Shark Tale the world, measuring more than six stories tall and over . It required of air to inflate and more than 50 tons of water for stabilization. The premiere was attended by 6,000 visitors, including Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, and Michael Imperioli. Jeffrey Katzenberg, the executive producer of the film, explained that they "wanted to find a unique way to introduce this movie to the world. We needed a big idea. … More than anything, we are in showbusiness. This is the show part." "Shark Tale" opened at #1 with $47.6 million, which was, at the time, the
The Lone Shark wanted his work to be exposed to an audience. Warner, along with his friend and co-designer Dave Parent, met Sharky and Haffner at WFAC-TV before a recording of "The Lone Shark". Warner and Parent presented Sharky with a demo reel of different CGI animations they had created. Sharky and Haffner – surprised by the professional quality of the animations – immediately accepted Warner's offer. They soon learned that Warner was legally blind (due to congentital eye diseases), which made the high quality of his animations even more surprising. Dave Warner's animations changed the look of "The Lone Shark". The new