Universal Pictures
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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 (59,402 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].
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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 (59,402 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 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]