Illumination

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Illumination is an American animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and owned by Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal/Comcast). Based in Santa Monica, California, it produces the Despicable Me, Minions, Secret Life of Pets, Sing, and Super Mario Bros. Movie franchises. NOTE: This is a film/animation studio, not a video game studio — likely misclassified as 'studio' type via Mario movie coverage.

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