Universal and Relativity Capital have partnered in a deal that will see Relativity co-finance a significant chunk of the studio's slate during the next four years.

Relativity will co-finance about 75% of Universal's releases during a term that runs until 2011, a deal that could encompass close to 45 films and involve a fund of about $500 million.

The deal includes all the studios' titles, including Working Title and Imagine Entertainment projects, and operates similarly to the one Relativity inked with Sony in January 2007. It excludes Focus Features titles.

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