, 818-733-7067 Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990714/LAW056 AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 201-369-3467 Web site: http://www.countingdown.com -end-