Private company

Universal Pictures

American film and distribution company

Universal City Studios LLC (doing business as Universal Pictures), commonly known as Universal Studios or simply Universal, is an American film production and distribution company headquartered at the Universal Studios complex in Universal City, California. It serves as the flagship studio of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, the film studio arm of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Apr 30, 1912Founded1

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The story

Founded by Carl Laemmle, Charles O. Baumann, David Horsley, Jules Brulatour and Pat Powers on Apr 30, 1912.1

Leadership

Who has led Universal Pictures, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • film

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • NBCUniversal

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Back Lot Music
  • DreamWorks Animation
  • Focus Features
  • Illumination
  • Illumination Studios Paris
  • NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC
  • Universal Animation Studios
  • Universal Films Española
  • Universal Newsreel
  • Universal Pictures International Australasia
  • Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  • Universal Subscription
  • Universal Title
  • Working Title Films

Also owns

  • Amblimation
  • Amblin Partners
  • MCA Inc.
  • Walter Lantz Productions

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1998Acquired Interscope Films1

Timeline

  1. Apr 30, 1912Founded Founded1

Sources

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