All Universal articles – Page 24
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NewsJeff LaPlante to replace Andrew Fenady at Universal
Fenady is stepping down as president of physical production at the studio.
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NewsFifty Shades crosses $500m global
Fifty Shades Of Grey has crossed $500m through Universal heading into its fourth weekend.
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NewsThe Danish Girl gets US release date
Focus Features has secured a prime awards season slot for the Working Title drama starring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander.
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NewsFifty Shades rules int'l on $34.3m
UPDATED MARCH 2: Fifty Shades Of Grey extended its dominion to a third weekend on top via Universal Pictures International as a confirmed $34.3m from 59 territories elevated the running total to $337m.
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NewsFifty Shades Of Grey crosses $400m global
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Universal’s Fifty Shades Of Grey reached a confirmed $405.1m worldwide and closed out the weekend as the leading film at the global box office for the second consecutive session.
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NewsRob Huber to leave Fox for Universal
Rob Huber to leave Twentieth Century Fox after 16 years to take Universal Pictures International role.
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NewsFifty Shades hits $300m at global box office
Fifty Shades Of Grey has raced to $311.7m worldwide via Universal heading into a second weekend it looks certain to dominate.
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NewsFifty Shades ties up US on $93m
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Universal’s smash S&M romance dominated North America on a confirmed $85.2m three-day debut that toppled The Passion Of The Christ’s 11-year February record and scored $93m over the four-day Presidents’ Day Weekend.
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NewsFifty Shades storms to $174m int'l
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey generated a confirmed $156m through Sunday rising to $173.6m through Monday from 58 territories via Universal to generate the biggest ever international launch for an R-rated or equivalent film. The worldwide tally already stands at $266.6m.
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NewsUniversal, Paramount strike home ent pact
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) has signed a deal to distribute Paramount’s physical Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment product.
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NewsFifty Shades generates huge pre-sales
EXCLUSIVE: Advance international ticket sales on Fifty Shades Of Grey, set to open day-and-date worldwide via Universal on February 11, have sky-rocketed to 2.75 million across 39 markets.
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NewsBlumhouse International, Sierra/Affinity strike pact
Sierra/Affinity will kick off pre-sales in Berlin next month on Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut thriller as part of its exclusive deal to license and service Blumhouse International (BHI) films not distributed via Universal Pictures International.
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NewsThe Purge 3 set for July 2016
The studio has scheduled the third instalment of its $200m-plus global horror franchise.
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NewsUni moves Bourne to late July 2016
The studio has announced the new release date for its upcoming Jason Bourne film reuniting Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass.
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NewsJim Mickle to direct Esperanza
The director of Cold In July and We Are What We Are has graduated to the studio world and will helm Legendary’s wildfire action film.
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NewsUPI generates $1.43bn in 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Ticket sales for local language films amounting to at least a quarter of a billion dollars propelled Universal Pictures International’s (UPI) calendar year to $1.43bn.
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NewsUni dates Untitled Great Wall Project
Legendary’s Untitled Great Wall Project will open in North America in 3D via Universal on November 23, 2016, and in China in early December 2016.
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NewsUni takes int’l on Kurt Cobain doc
Universal Pictures International Entertainment Content Group will handle the release outside the US on Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck prior to the HBO broadcast in 2015.
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NewsUniversal picks up Steve Jobs project
Aaron Sorkin’s biopic about the tech visionary and late Apple chief has landed at Universal after Sony put it in turnaround last week.
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NewsSony abandons Jobs biopic
The studio is understood to have put the project about the life of the Apple founder in turnaround, with one report claiming that Universal is now actively in the hunt.