Universal Studio
Universal Studios Inc. (also known as 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, 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.
Domestic Gross of Universal Studio made with
Furious 7 is $352,786,830, but the highest domestic gross of $651,926,506 is made with
Jurassic World in 2015.
Universal Studio is a joint venture with
United International Pictures and this studio has its divisions as the following:
- Universal Television
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Focus Features
- Gramercy Pictures
- Working Title Films
- Illumination Entertainment
- Universal Animation Studios
