1. Film Institutions
By: Hamim Tak AS-F :)
Film Institution: Warner Bros.
Introduction:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly called
Warner Bros. or WB) is an American producer of
film, television, and music entertainment. One of the
major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner,
with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New
York. Warner Bros. has several subsidiary
2. companies, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros.
Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home
Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment,
DC Entertainment, and the former The WB
Television Network. Warner Bros. owns half of The
CW Television Network.
Popular Movies by Warner Bros:
5. integrated, broad-based entertainment company
and a global leader in the creation, production,
distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of
entertainment and their related businesses. A Time
Warner Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment
stands at the forefront of every aspect of the
entertainment industry from feature films to
television, home entertainment/DVD, animation,
product and brand licensing and interactive
entertainment. The company’s vast library, one of
the most prestigious and valuable in the world,
consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming,
including nearly 6,500 feature films and 3,000
television programs comprised of tens of thousands
of individual episodes. Warner Bros. Entertainment’s
employee population ranges from 5,000 to 15,000
on any given day in North America (depending on
the level of television and movie production) and
some 2,000 employees overseas.
In 2013, the Studio enjoyed record-breaking success
across all businesses, including the most successful
theatrical year in company history. Warner Bros.
Pictures grossed an industry-leading $5.038 billion in
global box office ($1.893 billion domestic, $3.145
international) to take the number one positions in
6. domestic, international and worldwide box office.
The year marked the first time the Studio surpassed
the $5 billion mark and only the second time that
feat has been achieved by any studio in Hollywood.
Both the domestic and international divisions
crossed the billion-dollar mark for the 13th
consecutive year, and the Pictures Group exceeded
$4 billion globally for the fifth consecutive year, both
milestones no other studio has ever achieved. For
the 13th consecutive year, Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment was, once again, the industry’s
leader, with 17.9 percent market share, and was
number one in the DVD and Blu-ray, electronic sell-
through, catalog, television and family categories.
Warner Bros. Television Groups’ WBTV, Warner
Horizon Television, Telepictures Productions and
Warner Bros. Animation continued to produce
television’s most popular and successful series for
the broadcast, cable, pay and digital marketplaces,
producing more than 60 series in the 2013-14
season. WBTVG and Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment continued to be category leaders,
working across all platforms and outlets, and
remaining trendsetters in the digital realm with
video-on-demand (transactional and ad-supported),
branded channels, original content, apps, anti-piracy
7. technology and broadband and wireless
destinations.
Source of Information:
1. Google.com
2. Warnerbros.com
3. Wikipedia