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home entertainment 1 formerly universal studios home entertainment universal studios home video mca universal home video mca home video mca videodisc inc. mca videocassette inc. and mca discovision inc. is the home video distribution division of american film studio universal pictures owned by nbcuniversal a division of comcast . contents 1 history 2 internationally 3 list of direct to video films 3.1 american girl 3.2 r.l. stine 3.3 universal 1440 entertainment 3.4 universal animation studios 4 list of video releases 4.1 universal cinema classics 4.2 universal legacy series 4.3 universal noir collection 4.4 universal vault series 4.5 turner classic movies presented by universal 4.6 hit entertainment 4.7 funimation 4.8 nine network 4.9 abc music 5 universal playback 5.1 dvd releases 6 notes and references 7 external links history edit the company was founded in 1980 as mca videocassette inc. with the release of films on beta and vhs including jaws jaws 2 and 1941 . in late 1983 both the laserdisc sister label mca videodisc and the vhs beta label mca videocassette were consolidated into a single entity mca home video alternating with the mca videocassette name until december 1983 . in 1990 with the 75th anniversary of universal studios it became mca universal home video alternating with the mca home video name from 1990 until 1997 . the company later went by various company names including universal studios home video 1997 2005 and universal studios home entertainment 2005 2014 . 1 in 1980 they released two 50s 3 d motion pictures creature from the black lagoon and it came from outer space in anaglyphic format on beta and vhs . this company was the video distributor for dreamworks titles until dreamworks was sold to paramount pictures parent company viacom in 2006 at which point paramount took over distribution . after viacom spun off dreamworks in 2008 universal studios home entertainment was planned to resume distributing dreamworks movies but this deal fell through . the company was also the video distributor for summit entertainment releases until 2014 at which point 20th century fox home entertainment took over distribution . until lionsgate formed their home video division their releases were distributed by uphe with the exception of dogma which was distributed by sony pictures home entertainment . in addition to dvds universal was a major supporter of the hd dvd format until march 2008 when japanese company toshiba discontinued hd dvd players . since july 22 2008 uphe released blu rays and it was the last major hollywood movie studio to do so . the very first three blu ray releases to come out in the u.s. were the mummy the mummy returns and the scorpion king . uphe is the u.s. home video distributor for open road films funimation stx entertainment bleecker street hit entertainment aviron pictures and gkids releases . internationally edit in the netherlands universal distributes most dvds of films released theatrically by independent films although this is now limited to catalog releases as more recent films are now released through warner home video . universal also distributes momentum pictures titles in the uk studiocanal dvds and blu rays in france alliance atlantis vhs tapes in canada most of the republic pictures library in the uk and most of the carolco pictures library in australia latin america and several european countries along with other studiocanal properties . in the 1980s until the late 1990s they also distributed tapes released by cineplex odeon in canada . universal previously distributed its films on video internationally through cic video a division of cinema international corporation later united international pictures alongside paramount pictures . following universal s acquisition of polygram in 1999 polygram video which had international operations was folded and merged into universal . universal pictures home entertainment s international operations are a joint venture with sony pictures home entertainment a carry over from the polygram days . 2 but more often than not both universal pictures home entertainment and sony pictures home entertainment operate a joint venture in australia denmark sweden norway finland and new zealand that distributes universal and sphe titles on dvd and blu ray and also licenses anime series and films from the anime library of nbcuniversal entertainment japan the japanese division of universal pictures home entertainment s sister company universal pictures international entertainment formerly known as pioneer ldc from 1981 to 2003 geneon entertainment from 2003 to 2008 and geneon universal entertainment from 2008 to 2013 the year they switched to their current name . the name of the joint venture is universal sony pictures home entertainment australia . before that though nbcuniversal entertainment japan had a marketing & distribution division in north america called geneon entertainment usa who like universal pictures home entertainment also distributed home video . at the time nbcuej was known as geneon entertainment . geneon entertainment usa shut down in late 2007 though universal pictures home entertainment continues to distribute home video in north america . uphe also distributes releases by elevation pictures remstar and funimation releases in canada . in october 2014 universal established global headquarters for its home video division in los angeles . 1 at the start of 2015 paramount home media distribution signed a distribution agreement with universal whereby the latter will distribute the former s titles overseas particularly the territories where paramount holds an office . the deal began on july 1 2015 in the united kingdom and on january 1 2016 in japan . 3 list of direct to video films edit title release date darkman ii the return of durant july 11 1995 freddie the frog edited version of freddie as f.r. 0.7 . september 1 1995 tremors 2 aftershocks april 9 1996 darkman iii die darkman die august 20 1996 k 911 december 1999 dragonheart a new beginning august 8 2000 beethoven s 3rd october 31 2000 the life & adventures of santa claus october 31 2000 tremors 3 back to perfection october 2 2001 beethoven s 4th december 24 2001 slap shot 2 breaking the ice march 26 2002 the skulls ii april 9 2002 on the edge may 21 2002 k 9 p.i. july 30 2002 charlotte s web 2 wilbur s great adventure march 18 2003 non us distribution only paper soldiers march 18 2003 the unsaid may 6 2003 tempo june 17 2003 the hitcher ii i ve been waiting july 15 2003 timecop 2 the berlin decision september 20 2003 long time dead october 26 2003 beethoven s 5th december 2 2003 tremors 4 the legend begins january 2 2004 bring it on again january 13 2004 the skulls iii march 23 2004 my little eye april 27 2004 the chronicles of riddick dark fury june 15 2004 bad girls from valley high march 22 2005 carlito s way rise to power september 27 2005 hi 5 it s a hi 5 christmas november 7 2005 american pie presents band camp december 26 2005 bring it on all or nothing august 8 2006 barbie in the 12 dancing princesses september 19 2006 pollyworld november 12 2006 american pie presents the naked mile december 19 2006 barbie as the island princess september 18 2007 whisper november 27 2007 bring it on in it to win it december 18 2007 american pie presents beta house december 26 2007 white noise the light january 8 2008 barbie mariposa february 26 2008 the scorpion king 2 rise of a warrior august 19 2008 barbie & the diamond castle september 9 2008 slap shot 3 the junior league november 25 2008 beethoven s big break december 30 2008 barbie thumbelina march 17 2009 bring it on fight to the finish september 1 2009 barbie and the three musketeers september 15 2009 bionicle the legend reborn september 15 2009 wild child november 17 2009 american pie presents the book of love december 22 2009 smokin aces 2 assassins ball january 19 2010 lego the adventures of clutch powers february 23 2010 barbie in a mermaid tale march 9 2010 barbie a fashion fairytale september 14 2010 death race 2 january 18 2011 the little engine that could march 12 2011 blue crush 2 june 7 2011 honey 2 june 10 2011 barbie princess charm school september 13 2011 quest for zhu september 27 2011 beethoven s christmas adventure november 8 2011 barbie in a mermaid tale 2 february 27 2012 columbus circle march 6 2012 twinkle toes july 31 2012 barbie the princess and the popstar september 11 2012 rosewood lane september 11 2012 barbie and her sisters in a pony tale october 22 2013 barbie the pearl princess march 11 2014 thomas & friends tale of the brave september 16 2014 barbie and the secret door september 16 2014 thomas & friends the adventure begins march 3 2015 thomas & friends sodor s legend of the lost treasure september 8 2015 american girl edit release date title july 3 2012 an american girl mckenna shoots for the stars july 2 2013 an american girl saige paints the sky july 22 2014 an american girl isabelle dances into the spotlight june 23 2015 an american girl grace stirs up success june 14 2016 an american girl lea to the rescue r.l. stine edit release date title september 4 2007 the haunting hour don t think about it september 30 2008 mostly ghostly september 2 2014 mostly ghostly have you met my ghoulfriend september 29 2015 r.l. stine s monsterville cabinet of souls september 6 2016 mostly ghostly one night in doom house universal 1440 entertainment edit release date title january 17 2012 the scorpion king 3 battle for redemption october 9 2012 werewolf the beast among us january 22 2013 death race 3 inferno october 22 2013 dead in tombstone october 31 2013 curse of chucky april 1 2014 the little rascals save the day august 19 2014 jarhead 2 field of fire august 26 2014 cat run 2 october 28 2014 beethoven s treasure tail january 13 2015 the scorpion king 4 quest for power february 24 2015 dragonheart 3 the sorcerer s curse april 14 2015 the man with the iron fists 2 june 23 2015 curious george 3 back to the jungle october 6 2015 tremors 5 bloodlines february 2 2016 the land before time journey of the brave may 17 2016 kindergarten cop 2 june 7 2016 jarhead 3 the siege september 6 2016 hard target 2 honey 3 dare to dance tba big fat liar 2 dead again in tombstone woody woodpecker universal animation studios edit release date title december 13 1994 the land before time ii the great valley adventure december 12 1995 the land before time iii the time of the great giving december 10 1996 the land before time iv journey through the mists december 9 1997 the land before time v the mysterious island january 6 1998 hercules and xena the animated movie the battle for mount olympus december 15 1998 the land before time vi the secret of saurus rock february 15 2000 an american tail the treasure of