CEO: Ronald Meyer (Aug 1995–)
Founded: 30 April 1912, California, United States
Universal Pictures is an American film studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal, and is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios. Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California. Distribution and other corporate offices are in New York City. Universal Studios is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Universal was founded in 1912 by the German Carl Laemmle (pronounced "LEM-lee"), Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour.
It is the world's fourth oldest major film studio, after the renowned French studios Gaumont Film Company and Pathé, and the Danish Nordisk Film company. Six of Universal Studios' films; Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), Despicable Me 2 (2013), Furious 7 (2015) and Jurassic World (2015) achieved box office records, with the first three (which were directed by Steven Spielberg) all becoming the highest-grossing film at the time of its initial release.
Universal Pictures (also referred to as Universal Studios or simply Universal) is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.[2] The company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, and is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States, the world's fourth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé and Nordisk Film, and the oldest in terms of the overall film market[citation needed]. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City.
Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" studios.[3]
Universal Studios was founded by Carl Laemmle,
Universal Pictures creates and distributes theatrical and non-theatrical filmed entertainment. Universal's theatrical slate includes films developed internally, along with co-productions, acquisitions, and films developed by outside partners and distributed by the studio. Highest-grossing films worldwide
Rank Title Year Box office gross
1 Jurassic World 2015 $1,670,400,637
2 Furious 7 2015 $1,516,045,911
3 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $1,238,764,765
4 Minions 2015 $1,159,398,397
5 Jurassic Park ‡ 1993 $1,029,153,882
6 Despicable Me 3 2017 $1,015,741,270
7 Despicable Me 2 2013 $970,761,885
8 The Secret Life of Pets 2016 $875,457,937
9 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ‡ 1982 $792,910,554
10 Fast & Furious 6 2013 $788,679,850
11 Sing 2016 $631,214,341
12 Fast Five 2011 $626,137,675
13 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 $618,638,999
14 Mamma Mia! 2008 $609,841,637
15 Fifty Shades of Grey 2015 $571,006,128
16 King Kong 2005 $550,517,357
17 Ted 2012 $549,368,315
18 Despicable Me 2010 $543,113,985
19 Meet the Fockers 2004 $516,642,939
20 Twister 1 1996 $494,471,524
21 Bruce Almighty 2003 $484,592,874
22 Jaws 1975 $470,653,000
23 Lucy 2014 $463,360,063
24 Gladiator 2000 $457,640,427
25 The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 $442,824,138
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