Warner Bros. was founded in 1918 by the four Warner brothers and opened their studio in Hollywood. They struggled at first but found success with Rin Tin Tin films. Warner Bros. owns many film companies and is the top earning studio, making money through popular franchises like Harry Potter, Batman, and The Matrix. While they produce blockbuster films, critics say the studio lacks original ideas and often reboots and remakes old properties for profit.

1. Warner Bros.

2. Early history.
• The name of the studio, Warner, was first founded by the four
Warner Brothers
• (Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack)
• By the end of WW1 (1918), The brothers were finally
producing films and opened The Warner Bros. studio in
Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
• Their first movie was called My four years in Germany (based
on a book).
Above: The Warner Brothers.

3. Facts that made Warner Bros.
• The Brothers struggled to secure their place in
Hollywood, until their major break through with ‘Rin Tin Tin’
(The top star being a dog).
• Warner Bros. isn't a company. It’s a studio. Its owned by a
conglomerate called Time Warner. They are the top earning
company in Hollywood at the moment.
• Warner Bros. owns many companies which you may have
heard of (New Line Cinema, HBO Films, Turner Entertainment)
Above: Rin Tin Tin.

4. Its all about the money.
• Warner Bros. aren't in the Film business for the art of
film, its all about the money.
• They are the top earning Hollywood studio in the world,
earning 18% of all money.
• Its made hundreds of films which have made massive Box
Office success.
• Popular examples: Harry Potter Franchise, The Matrix
Trilogy, The New Batman Franchise and The Hangover
Films.
• They don’t own any independent companies that
produce art-house films

5. Ideas?
• Most studios in this age have completely ran out of
original ideas
• Studios Reboot and Remake just about anything that
has already been made. Warner Bros. is a big
example of this process, which makes millions.
• Take Batman for example. There have been a total 7
films in its history, 8 when ‘The Dark Knight Rises is
released. Once that trilogy is complete, Warner Bros.
are Rebooting the entire franchise once again.
• (Other Examples: Blade Runner (already planned),
Superman (already being made))

6. What's down to their success?
• The main reason that Warner Bros. earn so much of the
money in the film industry boils down to how many films they
produce.
• Since created, the studio has made a total of over 2000 films.
• A big title such as ‘The Dark Knight’, which was the third
biggest grossing film of all time (Now tenth). They are
expected even more money next year with ‘The Dark Knight
Rises’, which is looking to take a place in the top ten biggest
grossing films of all time.
• The Dark Knight is Warner Bros. biggest selling film in their
history. 2nd Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, 3rd Harry
Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 4th Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 5th is Inception (according to start
of 2011)

7. Upcoming Warner films you might be
excited about.
• Warner Bros. have planned out the next 3
years in their schedule of films. Some include:
• Austin Powers 4 (still planning)
• Mortal Kombat
• The Hobbit: Part 1 and 2
• Lego: The movie
• Man Of Steel (Superman)
• Bugs Bunny
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Wrath of the Titans
• Godzilla
• Batman Reboot