Focus Features, also known as Working Title and Carnival Productions, is a US-based film production and distribution company. Founded in 2002, the company operates as a division of Universal Pictures, which is itself a division of NBCUniversal and ultimately owned by Comcast. With approximately 300 employees, the company reported $65.3M in revenue as of 2024 and is classified as a tier 2 media tech buyer. Functioning primarily in media managed services, Focus Features specializes in the production and distribution of independent and foreign films both within the United States and internationally.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2002

Headcount

299

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Media managed services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Sergio Muñoz Esquer's MFA thesis film, "Ballad of an Immigrant with Memory," from the University of Texas at Austin, was selected by a special jury for the 7th Annual Focus Features Short Film Showcase on April 28, 2026. Earlier the same day, the upcoming supernatural horror movie *Obsession*, the first major film from YouTube star Curry Barker, showed projections of becoming a box office success. On April 27, 2026, Focus Features announced an August 21, 2026, North America release date for its sci-fi thriller *Hot Spot*, set in a near-future society ruled by sentient AI, where a private eye investigates a murder. Previously, on April 22, 2026, the company confirmed a September 11, 2026, domestic theatrical release for *The Uprising*, a historical drama from director Paul Greengrass, known for his work on films like *United 93* and *Captain Phillips*. That same day, it was noted that documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville profiles Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live, in the film *Lorne*.

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