5 Facts About Universal Pictures

1. On February 15, 2017, Universal Pictures acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners, strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin, and reuniting a minority percentage of the DreamWorks Pictures label with DreamWorks Animation.

2. In early 2016, Perfect World Universal Pictures announced a long term co-financing deal with Universal, which represents the first time a Chinese company directly invest in a multi-year slate deal with a major US studio.

3. In May 2015, Gramercy Universal Pictures was revived by Focus Features as a genre label that concentrated on action, sci-fi, and horror films.

4. The new combine, United World Universal Pictures, was a failure and was dissolved within one year.

5. In 2006, after almost 80 years, NBC Universal Pictures sold all Walt Disney-produced Oswald cartoons, along with the rights to the character himself, back to Disney.