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Universal Pictures (also referred to as Universal Studios or simply Universal) is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. 
universal is owned by comcast , universal owns many different theme parks around the globe as well as owning a large music company which produces various music. they will also work with various distributors who they will need to sell there merchandise

Universal make lots of films every year. They made lots of popular films such as:

- Jurassic World- opened in North America with a monstrously good $150 million. Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, the studio and production company behind the film, began its overseas rollout earlier in June, where the tentpole has already earned $561 million. Though that start trails “Jurassic World’s” record-breaking debut, “Fallen Kingdom” is destined to be one of the year’s biggest box office successes.

- Ted 2-Principal photography began in Massachusetts in July 2014. Ted 2 was released on June 26, 2015, by Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $216 million and received mixed reviews from critics.This was done with a budget of 68 million dollars.

-Despicable Me 3-The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2017, the fifth highest-grossing animated film of all time and the 29th highest-grossing film of all time. It is Illumination's second film to gross over $1 billion, after Minions in 2015, becoming the first ever animated franchise to do so.

- Mamma Mia- The film has been a box office success, grossing over $393 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the performances and musical numbers.

(Statistics from BoxOfficeMojo.com)

- Jurassic World, grossing $652,270,625.

- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, grossing $416, 769, 345.

- The Secret Life of Pets, grossing $368, 384, 330.

- Despicable Me 2, grossing $368, 061, 265.

- Furious 7, grossing $353, 007, 020. 

 Universal Pictures have suffered little failures at the box office, having an average of $48, 573, 123 gross profit over the 706 listed films. This could be due to the budget that Universal Studios have to make their films and the scale of production. 

The scale of Universal Studios have also allowed them have an influential impact on the market, helping in the success of their films.

Their understanding of how to appeal to audiences is shown through the continuations of films such as Jurassic World and the brands they possess such as Despicable Me have helped them in their success.