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Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures. When was it created? Who created it?. Universal Pictures is an American film studio owned by Comcast It was founded on 30 April 1912 in New York The current CEO is Ronald Meyer. What films have been made by them?.

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Universal Pictures

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  1. Universal Pictures

  2. When was it created? Who created it? • Universal Pictures is an American film studio owned by Comcast • It was founded on 30 April 1912 in New York • The current CEO is Ronald Meyer

  3. What films have been made by them? • 1910’s – The Dawn Of Netta, The Broken Coin, The purple mask, Shoes, Blind Husbands • 1920’s – Show Boat, The shock, Phantom of the opera, Foolish wives, The Man who laughs • 1930’s – Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Black Cat, The Raven • 1940’s – The Wolf Man, The House Of Dracula, The Mummy’s Tomb, The Mummys Ghost, The Mummys Curse • 1950’s – Winchester ‘73, This Island Earth, Revenge Of The Creature, The Mole people, Francis • 1960’s – Psycho, Hell Bent For Leather, Six Black Horses, The Leech Woman, Back Street • 1970’s – Jaws, Animals House, The Sting, American Graffiti, Earthquake • 1980’s – Back To The Future, The Land before Time, The Beakfast Club, An American Tail, Sixteen Candles, The Blues Brothers • 1990’s- Jurrasic Park, Cape Fear, Water World, Twister, Schindler’s List • 2000’s – Meet the parents, How the grinch stole Christmas, King Kong, American Gangster, Gladiator • 2010’s – Minions, The Lorax, Dispicable Me 1 and 2, Furious 7

  4. What genre does it specialise in? • The company produced a lot of horror films in the 20’s and 30’s, They went on to produce classics like Jurassic Park and Jaws. In the 10’s they produced a lot of cartoons like Minions.

  5. How many Oscars? • 5

  6. Highest Grossing Films? • Jaws, Jurrasic Park, Minions, Furious 7, E.T, Despicable me

  7. Where are they based? The headquarters are in Orlando, Florida along with the Universal theme parks.

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