Universal and Columbia Pictures Nadia Bilek Facts when

Universal and Columbia Pictures Nadia Bilek

Facts - when was it created? Who created it? Who is the current CEO etc It is an American film studio owned by Comcast It was founded in 1912 by Carle Laemmle, Pat Powers, David Horsley, William Swanson, Mark Dintenfass, Charles Baumann, Robert H, Cochrane, Adam Kessel and Jules Brulatour It’s the oldest surviving film studio in the US It is one of Hollywoods “Big Five” in terms of overall film market The current CEO is Ronald Meyer (from Aug 1995 - present) It is rumoured to be worth $4 billion

Who owns the company? NBCUniversal owns Universal The company is a subsidiary of Comcast though it is wholly owned by NBCUniversal Its film studios are in California Distributon and other corporate offices are in New York It is a ember of the Motion Pictures Association of America

What films have been made by the company? note down 5 films for each decade, from 1910 s onwards. Jaws E. T (1975) (1982) Jurassic King Park (1993) Kong (2005) Despicable Me (2013)

What genres does it specialise in? It covers the vast majority of genres They seem to be specialised in comedies, (Ted, Minions, Mama Mia, Pitch Perfect), Action (The Mummy, Fast and Furious, Back to the Future, Scarface) and on their website they promote 33 different genres throughout their films from Faith-Based to Film Noir On IMDb they list 6, 836 films most of which seem to be family friendly and light hearted

How many Oscars has the studio won? Between 1990 and 2019 Universal won the most “Best Picture” academy awards with a total of 5 *I couldn’t find a total number of awards

What are their highest grossing films/franchises? Jurassic World $652, 270, 625 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $417, 719, 760 The Secret Life of Pets $368, 384, 330 Despicable Me 2 $368, 061, 265 E. T: The Extra-Terrestrial $359, 197, 037 Jurassic park $357, 067, 947 Furious 7 $353, 007, 020 Minions $336, 045, 770

Where are their organisations based? Its studios are based in Universal City, California and its corporate Offices are located in New York City

Facts - when was it created? Who created it? Who is the current CEO etc It is an American Film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony pictures Motion picture Group. It was founded on June 19 1918 by Harry Cohn, his brother Jack Cohn and Joe Brandt It adopted the names Columbia Pictures in 1924 The current appointed president of Columbia pictures is Sanford Panitch It is part of the “Big Five” It’s the worlds fourth largest major film studio

Who owns the company? Sony Pictures Entertainment organisers Columbia Pictures as well as other companies like Screen Gems, Tri. Star Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films and Sony Pictures classics.

What films have been made by the company? note down 5 films for each decade, from 1910 s onwards. All that Jazz (1979) Annie (1982) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Men in Black 2 (2002) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

What genres does it specialise in? They do not specialise in a specific genre but instead offer a wide range of genres eg. Action – S. W. A. T (2003), Spider man 2 (2004), Men in Black (1997) Romance- The Bounty Hunter (2010), Forget Paris (1995), Comedy- Gigli (2003), White Chicks (2004), Surfs Up (2007) Thriller- The Tourist (2010), Alaska (1996), Horror- Bats (1999), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

How many Oscars has the studio won? Sony (the owners of Columbia) have won 12 Academy awards for best picture They one best actress in a supporting role for Tootsie in 1982 * I couldn’t find the total number again

What are their highest grossing films/franchises? Ghostbusters- $229, 242, 989 Tootsie- $177, 200, 000 A few good men- $141, 340, 178 City Slickers- $124, 033, 791 Close encounters of the third kind- $116, 395, 460 The Karate Kid Part 2 - $115, 103, 979 Ghostbusters 2 - $112, 494, 738 Kramer vs Kramer- $106, 260, 000 These are solely Columbia not Columbia and Sony collaborations

Where are their organisations based? Its headquarters are in Culver City, California Sony (its owner) has their headquarters in Sony City, Minato, Tokyo Japan