research- production and distribution companies.

Universal is an American motion picture studio, owned by Comcast, and one of the six major movie studios. It is one of the longest-lived motion picture studios to be located outside of Hollywood, however it is the oldest movie studio in the United States of America.

The Universal Pictures revenue came to a to total of  $4.239 billion in 2011. The top grossing film by Universal Pictures is E.T: The Extra-terrestrial with a total of $359,197,037. Universal Pictures has a website www.universalpictures.com, which provides information of the latest movies produced by Universal Pictures and the park in Hollywood and Orlando.

 

Some rom/com movies produced by Universal Pictures include; Leap Year, The Change-Up, Bridesmaids, The Five-Year Engagement, Pitch Perfect, Les Miserables, Its Complicated and Couples Retreat.  

 

Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London. It was founded in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe. It produces feature films and several television productions.

 

Universal Pictures own 67% of the company. In 2004, Working Title made a profit of £17.8million. As of 2007 all of their films distributed by Universal Pictures and many of its recent films are co-productions with StudioCanal.

 

Four weddings and a Funeral was Working Titles breakthrough, becoming the highest-grossing British film in cinema history with £244million worldwide.

 

Some films produced by Working Title include; Definitely/maybe, Love Actually, About a boy, Notting Hill and Billy Elliot.

 

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