Spielberg's Entertainment Empire Amblin Entertainment (pre-DreamWorks movies, TV shows, and TV cartoons): -- 100% ownership, estimated value: $400 million DreamWorks: -- Spielberg heads live-action film unit, gearing up to produce nine films a year -- Sega GameWorks LLC, above (joint venture with Universal Studios and Sega Enterprises). Five giant futuristic video arcades in Seattle, Las Vegas, Tempe, Ariz., Grapevine, Tex., and Ontario, Calif.; also smaller GameWorks studio in Puente Hills, Calif. -- DreamWorks Interactive (joint venture with Microsoft). Creates video games for computers and playstations -- Spielberg's 22% stake has an estimated value of $550 million Other Investments -- Dive! His 50% ownership of gourmet sub and sandwich restaurant (Jeffrey Katzenberg owns the other 50%) with locations in Los Angeles and Las Vegas is estimated to be worth $6 million -- idealab! A 15% stake in the Internet-content company, worth $7.5 million -- Stakes in idealab! spin-offs CitySearch and tickets.com worth another estimated $5 million Total estimated value: $1 Billion RELATED ITEMS THE STORYTELLER: How Hollywood's most successful director runs his creative empire TABLE: A Spielberg timeline TABLE: Inside the empire TABLE: Anatomy of a hit DREAMWORKS' SUMMER? With four movies set to open soon, this could be the studio's big breakout ONLINE ORIGINAL: MEANWHILE, AT DISNEY Return to main story

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