United International Pictures (UIP) is one of the world's leading film distribution companies. Jointly owned by Paramount and Universal, we bring many of the most exciting films made today to a global audience. Since 1981, we have distributed more than 1,000 movies, including more than 100 Academy Award winners, and enjoyed huge box office success with films as diverse as Shrek, Love Actually, School of Rock, 8 Mile, and American Pie The Wedding. Our gross box office for 2002 was $1.2bn.

Based in London, UK, UIP has offices in 34 countries, is represented in 23 other countries, and does business in nearly 200 others.

UIP distributes Paramount and Universal films to cinemas in the international marketplace outside North America, including films by their non-mainstream divisions Paramount Classics and Universal Focus. We also distribute Dreamworks films and acquire films made by independent producers, locally, regionally, and internationally.

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