Universal Studios

Universal Studios was founded in 1912 by Carl Buttman, and is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast(51%) and General Electric(49%).

Universal studios has recently made several films in 2011. Some of these films are: Bridesmaids, Cowboys and Aliens, Johnny English reborn, your highness and The change-up.

Below are details of each film individually.

Bridesmaids was directed by Paul Feig, written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. Starring in the film you have Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne. The gross of the film worldwide was £176,481,142.89 and their budget was estimated at £20,412,167.12.

Cowboys and Aliens stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford abd Olivia Wilde. It was written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, and Steve Oedekerk. The film was directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. The release date was 17 August 2011 (UK). The budget of the film was estimated at £102,357,426.04.

Johnny English Reborn was released on the 7th of October 2011. The film was directed by Oliver Parker, written by William Davies, Hamish McColl, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Chris Clark. The film stars Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike and Dominic West. Their budget was around £28,256,018.59.

Your highness was directed by David Gordon Green, written by Danny McBride and Ben Best, produced by Scott Stuber, Jon Mone, Danny McBride, Mark Huffam and Andrew Z. Davis. Starring in the film is Danny McBride, Natalie Portman and James Franco. The release date was 13th April 2011 (UK). The gross worldwide was £24,856,478 and their budget around £31,324,481.43.

The change-up stars Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Olivia Wilde. It was released on the 16th September 2011 (UK). The film was directed by David Dobkin and also produced by David Dobkin as well as Neal H. Moritz, and it was written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Their budget was estimated around £32,641,487.91.