1. Universal Pictures is an American studio owned by the conglomerate Comcast. It is
also a member of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). The 3 main
Universal Studio’s films are Jaws, E.T and Jurassic Park which all achieved box office
records.
Fox Searchlight Pictures are an active subsidiary of 20th Century Fox and they have
produced films such as The Full Monty, The Descendants, 127 hours, Juno and Trance.
They also produced Slumdog Millionaire which won the award for best picture at the
Academy Awards along with 7 others. Slumdog Millionaire was also the largest
success for Searchlight returning over $377 million from its $15 million budget.
Warner Bros is another main film studio which is based in America. Warner Bros
creates, produces, distributes, licenses and markets many forms of creative content.
They produced and distributed Harry Potter, The Hangover, The Dark Knight and they
also distributed Slumdog Millionaire. They concentrate on many genres such as
comedy, romance, adventure, action and horror.
Lionsgate is a successful independent film distribution company based in North
America. They produce and distribute motion pictures and home / family
entertainment. Popular films from Lionsgate are Rambo, Saw 3D, Forbidden Kingdom,
Kick Ass and The Bank Job. They often produce and distribute film genres such as
drama, horror, action and thrillers.