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Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group division of Warner Bros. Entertainment (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group unit, and is based at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California. Animated films produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation are also released under the studio banner.

Warner Bros. Pictures
Logo since 2023
Formerly
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm production
PredecessorWarner Features Company
FoundedApril 4, 1923; 100 years ago (1923-04-04)
Founders
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy (co-chairpersons and CEOs, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group)
  • Jesse Ehrman (president, production & development)
  • Steve Spira (president, business affairs)
ProductsMotion pictures
Services
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
ParentWarner Bros. Motion Picture Group
(Warner Bros.)
Websitewarnerbros.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Warner Bros. Pictures is currently one of five live-action film studios within the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, the others being New Line Cinema, DC Studios, Castle Rock Entertainment, and a minority stake in Spyglass Media Group. Barbie is the studio's highest-grossing film worldwide with $1.4 billion.[3]

Founded in 1923 by brothers Harry Warner, Albert Warner, Sam Warner, and Jack L. Warner, in addition to producing its own films, it handles filmmaking operations, theatrical distribution, marketing and promotion for films produced and released by other Warner Bros. labels, including Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, New Line Cinema, DC Studios, and Castle Rock Entertainment, as well as various third-party producers.

History edit

The studio's predecessor (and the modern-day Warner Bros Entertainment as a whole) was founded as the Warner Features Company in New Castle, Pennsylvania, by filmmaker Sam Warner and his business partners and brothers, Harry, Albert, and Jack, in 1911.[4] They produced their first film, the Peril of the Plains[5] in 1912, which Sam directed for the St. Louis Motion Picture Company. In 1915, Sam and Jack moved to California to establish their production studio,[6] while Albert and Harry on July 8, 1915, set up the New York–based Warner Brothers Distributing Corporation to release the films.[7][8][9] In 1918, the four Warner Brothers produced their first full-scale picture: My Four Years in Germany. The war film was a box office hit and helped the brothers establish themselves as a prestige studio.[10]

On April 4, 1923, Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. was officially established as their main focus was entirely on the motion picture industry.[11] In 1927, Warner Bros. Pictures revolutionized the film industry when the American-Jewish Warner brothers released their first pictures "talkie" The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson. However, founding member Sam Warner died prior to the premiere of the film.[12] When the company diversified over the years, it was eventually rebranded to its current umbrella name, but Warner Bros. Pictures continued to be used as the name of the film production arm of the company.

The studio has released twenty-five films that have received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination: Disraeli (1929), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), 42nd Street (1933), Here Comes the Navy (1934), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), Anthony Adverse (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Four Daughters (1938), Jezebel (1938), Dark Victory (1939), to name a few.

In the aftermath of the 1948 antitrust suit, uncertain times led Warner Bros. in 1956 to sell most of its pre-1950[13][14][15] films and cartoons to Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.). In addition, a.a.p. also obtained the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios Popeye cartoons, originally from Paramount Pictures. Two years later, a.a.p. was sold to United Artists, which owned the company until 1981, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired United Artists.[16][17]

In November 1966, Jack gave in to advancing age and changing times, selling 32% of control of the studio and music business to Seven Arts Productions, run by Canadian investors Elliot and Kenneth Hyman, for $32 million.[18] Eventually, the company, including the studio, was renamed Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on July 14, 1967.[19]

In 1982, during their independent years, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Brut Productions, the film production arm of France-based then-struggling personal-care company Faberge Inc.[20]

In 1986, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Finding itself in debt, Turner kept the pre-May 1986 MGM film and television libraries and a small portion of the United Artists library (including the a.a.p. library and North American rights to the RKO Radio Pictures library) while spinning off the rest of MGM.[21]

In 1989, Warner Communications acquired Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation and merged with Time Inc. to form Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery.[22][23] Lorimar's catalogue included the post-1974 library of Rankin/Bass Productions, and the post-1947 library of Monogram Pictures/Allied Artists Pictures Corporation.

In 1991, Turner Broadcasting System acquired animation studio Hanna-Barbera and the Ruby-Spears library from Great American Broadcasting, and years later, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock Entertainment on December 22, 1993[24][25] and New Line Cinema on January 28, 1994.[26][27] On October 10, 1996, Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting System, thus bringing Warner Bros.'s pre-1950 library back home. In addition, Warner Bros. only owns Castle Rock Entertainment's post-1994 library.

Warner Bros. Pictures edit

 
Warner Bros. Pictures logo and wordmark used from 1993 to 2019; on-screen logo used from 1998 until 2021

The division was incorporated as Warner Bros. Pictures on March 3, 2003, to diversify film subjects and expand audiences for their film releases.[28] The company became part of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which was established in 2008, and Jeff Robinov was appointed the first president of the company.[29] In 2017, longtime New Line executive Toby Emmerich joined as president.[30] In January 2018, he was elevated to chairman.[31][32] On October 23, 2018, it was announced Lynne Frank, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, would be leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.[33] In June 2019, Warner Bros. Pictures signed an agreement with SF Studios to have their films distributed in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.[34]

As with most other film distributors, Warner Bros. Pictures struggled with releasing films during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions on theater openings. After pushing several films planned for 2020 into 2021, WB announced in December 2020 that they would take the unusual approach of having their entire slate of 2021 films planned for both theatrical release as well as having a simultaneous one-month period of availability on the HBO Max streaming service, in a similar manner for how they were releasing Wonder Woman 1984 that month. After one month, such films would still be available in theaters and would then later be available via home media under typical release schedules.[35] The move to include streaming, dubbed "Project Popcorn", was criticized by production companies, directors, and actors as Warner Bros. Pictures had not informed anyone about the plan ahead of the announcement, as well of concerns of lower payouts due to the streaming options,[36] leading Warner Bros. Pictures to alter its compensation rates for the affected films by January 2021 to provide larger payouts to casts and crews of these films.[37]

In March 2021 Warner Bros. announced that for 2022 they will discontinue their same-day HBO Max and theatrical release model in favor of a 45-day theatrical exclusivity window.[38] This is part of an agreement the studio reached with Cineworld (who operates Regal Cinemas).[39]

 
Warner Bros. Pictures logo used since 2019. That logo remains in use as on-screen logo interchangeably with the 2023 logo.

On June 1, 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the company formerly known as Discovery, Inc. prior to its acquisition of WarnerMedia two months earlier, announced that Emmerich will step down as head of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group after a transition period, and that it would be divided into three separate units; Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema, DC Films, and Warner Animation Group. Former MGM executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy would serve as the co-chairs of Warner Bros. Pictures (and temporarily oversee the other two divisions until new executives are hired for them), while Emmerich would start his own production company and enter into a five-year distribution and funding agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures.[40][41] On June 8, COO Carolyn Blackwood announced that she was stepping down as well.[42]

Steve Spira returned as president of business affairs for Warner Bros. in June 2022, while De Luca and Abdy took over from Emmerich in July 2022. Former president Alan Horn was appointed as a consultant for WBD President David Zaslav, working with De Luca and Abdy.[43]

In August 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures entered into a multi-year deal for distributing MGM films outside the United States, including on home entertainment. The contract included joint participation of both companies for marketing, advertising, publicity, film distribution, and relationship with exhibitors for future MGM titles.[44] That same month, plans for film distribution at the studio were changed, with the studio relying more on theatrical releases than HBO Max-only releases.[45]

Walter Hamada, the president of DC Films, stepped down on October 19, 2022.[46] President of Production & Development Courtenay Valenti exited on October 28 and was replaced by Jesse Ehrman.[47][48]

On June 9, 2023, the Warner Bros. Pictures Group was renamed as the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.[49]

Film library edit

 
Gate 4, Warner Bros. Studios, looking south towards the water tower

Mergers and acquisitions have helped Warner Bros. accumulate a diverse collection of films, cartoons and television programs. As of 2022, Warner Bros. owned more than 145,000 hours of programming, including 12,500 feature films and 2,400 television programs comprising more than tens of thousands of individual episodes.[50]

Shared universes edit

Warner Bros. owns some shared universes. Some of them are based on books and comics, including some of the highest grossing IP's in the movie industry.

IP No. Films Notes
DC Extended Universe 14 Movies based on DC Comics. DCEU was Warner Bros.'s first iteration of a shared universe. The DC Universe serves as an upcoming reboot, led by James Gunn.
DC Universe Upcoming reboot of the DC Extended Universe, led by James Gunn. First movie, expected to be released in 2025.
Wizarding World 11 Film rights sold by J. K. Rowling for 2 million $ and a net % of the profits. This shared universe became the 4th highest grossing IP in movie history. This universe includes 8 movies based on the Harry Potter books and 3 movies based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The Conjuring 8 Dramatized horror movies based on real-life cases of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. This shared universe includes movies like Annabelle, The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona.
MonsterVerse 4 Shared Universe based on monster movie characters like Godzilla and King Kong, in addition to other kaiju characters created by Toho, including Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah. Made in co-production with Legendary Entertainment.
Middle Earth 6 Movie series based on the books written by J. R. R. Tolkien, directed by Peter Jackson.
Lego 4 Warner Bros owned the rights to Lego movies up until the end of 2019. More Lego movies were planned, but got cancelled after Universal Pictures bought the rights to the Lego movies. Cancelled sequels include a sequel to The Lego Batman Movie, called Lego Superfriends.[51][52]
 
Clint Eastwood's relationship with Warner Bros. began in 1971, and he has directed several of the studios best known films, including Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).[53]
 
Christopher Nolan wrote and directed several of Warner Bros.'s most profitable films in the early 21st century. Like Eastwood, Nolan has had a long creative partnership with the studio.[54]

Film series edit

Title Release date No. Films Notes
Gold Diggers 1923–51 7
Looney Tunes 1930–present 8
Penrod and Sam 1931–38 2
Perry Mason 1934–37 6
Philo Vance 1934–40 5
Torchy Blane 1937–39 9
Four Daughters 1938–1941 4
Nancy Drew 1938–2019 6
Secret Service 1939–40 4
Hanna-Barbera 1964–present 12 Owned by WB since 1996
Dirty Harry 1971–88 5
The Exorcist 1973–2005 4
Oh, God! 1977–84 3
Superman 1978–2006 6
Mad Max 1979–present 4
Poseidon 1979–2006 3
Friday the 13th 1980–2009 2 co-production with Paramount Pictures and New Line Cinema
The Shining 1980–2019
Arthur 1981–2011 3
Blade Runner 1982–2017 2 co-production with Alcon Entertainment and Columbia Pictures
National Lampoon's Vacation 1983–2015 5
Police Academy 1984–94 7
Sesame Street 1985–present 2 co-production with Sesame Workshop
Lethal Weapon 1987–98 4
The Lost Boys 1987–2010 3
Beetlejuice 1988–present 1
Batman 1989–97 4
Under Siege 1992–95 2
Unforgiven 1992–2013
Grumpy Old Men 1993–95
The Fugitive 1993–98
Free Willy 1993–2010 4 co-production with Regency Enterprises
Ace Ventura 1994–present 2 distribution only; co-production with Morgan Creek
Major League 1994–98
Eraser 1996–2022
Twister 1996–present 1 co-production with Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
The Matrix 1999–present 4
Pokémon 1999–2019 US distribution only. Co-production with The Pokémon Company
Deep Blue Sea 1999–2020 3
The Whole Yards 2000–04 2
Miss Congeniality 2000–05
Ocean's 2001–present 4
Tom and Jerry 16 co-production with Turner Entertainment
Cats & Dogs 2001–20 3
Wizarding World 2001–22 11
Scooby-Doo 2002–present 6
Terminator 2003–09 2 co-production with Columbia Pictures
A Cinderella Story 2004–present 6
Laura's Star 2004–11 5
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2005–08 2 co-production with Alloy Entertainment
The Dark Knight trilogy 2005–12 3
Happy Feet 2006–11 2
The Hangover 2009–13 3
Final Destination 2009–present 2 co-production with New Line Cinema and Practical Pictures
Sherlock Holmes
Dolphin Tale 2011–14
The Hobbit 2012–14 3 co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Line Cinema and WingNut Films
Magic Mike 2012–23
The Conjuring Universe 2013–present 7 co-production with Atomic Monster, The Safran Company and New Line Cinema
The Lego Movie 2014–19 4 co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and The Lego Group
MonsterVerse 2014–present co-production with Legendary Pictures
Creed 2015–present 3 co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
It 2017–19 2 co-production with New Line Cinema
The Meg 2018–present
Joker 2019–present 1 co-production with DC Studios
Dune 2021–present co-production with Legendary Pictures
The Batman 2022–present co-production with DC Studios

Highest-grossing films edit

 Indicates films playing in theatres in the week commencing 27 October 2023.
Highest-grossing films in North America[55]
Rank Title Year Box office gross
1 Barbie 2023 $634,309,238
2 The Dark Knight 2008 $534,987,076
3 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $448,149,584
4 Wonder Woman 2017 $412,845,172
5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $381,447,587
6 The Batman 2022 $369,345,583
7 American Sniper 2014 $350,159,020
8 Joker 2019 $335,477,657
9 Aquaman 2018 $335,104,314
10 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $330,360,194
11 It 2017 $328,874,981
12 Suicide Squad 2016 $325,100,054
13 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 $318,886,962
14 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 1 2012 $303,030,651
15 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $302,334,374
16 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 $296,374,621
17 Inception $292,587,330
18 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $292,382,727
19 Man of Steel 2013 $291,045,518
20 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $290,469,928
21 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 $281,576,461
22 The Hangover 2009 $277,339,746
23 Gravity 2013 $274,092,705
24 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 $262,641,637
25 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [1] 2013 $258,387,334
Highest-grossing films worldwide
Rank Title Year Box office gross
1 Barbie 2023 $1,435,210,000
2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $1,342,359,942
3 Aquaman 2018 $1,148,528,393
4 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $1,081,153,097
5 Joker 2019 $1,074,445,730
6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001 $1,017,713,119
7 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 1 2012 $1,017,030,651
8 The Dark Knight 2008 $1,006,102,277
9 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010 $977,070,383
10 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 1 2013 $959,027,992
11 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 1 2014 $956,019,788
12 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $942,201,710
13 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $934,483,039
14 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $896,730,264
15 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 $879,793,867
16 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $873,637,528
17 Inception 2010 $836,848,102
18 Wonder Woman 2017 $822,854,286
19 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 $814,037,575
20 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 $796,907,323
21 Interstellar 2014 $773,897,851
22 The Batman 2022 $770,962,583
23 Suicide Squad 2016 $746,846,894
24 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 $741,847,937
25 Gravity 2013 $723,192,705

‡ — Includes theatrical reissue(s)

Notes edit

  1. ^ co-owned by New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (the film's producers)

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External links edit

  • Official website

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Warner Bros Pictures is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros Motion Picture Group division of Warner Bros Entertainment both ultimately owned by Warner Bros Discovery The studio is the flagship producer of live action feature films within the Warner Bros Motion Picture Group unit and is based at the Warner Bros Studios complex in Burbank California Animated films produced by Warner Bros Pictures Animation are also released under the studio banner Warner Bros PicturesLogo since 2023FormerlyWarner Bros Pictures Inc 1923 1967 Warner Bros Seven Arts Inc 1967 1969 Warner Bros Inc 1969 1992 TypeSubsidiaryIndustryFilm productionPredecessorWarner Features CompanyFoundedApril 4 1923 100 years ago 1923 04 04 FoundersHarry Warner Albert Warner Sam Warner Jack L WarnerHeadquartersBurbank California U S Area servedWorldwideKey peopleMichael De Luca and Pamela Abdy co chairpersons and CEOs Warner Bros Motion Picture Group Jesse Ehrman president production amp development Steve Spira president business affairs ProductsMotion picturesServicesFilm distributionFilm promotionOwnerWarner Bros DiscoveryParentWarner Bros Motion Picture Group Warner Bros Websitewarnerbros comFootnotes references 1 2 Warner Bros Pictures is currently one of five live action film studios within the Warner Bros Motion Picture Group the others being New Line Cinema DC Studios Castle Rock Entertainment and a minority stake in Spyglass Media Group Barbie is the studio s highest grossing film worldwide with 1 4 billion 3 Founded in 1923 by brothers Harry Warner Albert Warner Sam Warner and Jack L Warner in addition to producing its own films it handles filmmaking operations theatrical distribution marketing and promotion for films produced and released by other Warner Bros labels including Warner Bros Pictures Animation New Line Cinema DC Studios and Castle Rock Entertainment as well as various third party producers Contents 1 History 1 1 Warner Bros Pictures 2 Film library 2 1 Shared universes 2 2 Film series 2 3 Highest grossing films 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFurther information Warner Bros History The studio s predecessor and the modern day Warner Bros Entertainment as a whole was founded as the Warner Features Company in New Castle Pennsylvania by filmmaker Sam Warner and his business partners and brothers Harry Albert and Jack in 1911 4 They produced their first film the Peril of the Plains 5 in 1912 which Sam directed for the St Louis Motion Picture Company In 1915 Sam and Jack moved to California to establish their production studio 6 while Albert and Harry on July 8 1915 set up the New York based Warner Brothers Distributing Corporation to release the films 7 8 9 In 1918 the four Warner Brothers produced their first full scale picture My Four Years in Germany The war film was a box office hit and helped the brothers establish themselves as a prestige studio 10 On April 4 1923 Warner Bros Pictures Inc was officially established as their main focus was entirely on the motion picture industry 11 In 1927 Warner Bros Pictures revolutionized the film industry when the American Jewish Warner brothers released their first pictures talkie The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson However founding member Sam Warner died prior to the premiere of the film 12 When the company diversified over the years it was eventually rebranded to its current umbrella name but Warner Bros Pictures continued to be used as the name of the film production arm of the company The studio has released twenty five films that have received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination Disraeli 1929 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 42nd Street 1933 Here Comes the Navy 1934 A Midsummer Night s Dream 1935 Anthony Adverse 1936 The Life of Emile Zola 1937 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Four Daughters 1938 Jezebel 1938 Dark Victory 1939 to name a few In the aftermath of the 1948 antitrust suit uncertain times led Warner Bros in 1956 to sell most of its pre 1950 13 14 15 films and cartoons to Associated Artists Productions a a p In addition a a p also obtained the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios Popeye cartoons originally from Paramount Pictures Two years later a a p was sold to United Artists which owned the company until 1981 when Metro Goldwyn Mayer acquired United Artists 16 17 In November 1966 Jack gave in to advancing age and changing times selling 32 of control of the studio and music business to Seven Arts Productions run by Canadian investors Elliot and Kenneth Hyman for 32 million 18 Eventually the company including the studio was renamed Warner Bros Seven Arts on July 14 1967 19 In 1982 during their independent years Turner Broadcasting System acquired Brut Productions the film production arm of France based then struggling personal care company Faberge Inc 20 In 1986 Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro Goldwyn Mayer Finding itself in debt Turner kept the pre May 1986 MGM film and television libraries and a small portion of the United Artists library including the a a p library and North American rights to the RKO Radio Pictures library while spinning off the rest of MGM 21 In 1989 Warner Communications acquired Lorimar Telepictures Corporation and merged with Time Inc to form Time Warner now Warner Bros Discovery 22 23 Lorimar s catalogue included the post 1974 library of Rankin Bass Productions and the post 1947 library of Monogram Pictures Allied Artists Pictures Corporation In 1991 Turner Broadcasting System acquired animation studio Hanna Barbera and the Ruby Spears library from Great American Broadcasting and years later Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock Entertainment on December 22 1993 24 25 and New Line Cinema on January 28 1994 26 27 On October 10 1996 Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting System thus bringing Warner Bros s pre 1950 library back home In addition Warner Bros only owns Castle Rock Entertainment s post 1994 library Warner Bros Pictures edit nbsp Warner Bros Pictures logo and wordmark used from 1993 to 2019 on screen logo used from 1998 until 2021The division was incorporated as Warner Bros Pictures on March 3 2003 to diversify film subjects and expand audiences for their film releases 28 The company became part of the Warner Bros Pictures Group which was established in 2008 and Jeff Robinov was appointed the first president of the company 29 In 2017 longtime New Line executive Toby Emmerich joined as president 30 In January 2018 he was elevated to chairman 31 32 On October 23 2018 it was announced Lynne Frank President of Warner Bros Pictures Group would be leaving the company to pursue new opportunities 33 In June 2019 Warner Bros Pictures signed an agreement with SF Studios to have their films distributed in Sweden Denmark Norway and Finland 34 As with most other film distributors Warner Bros Pictures struggled with releasing films during the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic due to restrictions on theater openings After pushing several films planned for 2020 into 2021 WB announced in December 2020 that they would take the unusual approach of having their entire slate of 2021 films planned for both theatrical release as well as having a simultaneous one month period of availability on the HBO Max streaming service in a similar manner for how they were releasing Wonder Woman 1984 that month After one month such films would still be available in theaters and would then later be available via home media under typical release schedules 35 The move to include streaming dubbed Project Popcorn was criticized by production companies directors and actors as Warner Bros Pictures had not informed anyone about the plan ahead of the announcement as well of concerns of lower payouts due to the streaming options 36 leading Warner Bros Pictures to alter its compensation rates for the affected films by January 2021 to provide larger payouts to casts and crews of these films 37 In March 2021 Warner Bros announced that for 2022 they will discontinue their same day HBO Max and theatrical release model in favor of a 45 day theatrical exclusivity window 38 This is part of an agreement the studio reached with Cineworld who operates Regal Cinemas 39 nbsp Warner Bros Pictures logo used since 2019 That logo remains in use as on screen logo interchangeably with the 2023 logo On June 1 2022 Warner Bros Discovery WBD the company formerly known as Discovery Inc prior to its acquisition of WarnerMedia two months earlier announced that Emmerich will step down as head of the Warner Bros Pictures Group after a transition period and that it would be divided into three separate units Warner Bros Pictures New Line Cinema DC Films and Warner Animation Group Former MGM executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy would serve as the co chairs of Warner Bros Pictures and temporarily oversee the other two divisions until new executives are hired for them while Emmerich would start his own production company and enter into a five year distribution and funding agreement with Warner Bros Pictures 40 41 On June 8 COO Carolyn Blackwood announced that she was stepping down as well 42 Steve Spira returned as president of business affairs for Warner Bros in June 2022 while De Luca and Abdy took over from Emmerich in July 2022 Former president Alan Horn was appointed as a consultant for WBD President David Zaslav working with De Luca and Abdy 43 In August 2022 Warner Bros Pictures entered into a multi year deal for distributing MGM films outside the United States including on home entertainment The contract included joint participation of both companies for marketing advertising publicity film distribution and relationship with exhibitors for future MGM titles 44 That same month plans for film distribution at the studio were changed with the studio relying more on theatrical releases than HBO Max only releases 45 Walter Hamada the president of DC Films stepped down on October 19 2022 46 President of Production amp Development Courtenay Valenti exited on October 28 and was replaced by Jesse Ehrman 47 48 On June 9 2023 the Warner Bros Pictures Group was renamed as the Warner Bros Motion Picture Group 49 Film library editMain article Lists of Warner Bros films nbsp Gate 4 Warner Bros Studios looking south towards the water towerMergers and acquisitions have helped Warner Bros accumulate a diverse collection of films cartoons and television programs As of 2022 Warner Bros owned more than 145 000 hours of programming including 12 500 feature films and 2 400 television programs comprising more than tens of thousands of individual episodes 50 Shared universes edit Warner Bros owns some shared universes Some of them are based on books and comics including some of the highest grossing IP s in the movie industry IP No Films NotesDC Extended Universe 14 Movies based on DC Comics DCEU was Warner Bros s first iteration of a shared universe The DC Universe serves as an upcoming reboot led by James Gunn DC Universe Upcoming reboot of the DC Extended Universe led by James Gunn First movie expected to be released in 2025 Wizarding World 11 Film rights sold by J K Rowling for 2 million and a net of the profits This shared universe became the 4th highest grossing IP in movie history This universe includes 8 movies based on the Harry Potter books and 3 movies based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The Conjuring 8 Dramatized horror movies based on real life cases of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren This shared universe includes movies like Annabelle The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona MonsterVerse 4 Shared Universe based on monster movie characters like Godzilla and King Kong in addition to other kaiju characters created by Toho including Mothra Rodan and King Ghidorah Made in co production with Legendary Entertainment Middle Earth 6 Movie series based on the books written by J R R Tolkien directed by Peter Jackson Lego 4 Warner Bros owned the rights to Lego movies up until the end of 2019 More Lego movies were planned but got cancelled after Universal Pictures bought the rights to the Lego movies Cancelled sequels include a sequel to The Lego Batman Movie called Lego Superfriends 51 52 nbsp Clint Eastwood s relationship with Warner Bros began in 1971 and he has directed several of the studios best known films including Unforgiven 1992 and Million Dollar Baby 2004 53 nbsp Christopher Nolan wrote and directed several of Warner Bros s most profitable films in the early 21st century Like Eastwood Nolan has had a long creative partnership with the studio 54 Film series edit Title Release date No Films NotesGold Diggers 1923 51 7Looney Tunes 1930 present 8Penrod and Sam 1931 38 2Perry Mason 1934 37 6Philo Vance 1934 40 5Torchy Blane 1937 39 9Four Daughters 1938 1941 4Nancy Drew 1938 2019 6Secret Service 1939 40 4Hanna Barbera 1964 present 12 Owned by WB since 1996Dirty Harry 1971 88 5The Exorcist 1973 2005 4Oh God 1977 84 3Superman 1978 2006 6Mad Max 1979 present 4Poseidon 1979 2006 3Friday the 13th 1980 2009 2 co production with Paramount Pictures and New Line CinemaThe Shining 1980 2019Arthur 1981 2011 3Blade Runner 1982 2017 2 co production with Alcon Entertainment and Columbia PicturesNational Lampoon s Vacation 1983 2015 5Police Academy 1984 94 7Sesame Street 1985 present 2 co production with Sesame WorkshopLethal Weapon 1987 98 4The Lost Boys 1987 2010 3Beetlejuice 1988 present 1Batman 1989 97 4Under Siege 1992 95 2Unforgiven 1992 2013Grumpy Old Men 1993 95The Fugitive 1993 98Free Willy 1993 2010 4 co production with Regency EnterprisesAce Ventura 1994 present 2 distribution only co production with Morgan CreekMajor League 1994 98Eraser 1996 2022Twister 1996 present 1 co production with Universal Pictures and Amblin EntertainmentThe Matrix 1999 present 4Pokemon 1999 2019 US distribution only Co production with The Pokemon CompanyDeep Blue Sea 1999 2020 3The Whole Yards 2000 04 2Miss Congeniality 2000 05Ocean s 2001 present 4Tom and Jerry 16 co production with Turner EntertainmentCats amp Dogs 2001 20 3Wizarding World 2001 22 11Scooby Doo 2002 present 6Terminator 2003 09 2 co production with Columbia PicturesA Cinderella Story 2004 present 6Laura s Star 2004 11 5The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2005 08 2 co production with Alloy EntertainmentThe Dark Knight trilogy 2005 12 3Happy Feet 2006 11 2The Hangover 2009 13 3Final Destination 2009 present 2 co production with New Line Cinema and Practical PicturesSherlock HolmesDolphin Tale 2011 14The Hobbit 2012 14 3 co production with Metro Goldwyn Mayer New Line Cinema and WingNut FilmsMagic Mike 2012 23The Conjuring Universe 2013 present 7 co production with Atomic Monster The Safran Company and New Line CinemaThe Lego Movie 2014 19 4 co production with Warner Bros Pictures Animation and The Lego GroupMonsterVerse 2014 present co production with Legendary PicturesCreed 2015 present 3 co production with Metro Goldwyn MayerIt 2017 19 2 co production with New Line CinemaThe Meg 2018 presentJoker 2019 present 1 co production with DC StudiosDune 2021 present co production with Legendary PicturesThe Batman 2022 present co production with DC StudiosHighest grossing films edit Indicates films playing in theatres in the week commencing 27 October 2023 Highest grossing films in North America 55 Rank Title Year Box office gross1 Barbie 2023 634 309 2382 The Dark Knight 2008 534 987 0763 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 448 149 5844 Wonder Woman 2017 412 845 1725 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 381 447 5876 The Batman 2022 369 345 5837 American Sniper 2014 350 159 0208 Joker 2019 335 477 6579 Aquaman 2018 335 104 31410 Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice 2016 330 360 19411 It 2017 328 874 98112 Suicide Squad 2016 325 100 05413 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone 2001 318 886 96214 The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey 1 2012 303 030 65115 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 302 334 37416 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 296 374 62117 Inception 292 587 33018 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 292 382 72719 Man of Steel 2013 291 045 51820 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 290 469 92821 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 281 576 46122 The Hangover 2009 277 339 74623 Gravity 2013 274 092 70524 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 262 641 63725 The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug 1 2013 258 387 334Highest grossing films worldwide Rank Title Year Box office gross1 Barbie 2023 1 435 210 0002 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 1 342 359 9423 Aquaman 2018 1 148 528 3934 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 1 081 153 0975 Joker 2019 1 074 445 7306 Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone 2001 1 017 713 1197 The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey 1 2012 1 017 030 6518 The Dark Knight 2008 1 006 102 2779 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 977 070 38310 The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug 1 2013 959 027 99211 The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies 1 2014 956 019 78812 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 942 201 71013 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 934 483 03914 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 896 730 26415 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 879 793 86716 Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice 2016 873 637 52817 Inception 2010 836 848 10218 Wonder Woman 2017 822 854 28619 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 814 037 57520 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 796 907 32321 Interstellar 2014 773 897 85122 The Batman 2022 770 962 58323 Suicide Squad 2016 746 846 89424 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 741 847 93725 Gravity 2013 723 192 705 Includes theatrical reissue s Notes edit co owned by New Line Cinema and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures the film s producers References edit Company history Warnerbros com Archived from the original on October 16 2015 Retrieved April 9 2014 Warner Bros Pictures Inc OpenCorporates April 4 1923 Retrieved August 29 2023 Fabro Rocio August 30 2023 Barbie Surpasses Harry 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