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With a little help from this inescapable yellow Minions characters, Universal and Illumination’s Despicable Me 3 surpassed $1 billion at the global box office on Thursday. It becomes only the third film to reach the mark this year, behind Beauty and the...

Strong female characters were a common theme in Universal’s presentation, which featured a diverse array of titles across multiple genres starring or co-headed by women. The studio welcomed the ensemble cast of the upcoming raunchy comedy Girls Trip, who introduced...

Another CinemaCon is in the books and, as usual, the major film studios brought out some of the best releases they have to offer through the rest of 2016 and beyond. The annual meeting of the exhibition industry has become...

What is it about the Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers Foundation that most appeals to you? I just love what it’s about: it’s dedicated to helping people in our industry who have fallen on hard times and recognizes people who...

$3 Billion Marks a First for Universal and the Fastest Any Studio has Reached this Milestone UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, July 8, 2015-With Illumination Entertainment’s Minions outstanding overseas debut in 26 international territories and the strong week-to-week hold from Jurassic World,...

The Independence Day holiday weekend is over, but the bean counters in Hollywood still have plenty of reason to celebrate as 2015’s second quarter generated a new record haul of $3.08 billion domestically. The April 1 through June 30 period...

The Independence Day holiday weekend is over, but the bean counters in Hollywood still have plenty of reason to celebrate as 2015’s second quarter generated a new record haul of $3.08 billion domestically. The April 1 through June 30 period...

The 12th chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe popped up on official tracking today with the July 17 release pacing for a debut around $55-60 million. That would easily make it Paul Rudd’s top opening weekend as a leading man....

It’s a truism that franchises routinely fatigue themselves out of a good thing. Rules are made to broken though, and the hotly anticipated Jurassic World is almost here with buzz at a fever pitch the likes of which the franchise hasn’t...

Closing out CinemaCon for 2015, Universal made the final presentation of the week by beginning with a tribute to its successful 2014 and early 2015. Most notably, Vin Diesel himself took the stage to give thanks for the massive success...

Closing out CinemaCon for 2015, Universal made the final presentation of the week by beginning with a tribute to its successful 2014 and early 2015. Most notably, Vin Diesel himself took the stage to give thanks for the massive success...

2015 Marks the Fastest Climb to $1 Billion in the Studio’s History UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, April 8, 2015-Universal Pictures International (UPI) today announced that the studio will reach $1 billion in international box office grosses today. This accomplishment marks the...