4. Harry Morris Warner (December 12, 1881 – July 25, 1958) was
a Polish-born American studio executive, one of the founders of
Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of
the film industry. Along with his three brothers Warner played a
crucial role in the film business and played a key role in
establishing Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, serving as the company
president until 1956.
Aaron "Albert" Warner (July 23, 1884– November 26, 1967) was
an American film executive who was one of the founders of
Warner Bros. Studios. He established the production studio with
his brothers Harry, Sam, and Jack Warner. He served as the
studio's treasurer, until he sold his stock in 1956.
5. Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner (August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978),
born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian-born
American film executive who was the president and driving force
behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles,
California. Warner's career spanned some forty-five years, its
duration surpassing that of any other of the seminal Hollywood
studio moguls.
Samuel Louis "Sam" Warner (August 10, 1887 – October 5, 1927)
was an American film producer who was the co-founder and chief
executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios. He established the
studio along with his brothers Harry, Albert, and Jack Warner.
Sam Warner is credited with procuring the technology that
enabled Warner Bros. to produce the film industry's first feature-
length talking picture, The Jazz Singer. He died in 1927, the day
before the film's enormously successful premiere.
6. The three elder brothers began in the movie theatre business, having acquired a movie
projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania and Ohio. In the
beginning, Sam and Albert Warner invested $150 to present The Life of an American
Fireman and The Great Train Robbery. They opened their first theater , the Cascade, in New
Castle, Pennsylvania in 1903. ( When this original theatre building in New Castle was in
danger of being demolished, the modern Warner Bros. called the modern building owners, and
arranged an agreement in hopes of saving it, between the Warner Bros and the modern
owners. The owners noted the fact that they were taking phone calls from all over the country
in reference to the historical significance of the humble building that should be saved
historically.
In 1904, the Warners founded the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Amusement & Supply
Company, to distribute films. In 1912, Harry Warner hired an auditor named Paul Ashley
Chase. By the time of World War I they had begun producing films, and in 1918 the brothers
opened the Warner Bros. studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Sam and Jack Warner
produced the pictures, while Harry and Albert Warner and their auditor and now controller
Chase handled finance and distribution in New York City. It was during World War I and their
first nationally syndicated film was My Four Years in Germany based on a popular book by
former American Ambassador James W. Gerard. On April 4, 1923, with help from a loan given
to Harry Warner by his banker Motley Flint,[they formally incorporated as Warner Brothers
Pictures, Incorporated. However, as late as the 1960s, Warner Bros. claimed 1905 as its
founding date.
7. Movie Budget (million) Box Office
Man of Steel 225 291
The Dark Knight Rises 250 448
The Pacific Rim 190 101
Hangover 35 277
300 (2006) 65 210
8. Budget: $185 million
Box Office: $533 million
Released: 18th July 2008
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Jonathan Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale(Batman),
Heath Ledger(Joker)
9. Distribution contains:
Target audience
Posters
Trailers
Websites
Release date
The number of prints and scale and pattern of
release. For example, wide release.
Internet downloads, DVDs,etc.
