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Jurassic World, Minions, and More: 5 Key Comcast Franchises for the

Next Decade

Fast and FuriousAt roughly $1.51 billion, Comcast and Universal’s Furious 7 has the fifth highest global ticket sales in history.

Fast and Furious

• Three more Furious movie sequels are in the works, and a ride based on the franchise recently opened at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Jurassic World

• Jurassic World was a huge hit for Comcast, delivering roughly $1.6 billion in ticket sales and returned a dormant property to blockbuster status.

Jurassic World

• Jurassic World stands as history’s third highest grossing film, and the successful revival of the Jurassic series has opened up substantial opportunities for theme park tie-ins and merchandise sales.

Minions and Despicable Me• Comcast’s Despicable Me spinoff, Minions, has grossed

roughly $1.15 billion in global ticket sales, and debuted in China with a record-setting performance for an animated film.

Minions and Despicable Me

• A sequel to the $970-million-grossing Despicable Me 2 is set for release in 2017.

• The Minions and Despicable Me series give Comcast the opportunity to deliver billion-dollar box office hits that drive huge merchandise sales.

Universal Monsters

• Comcast and Universal are working on reviving their famous monster movie characters in a connected film universe that’s set to feature Dracula, The Mummy, and Frankenstein’s monster.

Universal Monsters

The new movie universe will kick off with The Mummy in March 2017, and be followed in 2018 by another entry in the broader monsters property.

Fifty Shades of Grey• Fifty Shades of Grey is one of 2015’s biggest hits, grossing roughly

$570 million on a $40 million production budget.

Fifty Shades of Grey

Two Fifty Shades sequels are planned for release, launching in February of 2017 and 2018 to make the most of the Valentine’s holidays.

Comcast’s entertainment slate looks strong

• Comcast’s entertainment slate is the strongest it’s been in decades, with the Fast and Furious, Jurassic World, and Despicable Me series setting the company up for some big box office hits that should also create theme park and merchandise opportunities.

• Filmed entertainment and Universal parks accounted for just around 11% of Comcast’s revenue in the last fiscal year, but strides in original content creation are setting up big growth prospects in these areas.

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