Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios, formerly Universal Film Manufacturing Company) is an American film studioowned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, it is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States, the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film, and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market.Template:Citation needed Its studiosare located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City.
Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and was one of the "Little Three" majors during Hollywood's golden age.
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- Universal Classic Monsters
- King Kong
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Jaws
- Halloween
- Terminator
- Back to the Future
- Jurassic Park
- VeggieTales
- Apollo
- Casper
- Twister
- The Nutty Professor
- Men in Black
- The Mummy
- Dr. Seuss films
- Fast & Furious
- Shrek
- The Scorpion King
- Bourne
- Madagascar
- Curious George
- Transformers
- Kung Fu Panda
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Despicable Me
- Ted
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Trolls
- Sing
- The Boss Baby
- The Bad Guys
- Universal Studios