Universal keeps outdoing itself under Donna Langley’s watch.Last year was its most profitable yet, boasting tentpole successes including “Despicable Me 3” and “The Fate of the Furious,” as well as such breakout hits as “Get Out” and “Girls Trip.” Its first quarter was its best ever, setting the momentum for the rest of 2017. All told, the studio crossed $5 billion worldwide at the box office, its second time ever, during a year in which box office was down industry...
Universal Pictures
Donna
Langley
Chairman, Filmed Entertainment Group
Langley scored a major coup in 2021 when she lured Christopher Nolan to Universal from longtime home Warner Bros., which had angered the filmmaker by releasing its theatrical features day-and-date on HBO Max. The drawing card was Langley’s promise to give Nolan’s next film, a bio-drama about “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer, an exclusive 100-day theatrical release window. Universal has done its share of simultaneous releases in theaters and on streamer Peacock, including the horror hit “Halloween Kills.” But Langley has said they’ll be doing less “stunting” and giving Peacock more exclusive original features. Ahead are “Jurassic World: Dominion” and a trilogy of “Exorcist” sequels with Blumhouse and Morgan Creek, budgeted at $400 million.