Warner Bros. Pictures

American film studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Current logo used since December 6, 2023

Formerly|

* Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (1923–1967)
* Warner Bros-First National Pictures, Inc. (1936-1958)
* Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. (1967–1969)
* Warner Bros. Inc. (1969–2004)

Company type| Subsidiary
Industry| Film production
Predecessor| Warner Features Company
Founded| April 4, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-04-04)
Founders|

* Harry Warner
* Albert Warner
* Sam Warner
* Jack L. Warner

Headquarters| 4000 Warner Boulevard,

Burbank, California

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)

Products| Motion pictures
Services|

* Film distribution
* Film promotion

Parent| Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group (Warner Bros.)
Website| warnerbros.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

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.[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.

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. The most commercially successful film series from Warner Bros. includes Harry Potter, DC Universe (formerly DC Extended Universe), Batman, The Lord of the Rings, and Monsterverse; Barbie is the studio's highest-grossing film worldwide with $1.4 billion.[4]

## History

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Further 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.[5] They produced their first film, the Peril of the Plains[6] 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,[7] while Albert and Harry on July 8, 1915, set up the New York–based Warner Brothers Distributing Corporation to release the films.[8][9][10] In 1918, during WW1, to kickstart their business, the four Warner Brothers chose to produce an adaptation of the book My Four Years in Germany by James W. Gerard to be their first full-scale picture, as they were considered by the sensitivity of both the content and the war for their first production at the time.[11] The war film was a box office hit and helped the brothers establish themselves as a prestige studio.[12]

On April 4, 1923, Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. was officially established as their main focus was entirely on the motion picture industry.[13] 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.[14] 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[15][16][17] 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 (UA), which owned the company until 1981, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) acquired UA.[18][19]

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.[20] Eventually, the company, including the studio, was renamed Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on July 14, 1967.[21]

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.[22]

In 1986, Turner Broadcasting System acquired MGM. Finding itself in debt, Turner kept the pre-May 1986 MGM film and television libraries and a small portion of the UA library (including the a.a.p. library and North American rights to the RKO Radio Pictures library) while spinning off the rest of MGM.[23]

In 1989, Warner Communications acquired Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation and merged with Time Inc. to form Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery).[24][25] 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[26][27] and New Line Cinema on January 28, 1994.[28][29] On October 10, 1996, Time Warner Entertainment 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

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Warner Bros. Pictures on-screen logo used from January 1998 until March 2022; shown here is the 1999 variant.

The division was incorporated as Warner Bros. Pictures on March 3, 2003, to diversify film subjects and expand audiences for their film releases.[30] 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.[31] In 2017, longtime New Line executive Toby Emmerich joined as president.[32] In January 2018, he was elevated to chairman.[33][34] On October 23, 2018, it was announced Lynne Frank, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, would be leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.[35] In June 2019, Warner Bros. Pictures signed an agreement with SF Studios to have their films distributed in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.[36]

Warner Bros. Pictures logo used from 2019 to 2023. The on-screen logo ran from August 2020 to August 2023. The print logo remained in use on film posters from 2019 to 2024.

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.[37] 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,[38] 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.[39]

In March 2021 Warner Bros. announced that for 2022 they would discontinue their same-day HBO Max and theatrical release model in favor of a 45-day theatrical exclusivity window.[40] This is part of an agreement the studio reached with Cineworld (who operates Regal Cinemas).[41]

Alternate version of the 2023 Warner Bros. Pictures logo without the banner, used as on-screen variant at few films. Although the late-2023 on-screen logo has been used since December 6, 2023, this logo remains in use for corporate and small-scale purposes.[42]

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 would 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.[43][44] On June 8, COO Carolyn Blackwood announced that she was stepping down as well.[45]

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.[46]

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.[47] 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.[48]

Walter Hamada, the president of DC Films, stepped down on October 19, 2022.[49] President of Production & Development Courtenay Valenti exited on October 28 and was replaced by Jesse Ehrman.[50][51] On June 9, 2023, the Warner Bros. Pictures Group was renamed as the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.[52]

## Film library

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Main article: Lists of Warner Bros. films

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.[53]

### Shared universes

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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

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DC Extended Universe | 15  | 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 Universe | 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 | 5  | 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.
The Lego Movie | 4  | Warner Bros owned the rights to Lego films up until the end of 2019. More Lego movies were planned, but were cancelled after Universal Pictures bought the Lego film rights. Cancelled sequels include a sequel to The Lego Batman Movie, called Lego Superfriends.[54][55]

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).[56]

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.[57]

### Film series

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Title  | Release date  | No. of films  | Notes

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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 | 1938–41  | 4  |
Nancy Drew | 1938–2019  | 6  |
Secret Service | 1939–40  | 4  |
A Star Is Born | 1954–2018  | 3  | co-production with Transcona Enterprises (1954), First Artists, Barwood Films (both 1976), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Live Nation Productions, Gerber Pictures, Joint Effort and Gerber Pictures (all 2018)
Ocean's | 1960–present  | 5  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures (2001–present)
Dirty Harry | 1971–88  |
The Exorcist | 1973–2005  | 4  | co-production with Morgan Creek (3–4)
Oh, God! | 1977–84  | 3  |
Every Which Way but Loose | 1978–80  | 2  |
Superman | 1978–2006  | 5  | co-production with Legendary Pictures (2006); Except for Supergirl, which was distributed by Tri-Star Pictures
Mad Max | 1979–present  | 5  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
Poseidon | 1979–2006  | 2  |
Friday the 13th | 1980–2009  | 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 (2017)
National Lampoon's Vacation | 1983–2015  | 5  |
Gremlins | 1984–90  | 2  | co-production with Amblin Entertainment
Police Academy | 1984–94  | 7  |
Sesame Street | 1985–present  | 2  | co-production with Sesame Workshop
The Color Purple | 1985–2023  | co-production with Amblin Entertainment (1984–2023), The Guber-Peters Company (1984), OW Films, SGS Pictures, Quincy Jones Productions and Domain Entertainment (all 2023)
Lethal Weapon | 1987–98  | 4  |
The Lost Boys | 1987–2010  | 3  |
Beetlejuice | 1988–present  | 2  |
Batman | 1989–97  | 4  | co-production with Polygram Pictures (1989–95)
Under Siege | 1992–95  | 2  | co-production with Regency Enterprises
Unforgiven | 1992–2013  |
Grumpy Old Men | 1993–95  |
The Fugitive | 1993–98  |
Free Willy | 1993–2010  | 4  | co-production with Regency Enterprises
Major League | 1994–98  | 2  | distribution only; co-production with Morgan Creek
Ace Ventura | 1994–2009  | 3
Eraser | 1996–2022  | 2  |
Twister | 1996–2024  | co-production with Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment (both 1996–2024), The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Domain Pictures (both 2024)
The Matrix | 1999–present  | 4  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
Analyze | 1999–2002  | 2  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and TriBeCa Productions
Pokémon | 1999–2019  | 4  | US distribution only; co-production with The Pokémon Company
Deep Blue Sea | 1999–2020  | 3  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
The Whole Yards | 2000–04  | 2  | distribution only; co-production with Morgan Creek (2000) and Franchise Pictures
Miss Congeniality | 2000–05  | co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures
Tom and Jerry | 2001–present  | 16  | co-production with Turner Entertainment
Cats & Dogs | 2001–20  | 3  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures (1–2)
Wizarding World | 2001–present  | 11  |
Scooby-Doo | 2002–present  | 6  |
Kangaroo Jack | 2003–04  | 2  | co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Terminator | 2003–09  | US distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures
A Cinderella Story | 2004–present  | 6  |
Laura's Star | 2004–21  | 6  | co-production with Rothkirch Cartoon-Film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | 2005–08  | 2  | co-production with Alloy Entertainment
The Dark Knight trilogy | 2005–12  | 3  | co-production with Legendary Pictures
Willy Wonka | 2005–present  | 2  | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
Happy Feet | 2006–11
300 | 2006–present  | co-production with Legendary Pictures
The Hangover | 2009–13  | 3
Final Destination | 2009–present  | 2  | co-production with New Line Cinema and Practical Pictures
Sherlock Holmes | co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
Watchmen | US distribution only; co-production with Paramount Pictures, DC Studios (both 2009–present) and Legendary Pictures (2009)
Dolphin Tale | 2011–14  | co-production with Alcon Entertainment
The Hobbit | 2012–14  | 3  | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Line Cinema and WingNut Films
Magic Mike | 2012–23  |
DC Extended Universe | 2013–23  | 15  | co-production with DC Entertainment (2013–16), DC Studios (2016–23) and RatPac Entertainment (2016–17)
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, Village Roadshow Pictures (2014) and Lego System A/S
Monsterverse | 2014–present  | 5  | co-production with Legendary Pictures
Creed | 2015–present  | 3  | co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and New Line Cinema (1–2)
It | 2017–19  | 2  | co-production with New Line Cinema
The Meg | 2018–present  |
Detective Pikachu | 2019–present  | 1  | co-production with Legendary Pictures, The Pokémon Company and Toho
Joker | 2019–24  | 2  | co-production with DC Studios and Village Roadshow Pictures
Dune | 2021–present  | co-production with Legendary Pictures
The Batman | 2022–present  | 1  | co-production with DC Studios

### Highest-grossing films

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Highest-grossing films in North America[58] | Rank | Title | Year | Gross

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1  | Barbie | 2023  | $636,238,421
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  | Dune: Part Two | 2024  | $282,144,358
22  | The Matrix Reloaded | 2003  | $281,576,461
23  | The Hangover | 2009  | $277,339,746
24  | Gravity | 2013  | $274,092,705
25  | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002  | $262,641,637
Highest-grossing films worldwide  | Rank | Title | Year | Gross

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|
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1  | Barbie | 2023  | $1,445,630,472
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  | The Dark Knight ‡  | 2008  | $1,029,266,147
7  | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ‡  | 2001  | $1,017,713,119
8  | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 1 | 2012  | $1,017,030,651
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

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

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Majors|

| Universal Studios|

* Universal Pictures
* Focus Features
* Carnival Films
* Working Title Films
* United International Pictures (50%)

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Paramount Pictures|

* Paramount Players
* Republic Pictures
* Miramax (49%)
* Awesomeness Films
* BET Films
* MTV Entertainment Studios
* Nickelodeon Movies
* United International Pictures (50%)
* Viacom18 Studios (13.01%)

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Warner Bros.|

* Warner Bros. Pictures
* New Line Cinema
* Cartoon Network
* Castle Rock Entertainment
* CNN Films
* DC Studios
* Discovery Channel
* Flagship Entertainment Group (49%)
* HBO Films
* Spyglass Media Group (minority)
* TruTV
* Williams Street

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Walt Disney Studios|

* Walt Disney Pictures
* 20th Century Studios
* 20th Century Family
* Marvel Studios
* Lucasfilm
* Star Studios
* Regency Enterprises (20%)
* Searchlight Pictures
* Disneynature
* ESPN Films (80%)
* National Geographic Partners (73%)
* A&E Networks (50%)
* Vice Media (16%)
* Hulu

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Sony Pictures|

* Columbia Pictures
* TriStar Pictures
* Sony Pictures Releasing
* 3000 Pictures
* PlayStation Productions
* Screen Gems
* Sony Pictures Classics
* TriStar Productions
* Worldwide Acquisitions
* Affirm Films
* Crunchyroll
* Destination Films
* Stage 6 Films
* Ghost Corps
* Sony Pictures Kids Zone
* Left Bank Pictures
* Silvergate Media

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Mini-majors|

| Lionsgate Studios|

* Lionsgate Films
* Lionsgate Premiere
* Summit Entertainment
* Lionsgate Canada
* eOne Films
* Roadside Attractions (43%)
* Pantelion Films (50%)
* Good Universe
* 3 Arts Entertainment (majority)
* Spyglass Media Group (18.9%)

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Amazon MGM Studios|

* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* United Artists
* Orion Pictures
* Orion Classics
* American International Pictures
* Lightworkers Media

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A24|

* A24 Films
* 2AM (backing)

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STX Entertainment|

* STX Films

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Horizontal
production/
distribution
companies|

* Apple Studios
* Condé Nast Entertainment
* Dark Horse Entertainment
* Hasbro Entertainment
* Mattel Films
* Netflix
* Random House Studio
* Roku
* Scholastic Corporation
* Square Enix
* Ubisoft Film & Television

Slate
partners|

* AGC Studios
* Atlas Entertainment
* Black Bear Pictures
* Black Label Media
* Black List
* Bron
* Mad Solar
* Escape Artists
* Endeavor
* FilmNation Entertainment
* Gotham Group
* Grosvenor Park
* H Collective
* ICM Partners
* Ingenious Media
* LAMF
* Lantern Entertainment
* Legendary Pictures
* MRC
* New Republic Pictures
* PalmStar Media
* Prospect Park
* Skydance Media
* TSG Entertainment
* Village Roadshow Pictures
* Voltage Pictures

Production/
distribution
companies|

* 2929 Entertainment
* Magnolia Pictures
* Truly Indie
* Allied Artists Film Group
* American Zoetrope
* Angel Studios
* Annapurna Pictures
* Anonymous Content
* The Asylum
* Artemis Rising Foundation
* BayView Entertainment
* Beacon Pictures
* Berlanti Productions
* Bleecker Street
* Blue Fox Entertainment
* Blumhouse Productions
* Bold Films
* Brainstorm Media
* Brillstein Entertainment
* Broadway Video
* Brookstreet Pictures
* Chicken & Egg Pictures
* Cinelou Films
* CineTel Films
* Darius Films
* Dolphin Entertainment
* Drafthouse Films
* Decal
* Elevation Pictures
* Emmett/Furla Oasis
* Entertainment Studios
* Freestyle Releasing
* Film Arcade
* Fork Films
* FotoKem
* Fox Entertainment
* MarVista Entertainment
* Giant Pictures
* Gunpowder & Sky
* IFC Films
* Indican Pictures
* Impact Partners
* Jim Henson Company
* Lakeshore Entertainment
* LD Entertainment
* levelFILM
* Likely Story
* Louverture Films
* Mandalay Pictures
* Mandeville Films
* Maximum Effort
* Millennium Media
* Morgan Creek Entertainment
* Motion Picture Corporation of America
* Myriad Pictures
* Neon
* Open Road Films
* Oscilloscope
* Picturehouse
* Quiver Distribution
* RadicalMedia
* Relativity Media
* Rogue Pictures
* Revolution Studios
* RKO Pictures
* Saban Films
* Samuel Goldwyn Films
* Screen Media
* Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
* Silver Pictures
* Dark Castle Entertainment
* Shout! Studios
* Solstice Studios
* Strand Releasing
* Sycamore Pictures
* TLA Releasing
* Topic Studios
* Utopia
* Vertical
* Virgin Produced
* Walden Media
* Wolfe Video
* WWE Studios
* XTR
* XYZ Films
* 21 Laps Entertainment
* 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
* 87North
* 1492 Pictures
* A Very Good Production
* Abso Lutely
* After Dark Films
* AGBO
* Alcon Entertainment
* Apatow
* Appian Way
* Atomic Monster
* Bad Hat Harry Productions
* Bad Robot
* Bazelevs Company
* Bedford Falls Productions
* Big Beach
* Blinding Edge Pictures
* Brandywine
* Brownstone
* Bubble Factory
* Centropolis
* Cha Cha Cha Films
* Chernin Entertainment
* Cheyenne Enterprises
* Color Force
* Cross Creek Pictures
* Crystal Sky Pictures
* Cube Vision
* Darko Entertainment
* Davis Entertainment
* Di Bonaventura Pictures
* District
* Donners' Company
* Double R Productions
* Echo Films
* Electric
* Evolution Entertainment
* Twisted Pictures
* Excellent Cadaver
* Flower Films
* Freckle Films
* Fruit Tree
* Fuzzy Door
* Gary Sanchez
* Gloria Sanchez
* Genre Films
* Ghost House Pictures
* GK Films
* Gracie Films
* Happy Madison
* Haxan Films
* Hello Sunshine
* Hoorae Media
* Icon
* Identity Films
* ImageMovers
* Imagine
* Jax Media
* Indian Paintbrush
* Infinitum Nihil
* Intrepid Pictures
* Jerry Bruckheimer Films
* Judgemental Films
* KatzSmith
* Kennedy/Marshall Company
* Ketchup Entertainment
* Killer Films
* Kingdom Story Company
* Lightstorm Entertainment
* LuckyChap Entertainment
* Malpaso
* Marv
* Monkeypaw
* Montecito Picture Company
* Mr. Mudd
* Music Box
* Mutant Enemy
* MWM
* Nine Stories
* One Race Films
* Original Film
* Our Stories Films
* Outerbanks Entertainment
* Overbrook Entertainment
* Paper Kite
* Phoenix Pictures
* Picture Company
* Plan B Entertainment
* Platinum Dunes
* Playtone
* Point Grey Pictures
* Protozoa Pictures
* Red Hour Films
* Rideback
* Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
* Scott Free
* Seven Bucks
* Shangri-La Entertainment
* Shondaland
* Smokehouse Pictures
* Stone Quarry
* Studio 8
* Story Syndicate
* Sunday Night
* Syncopy Inc.
* Tango Entertainment
* Team Downey
* Temple Hill
* The Hideaway Entertainment
* Thunder Road Films
* Tim Burton
* Tyler Perry Studios
* Valhalla Entertainment
* Vertigo Entertainment
* View Askew
* SModcast Pictures
* Vinyl Films
* WingNut Films
* 30West
* Wonderland Sound and Vision

Defunct/former|

| Disney|

* Caravan Pictures
* Cinergi Pictures
* Fox 2000 Pictures
* Fox Atomic
* Fox Faith
* Fox Film
* Hollywood Pictures
* New World Pictures
* Selznick International Pictures
* Touchstone Pictures
* Twentieth Century Pictures
* UTV Motion Pictures

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Lionsgate|

* Anchor Bay Films
* Artisan Entertainment
* Christal Films
* Mandate Pictures
* Maple Pictures
* Momentum Pictures
* Overture Films
* Trimark Pictures
* Vestron Pictures

MGM|

* 21st Century Film Corporation
* Atlantic Entertainment Group
* Cannon Films
* Cinecom
* Dimension Pictures (1970s)
* Epic Productions
* Filmways
* G2 Pictures
* Goldwyn Pictures
* Hemdale Film Corporation
* Island Pictures
* Louis B. Mayer Pictures
* Metro Pictures Corporation
* Mirisch Company
* Samuel Goldwyn Company
* Samuel Goldwyn Productions
* Trans World Entertainment
* United Artists Releasing

Universal|

* FilmDistrict
* Good Machine
* Gramercy Pictures
* Independent Moving Pictures
* Interscope Communications
* Propaganda Films
* Savoy Pictures

Paramount|

* CBS Theatrical Films
* Cinema Center Films
* Comedy Central Films
* Commonwealth United Entertainment
* Famous Players Film Company
* Famous Players–Lasky
* Go Fish Pictures
* Liberty Films
* Mascot Pictures
* Paramount Famous Productions
* Paramount Vantage
* Rysher Entertainment
* Sunn Classic Pictures
* United States Pictures

Sony|

* Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation
* Embassy Pictures
* Empire International Pictures
* First Independent Films
* Triumph Films

Warner Bros.|

* Fine Line Features
* First National Pictures
* Lorimar Film Entertainment
* Monogram Pictures
* National General Pictures
* Nelson Entertainment
* Rooster Teeth
* Seven Arts Productions
* Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
* Warner Independent Pictures

Others|

* Alchemy
* American Film Manufacturing Company
* Art Star Scene Studios
* Astor Pictures
* Aviron Pictures
* Aurora Productions
* Biograph Company
* Bison Film Company
* Bluebird Photoplays
* Boxoffice International Pictures
* Bryanston Pictures
* C2 Pictures
* Calvin Company
* Carolco Pictures
* Castle Hill Productions
* Centaur Film Company
* Champion Film Company
* Christie Film Company
* Cinemation Industries
* Cinerama Releasing Corporation
* Compass International Pictures
* Crown International Pictures
* De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
* DEJ Productions
* Distributors Corporation of America
* Eaco Films
* Eagle-Lion Films
* Edison Studios
* Educational Pictures
* Essanay Studios
* Dramatic Feature Films
* Fireworks Entertainment
* First Look Studios
* Franchise Pictures
* Geffen Film Company
* Global Road Entertainment
* Grand National Pictures
* Hal Roach Studios
* Hasbro
* Allspark
* Jensen Farley Pictures
* Ladd Company
* Largo Entertainment
* Lippert Pictures
* Lubin Manufacturing Company
* Madison 23 Productions
* Manson International
* Newmarket Films
* OddLot Entertainment
* Pacific International Enterprises
* Participant
* PM Entertainment
* Producers Releasing Corporation
* RatPac Entertainment
* Red Granite Pictures
* Regent Releasing
* Schneider's Bakery
* Scotti Bros. Pictures
* Section Eight Productions
* Seed Productions
* Strike Entertainment
* ThinkFilm
* This Is That Productions
* Virtual Studios
* Weinstein Company
* Dimension Films
* Weintraub Entertainment Group

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Motion Picture Group|

* Warner Bros. Pictures
* List of films
* New Line Cinema
* DC Studios
* Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
* Castle Rock Entertainment
* Flagship Entertainment Group (49%)
* Spyglass Media Group (minor)

Television Group|

* Warner Bros. Television Studios
* Alloy Entertainment
* Telepictures
* A Very Good Production
* Cartoon Network Studios
* Warner Bros. Animation
* Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

Other properties|

* Turner Entertainment Co.
* Wang Film Productions (50%)
* De Lane Lea Studios
* Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
* Burbank
* Leavesden
* Sunset Productions
* WaterTower Music

Former/defunct|

* DC Universe
* DramaFever
* eleveneleven
* Fine Line Features
* Hanna-Barbera
* Hooq (17.5%)
* Midway Games
* New Line Home Entertainment
* Infinifilm
* New Line Television
* Picturehouse
* Shed Productions
* Snowblind Studios
* Surreal Software
* The WB
* The WB 100+ Station Group
* Warner Premiere
* Raw Feed
* Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
* Warner Independent Pictures
* Warner Sogefilms

Key people|

* Pamela Abdy
* Channing Dungey
* Michael De Luca

Related|

* HBO Films
* Max
* Discovery+
* Wizarding World
* CNN Films

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