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| May 22 2025 | Universal's Orlando theme park, Universal Epic Universe, opened, featuring the Dark Universe and Universal Monsters franchise. |
| March 26 2025 | Skybound Entertainment introduces Universal Monsters: The Mummy comic series, written by Faith Erin Hicks |
| 2025 | The most recent Universal Monsters adaptation, Wolf Man, was released, continuing the franchise's ongoing evolution and reinterpretation. |
| 2024 | Spirit Entertainment signed a distribution deal with Universal to handle titles in the United Kingdom, causing Universal's deal with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to expire in that country. |
| 2024 | ESC Distribution took over handling Universal's home media titles in France. |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 released by DreamWorks Animation, grossing $546,362,086 worldwide and ranking 9th among Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films. |
| 2024 | Despicable Me 4 released by Illumination, grossing $968,240,710 worldwide and ranking 5th among Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films. |
| 2024 | Anticipated releases of Despicable Me 4 and Kung Fu Panda 4, expected to continue the success of their respective franchises. |
| 2024 | Set to end distribution partnership with Entertainment One in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany, and the United States, with Lionsgate Home Entertainment taking over distribution. |
| November 27 2024 | Finale of 'Universal Monsters: Frankenstein' comic series |
| August 2024 | The Creature from the Black Lagoon modern-day adaptation re-entered development, with James Wan hired as producer and in early discussions to direct. |
| August 28 2024 | Skybound Entertainment debuts Universal Monsters: Frankenstein comic series, created by Michael Walsh |
| June 2024 | Universal reveals plans for Dark Universe, a theme park section in Universal Epic Universe dedicated to Universal Monsters. |
| June 24 2024 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment entered a distribution deal with SDS to handle distribution for Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, and Lionsgate Home Entertainment. |
| April 24 2024 | Skybound Entertainment releases Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! comic series, written by Ram V and Dan Watters, with art by Matthew Roberts |
| April 12 2024 | Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp animated film announced for release with Universal Animation Studios |
| January 24 2024 | Conclusion of the 'Universal Monsters: Dracula' comic series |
| 2023 | Plaion Pictures signed a distribution deal with Universal to handle titles in Italy. |
| 2023 | Release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which became the highest-grossing Universal Pictures animated film, earning $1,363,298,473 worldwide. |
| October 25 2023 | Skybound Entertainment launches Universal Monsters: Dracula comic series, written by James Tynion IV. |
| August 1 2023 | River Wild thriller released by Hero Squared Productions |
| 2022 | Begins co-production of newer film franchises including The Bad Guys, M3GAN, Smile, Super Mario Bros., and Five Nights at Freddy's. |
| 2022 | The Munsters franchise concludes after nearly six decades of productions, and the Hotel Transylvania franchise also ends its run. |
| 2022 | Release of Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned $939,628,210 worldwide. |
| 2022 | Warner Bros. replaced Universal as the distributor for MGM films outside of the United States and Canada. |
| September 27 2022 | Two horror-comedy films released: The Munsters and Bring It On: Cheer or Die |
| April 2022 | The Mina Harker Dracula film project was cancelled three weeks before principal photography due to creative differences with Kusama. |
| March 26 2022 | NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan began directly distributing and licensing anime series and films through UPHE. |
| 2021 | UPHE establishes a joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment called Studio Distribution Services for North American distribution. |
| 2021 | Warner Bros. began distributing Universal titles in the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg through home video. |
| 2021 | UPHE ends distribution partnership with Bleecker Street. |
| 2021 | Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures decided to establish independent distribution systems, marking the third major reorganization of UIP's overseas operations. |
| 2021 | UIP concludes distribution of James Bond film series with No Time to Die |
| 2021 | Concluded distribution partnership with Neon for home video releases. |
| December 2021 | Universal purchased a modern-day Phantom of the Opera screenplay by John Fusco, written during COVID-19 pandemic self-isolation. |
| October 2021 | Universal Pictures International signed a distribution alliance with Warner Bros. for Philippine theatrical film distribution, starting with No Time to Die on December 15, 2021. |
| June 1 2021 | Studio Distribution Services (SDS) logo replaced UPHE logo on the back covers of home releases. |
| February 2021 | Chloé Zhao was hired to write and direct an untitled futuristic sci-fi Western Dracula film. |
| 2020 | Starts co-producing Sonic the Hedgehog and Trolls film series with various studios. |
| October 6 2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules and Tales from the Hood 3 released |
| July 2020 | Josh Cooley was hired to develop Little Monsters, a family-friendly animated/live-action film about Universal Monsters characters. |
| July 14 2020 | Paramount signed a new UK home entertainment distribution deal with StudioCanal UK and Lionsgate UK's Elevation Sales after Universal's previous deal expired. |
| June 2020 | Duncan Clark announced stepping down as Universal International Distribution President, to be replaced by Veronika Kwan Vandenberg. |
| June 2020 | Kusama stated the Dracula film would be a 'faithful adaptation' of Bram Stoker's Dracula, set in modern-day Los Angeles, with Jasmine Cephas Jones cast as Mina Harker. |
| April 7 2020 | The European Commission approved the merger between Universal and Warner Bros. for distribution services. |
| March 2020 | Karyn Kusama was hired to direct a Dracula film (Mina Harker) as a joint-venture production with Blumhouse Productions. |
| February 2020 | A futuristic sci-fi Western Dracula film with Chloé Zhao was announced, and a potential Invisible Man sequel discussions began with Leigh Whannell. |
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