Universal Pictures

Summary

Universal Pictures is a film production company^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of film_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,466 views/month, #2 of 640).^[2]

Key Facts

• Universal Pictures was a member of Motion Picture Association^[3].
• Universal Pictures is in the country of United States^[4].
• Universal Pictures's instance of is recorded as film production company^[5].
• Universal Pictures's instance of is recorded as film studio^[6].
• Universal Pictures's founder is recorded as Carl Laemmle^[7].
• Universal Pictures's founder is recorded as Pat Powers^[8].
• Universal Pictures's founder is recorded as Jules Brulatour^[9].
• Universal Pictures's founder is recorded as David Horsley^[10].
• Universal Pictures's founder is recorded as Charles O. Baumann^[11].
• Universal Pictures is owned by Comcast^[12].
• Universal Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Universal City^[13].
• Universal Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as United States^[14].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Universal Subscription^[15].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Focus Features^[16].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Universal Animation Studios^[17].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Illumination^[18].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Universal Studios Home Entertainment^[19].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Working Title Films^[20].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Back Lot Music^[21].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC^[22].
• Universal Pictures's child organization or unit is recorded as Universal Newsreel^[23].
• Universal Pictures's Commons category is recorded as Universal Pictures^[24].
• Universal Pictures's industry is recorded as film production^[25].
• Universal Pictures's said to be the same as is recorded as Universal Studios Lot^[26].
• April 30, 1912 marks the founding of Universal Pictures^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Carl Laemmle^[7], Pat Powers^[8], Jules Brulatour^[9], David Horsley^[10], and Charles O. Baumann^[11]. April 30, 1912 marks the founding of Universal Pictures^[27].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Universal City^[13], an unincorporated community^[28], in United States^[29] and United States^[14], a sovereign state^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1776^[32]. Universal Pictures's parent organization or unit is recorded as NBCUniversal^[33]. Subsidiaries include Universal Subscription^[15]; Focus Features^[16], a film production company^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2002^[36], headquartered in Universal City^[37]; Universal Animation Studios^[17], an animation studio^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1991^[40], headquartered in Glendale^[41]; Illumination^[18], a film production company^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2007^[44], headquartered in Santa Monica^[45]; Universal Studios Home Entertainment^[19], a media distributor^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1979^[48], headquartered in Universal City^[49]; and Working Title Films^[20], a film production company^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1983^[52], headquartered in London^[53].

Industry

Universal Pictures's industry is recorded as film production^[25].

Ownership

Universal Pictures is owned by Comcast^[12]. Its product or material produced is recorded as film^[54].

Why It Matters

Universal Pictures ranks in the top 0.31% of film_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,466 views/month, #2 of 640).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]