In July 2014 , the film 's North American distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures ( owners of the pre-2005 DreamWorks Pictures catalog ) and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Studios in 2018.
The distribution rights of the film Chicken Run in North America were transferred from Paramount Pictures to DreamWorks Animation after 2013 , then to 20th Century Fox , and then to Universal Studios after 2017 .