Universal Pictures/Logo Variations

Arabian Nights (1942): This logo is similar to the 1st Universal Cartoons Logo. The logo is on a blue starry night (with golden and white stars) However, the globe (which is two-dimensional) is red/brown and black and contains some stars (a la Universal Pictures "Art-Deco Globe"), and "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" around the globe is pink.

Canyon Passage (1946):
 * A rare variation of the Universal logo is put upon a black/dark blue gradient background. It features a gold globe with the words "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" around it.

It Came from Outer Space (1953):
 * The logo is in 3-D and the stars "shine".

The Birds (1963): PRESENTS(in blue)or "A UNIVERSAL RELEASE" inside a white rectangle, both in a bold Times font.
 * The globe appears two-dimensional and static on a white background, with either the words:UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Role Models (2008):
 * The logo is a little bit darker than usual.

Beethoven's Big Break (2008):
 * A dog barks to the last two notes of the theme.

Couples Retreat (2009):
 * During the zooming, it changes its color to black & white to represent the opening footage. Also, the URL is removed.

Public Enemies (2009):
 * The contrast is slightly darker. Also, the URL is removed.

Brüno (2009):
 * The logo animates as normal, but two dots (called an "umlaut") appear above the letter "U" to create the Latin letter "Ü" in the "ÜNIVERSAL" towards the end.

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009):
 * The globe is replaced by a blue planet named Caprica, the animation differs slightly, and the URL is bigger. We then zoom past the logo into the opening scene.

Land of the Lost (2009):
 * The 1963 "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" logo is used with more colour saturation than usual, and it fades to the second half of the Relativity Media logo.

Drag Me to Hell, Inglourious Basterds (Both 2009) and Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016):
 * Similar to the Land of the Lost variant, but it doesn't fade to the Relativity Media logo. On the latter, the Comcast byline fades in at the bottom.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Game; 2009):
 * The view comes through the room where combat takes place, then a string of flying keyboard keys fly and stop over the slowly rotating globus, showing "UNIVERSAL" on the backs of the keys.

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010):
 * The 1927 Universal "Airplane Passing Globe" logo is used.

The Wolfman (2010):
 * Theatrical Version: The logo is gray and the text is also glowing.
 * Director's Cut: The 1936 Universal "Art-Deco Globe" logo is used, but this time, the logo has been remade and is now colorized: the globe is pale golden brown, the text is silver and the background is dark turquoise. Also, the outlines of the continents are added in, an element that was not in the original logo.

Repo Men (2010):
 * The logo goes static at its very last seconds.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010):
 * The logo is done in a retro video game style and the music is an 8-bit version of the theme (this version is actually the first track on the soundtrack album, entitled "Universal Theme"). Also, the NBC Universal byline is removed. However, according to the storyboard, it was supposed to be 16-bit with guitars.

Despicable Me (2010):
 * The 2010 logo is smaller than usual, depicting that it was shrunk by a shrink ray from the movie.

Death Race 2 (2010): 
 * The logo animates in reverse. Towards the end (or beginning) the globe catches fire and the whole logo gets crushed by rocks, seguing into the movie.

Catfish (2010):
 * The logo is depicted as a Google Earth globe. We first zoom out from Universal Studios Hollywood in San Fan Fernando, California on the globe. A cursor then moves to the globe and drags it along, whereupon it continues spinning, "UNIVERSAL" fades in on the right side of the screen, moving into place, and an excerpt of the usual fanfare begins playing. Also, the byline is absent. Once the text moves into place, the logo is minimised abruptly.

Skyline (2010): 
 * Exactly the same as the Curious George and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie variants, but with the NBC Universal byline. Also, the logo was cropped in 2.35:1.

Take Me Home Tonight (2011, International):
 * The byline is replaced with the URL.

Hop (2011) and Phil's Dance Party (2012):
 * The Universal globe is shaped like an egg. On the latter, the 2012 fanfare is used. The latter is absent on a DVD compilation of shorts.

The Little Engine That Could (2011):
 * The 1990 logo is used without the MCA byline, but the little train engine appears pulling "UNIVERSAL" across the Earth. After the engine moves the text into its usual place, it uncouples from the "U". Then, it stands near it and makes a whistle.

The Thing (2011):
 * The 1990-1997 Universal logo is zoomed out further than usual and the MCA byline is removed.

Ted (2012) and Ted 2 (2015):
 * When the logo is complete, the byline disappears and the camera zooms in to Boston on the globe. The latter has the camera zooming into a church in Boston.

The Man with the Iron Fists (2012): When the 2012 logo is complete, it's accompanied by a ripple effect with smoke and hot coals coming from the bottom.

Oblivion (2013):
 * The 2013 logo animates as usual, but it is darker. The Earth has been decimated to the point that the continents don't glow anymore and the Tet, a space station that is critical to the film's plot, floats above it. "UNIVERSAL" looks old and rusted.Universal (Oblivion variant).png

47 Ronin (2013):
 * The 2013 logo plays as usual and has a grey tint. When the logo is complete, the text fade out, leaving the globe and the background intact. Then, the opening titles play as the camera zooms in to Japan on the globe.Universal (47 Ronin variant).png

Minions (2015):
 * A 5-minion chorus sing the fanfare, with one of the minions holding onto the last note all the way into the Illumination Entertainment logo.

Unfriended (2015):
 * The 2013 logo plays as usual, but it flickers & lags like a video chat service with bad internet connection, and the music becomes distorted.Universal (Unfriended variant).png

Crimson Peak (2015): Krampus (2015): Both this (the 2013 logo) and the following Legendary logo are tinted in turquoise and the text is covered in snow and ice.
 * Both this (the 2013 logo) and the following Legendary logo are tinted in red.Universal (Crimson Peak variant).png

The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave (2016): The music from the 1997 logo is heard. Shortly after the byline fades in, the text fades out, the Earth's continents is set in a landscape, the glow lights up slightly brighter, the light's color changes to light purple, and more stars in the background fades in. The camera zooms to the top of the globe as the light disappears, the glow slightly reduced, and the opening titles plays over as the camera zooms through the clouds to the Great Valley.

The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016): The 2013 logo starts as usual. As the cities light up, the gold texture starts from random parts eventually making the Earth golden with continents intact. The sun behind it becomes the golden spark. The byline fades out, while the spark continues to move as it dims out and "UNIVERSAL" rotates out as the golden globe becomes the Magic Mirror. The background slowly fades into the opening.

The Great Wall (2017): The 2013 logo is shortened and animates faster than usual. When the byline and text disappears, the Legendary Pictures logo shows up over the globe, then it turns counterclockwise and zooms into China on the globe. American Made (2017): The 2012 logo starts as usual. When the sun moves out, the music slows down, then a record scratch. When it occurs, the logo flickers to the scope version of the 1963-90 Universal logo with the Comcast byline in the same style as "MCA"'s. After it forms, the VCR restoration effect flickers to the 1980's footage to proceed into the Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Hercules Film Fund logos with the same variation. The closing version has the standard 2012 logo playing without music. The TV airings have the credits music playing over.

Happy Death Day (2017):
 * The 2013 logo starts as usual, but due to the film's time loop element it glows and disappears in a flash. The same thing occurs when the first few seconds play again. Then, it animates as usual.

Pacific Rim Uprising (2018):
 * The 2013 logo animates as usual in neon, and the Comcast byline fades in late.

The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018):
 * The matted version of the 1963 "A Universal Picture" is used, albeit cropped to fit the film's aspect ratio, with the Comcast byline below "P I C T U R E", complete with the reversing effect from the E.T. variant. The byline fades out as the text starts to draw forward to us. It fades to the Amblin Entertainment logo.Universal (The House with a Clock in its Walls variant).png

Mortal Engines (2018):
 * The 2013 logo starts off normally, but light purple explosions begin happening on the continents, dimming many of the lights after they come on. In the end, the text have been left with a similar appearance to that of the Oblivion variant and the lights on the globe disappear and instead by replaced by several lava rivers. Also, the film's opening dialogue begins before the Comcast byline fades in.

Happy Death Day 2U (2019):
 * The 2013 logo starts off normally, but then flashes and splits into two boxes and then three, each showing the logo in the same aspect ratio. The logo flashes back to normal before the Comcast byline fades in.

1917 (2019):
 * The 2013 logo is tinted in blue and cut to the last few seconds, along with the DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and New Republic Pictures logos. At the end of the movie, the logo is still, tinted in blue, and isn't animated.

Freaky (2020):
 * The logo has a red hue over it.

F9 (2021)
 * The 1990 logo is used, the MCA byline is replaced with the Comcast byline, the registered trademark symbol is removed, and the 1997 fanfare is heard.