UNIVERSAL PICTURES WHEN WAS UNIVERSAL PICTURES CREATED Universal
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES
WHEN WAS UNIVERSAL PICTURES CREATED? Universal Pictures – which was previously known as Universal Film Manufacturing Company – is an American Film studio owned by Comcast. It is part of Hollywood’s top 5. It was founded in April, 1912 by a group of individuals: Carl Laemmle Mark Dintenfass Charles O. Baumann Adam Kessel Pat Powers William Swanson David Horsley Robert H. Cochrane Jules Brulatour
FILMS FROM THE DECADES 1910 s: 1920 s: The Dawn of Netta (1912) Ivanhoe (1913) The mysterious Rose (1914) 1950 s: The Garden of lies (1915) Little Egypt (1951) The Flirt (1916) Scarlet Angel (1952) The girl is the rain (1920) All dolled up (1921) Top o’ the morning (1922) The love letter (1923) Wine (1924) 1930 s: Young Desire (1930) Dracula (1931) Frankenstein (1931) The mummy (1932) Princess O”Hara (1935) Penny Princess (1953) The seekers (1955) Touch of evil (1958) 1940 s: It’s a date (1940) Sky Raiders (1941) Paris Calling (1941) Broadway (1942) Honeymoon lodge (1943)
FILMS FROM THE DECADES 1960 s: 1970 s: Othello (1960) Come September (1961) Hide and seek (1964) Arabesque (1966) Rosie! (1967) Dream of glass (1970) Follow me! (1972) American Graffiti (1973) Jaws (1975) Car Wash (1976) 1980 s: The Island (1980) Missing (1982) E. T (1982) The pirates of penzance (1983) Out of Africa (1985) 2000 s: Bring it on (2000) Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) Johnny English (2003) Love Actually (2003) Peter Pan (2003) 1990 s: Problem child (1990) Pure luck (1991) Schindler’s list (1993) The hunted (1995) Liar (1997)
WHAT GENRES HAVE UNIVERSAL SPECIALISED IN? Film genres that Universal have specialised in include: • Horror (Jaws) • Liar, Liar (Comedy) • E. T (Fantasy) • Schindler’s list (Drama) • Love Actually (Romance)
OSCARS, HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS AND WHERE THE ORGANISATION IS BASED • Universal Pictures has won 6 Oscars for Best Picture • Their highest grossing films include: • Jurassic World (2015) with $1, 670, 400, 637 • Furious 7 (2015) [7 th instalment of Fast and Furious) with $1, 516, 045, 911 • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) with $1, 308, 534, 046 • The headquarters for Universal Pictures is at Universal City, California, US