1. Institutional research
Jaws - Piranha
Universal studios is an American motion picture studio. And is widely recognised as a major film studio across the
world creating big films with its revenue in the billions of dollars. Its main production centres are based in
universal city in California but it does have other office and distribution space in New York. The studio is one of
the world’s oldest having been founded in 1912; it was setup by 8 people which include pat powers and Carl
Laemmle. They have a number or studio locations which include universal Orlando, Hollywood, Japan, and
Singapore. Its parent company is nbcuniversal and the studio does have a number of sub production companies
that work of it such as universal animation studios, focus features and illumination entertainment. It was in 1900
that Americas first motion picture industry was formed previous companies that founders had setup before
Yankee film company that became the independent moving pictures company and the star system had evolved
the company’s had become very popular by the start of the 1913’s location was to become the start of a change
in the company in 1915 one of the key founders Laemmle opened a new production centre in Hollywood that at
the time was the world’s largest the company was now working under a new name universal city studios had
become today’s universal studios. Today the studio producers and distributes its films and has exhibition venues.
The key founder always wanted to make sure that leadership stayed in the family so in 1928 laemmle made his
son head of the studio but due to modernisation needs Laemmle was forced to quit. Universal today is a global
production brand and its films are produced and sold all over the world. it works in competition against other well
known studios such as paramount pictures. Because of its popularity and success over many decades universal
has continued to grow and to make big films with big stars playing lead roles. To date universal comes third in the
overall total gross distributor rank with a total of 14 movies produced this year and a total of $1,407.4 billion
from sales universal have taken 13.8 % of the market share and have confirmed 27 future movies to be released
in the next three years
Some of the most famous moves the studio has produced
ET -
Sci-Fi - Adventure
$359,197,037
Jurassic park -
Sci-Fi – Adventure
$357,067,947
Jaws -
Horror
$260,000,000
Fast and furious -
Action
$238,679,850
King kong -
Adventure period
$218,080,025
Apollo 13 -
Action Thriller
$172,071,312
The bourn ultimatum - Action Thriller
$176,241,941
The incredible hulk -
$134,806,913
Action / Adventure
2. Universal income from films produced
Revenue
Increase US$4.239 billion (2011)
Operating income
Increase US$27 million (2011)
Horror movies produced
Dracula
Frankenstein
The wolf man
The mummy
Creature from the black lagoon
psycho
List of studio’s by there total gross income from 2013
Different movie production studios
Warner bros
Buena vista
Universal
Sony – Columbia
20th century fox
Lionsgate
Paramount
Weistein company
Relativity
Film district
3. Saw
Lions gate entertainment was created in 1997 by frank giustra with an investment by himself kenyur patel
and Yorkton securities. The company formed and became one with the Toronto stock exchange in 1986
which made the company public. Lions gate investors worked really hard to get the company into the film
industry the company bought many small production facilities and office space and began to get the
company ready to produce film. It bought properties in Montreal and called them lions gate films and other
properties north shore studios and call it lion’s gate studios. Due to a bankrupt investor lions gate share price
begun to drop and it lost revenue of around $397 thousand it made another purchase for a TV production
company and switched from Toronto to the American stock exchange. With further purchases lions gate
made further loses in the millions and was forced to sell up in the turn of the century with new leadership
and a new outlook and plan for the company they were given a $33.1 million investment. The company
began to make record purchases for new production centres buying 8 different properties from 2000 to 2009
before selling a 49% stake in its TV guide network. In 2009 it decided to cut back on the amount of films they
made a year as it signed a deal with relativity media for a five picture a year film distribution contract not
long after it signed the same deal with red box in a contract worth $158 million. Since October 2009 lions
gate has been co owner of epix a TV channel with other film producing company’s such as MGM. Lions gate
then in 2010 signed a deal with televise to produce 10 films in 5 years for pantelion films. 2012 sore what
was to become the biggest buy the company will ever make for summit entertainment costing them $412.5
million but lion’s gate has just announced they have passed $1 billion in sales due to the big releases such as
the hunger games and twilight part 2. Due to investments in TV and production lions gate has been very
successful in television producing many well known shows such as the dead zone. Lions gate serves North
America the United Kingdom France and Australasia. With main headquarters in santa monica us
income from films produced
Revenue
IncreaseUS$2.078 billion 2013
Operating income
IncreaseUS$273.1 million 2013
Famous movies produced
The hunger games
Action / Adventure
$357,503,663
Now you see me
Thriller
$117,723,989
Red 2
Action Comedy
$53,262,560
4. Twilight part 2
Romance
Texas chainsaw
Horror
$34,341,945
Snitch
Action
$42,930,462
Enders game
Sci-Fi
$60,520,831
Sinister
Horror
$25,347
Horror films produced
You’re next
Saw
The cabin in the woods
Texas chainsaw
The possession
hostel
$5,901,844
