Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures[2] is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group division of Warner Bros. (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Warner Bros. Pictures Group unit, and is based at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California. Animated films produced the Warner Animation Group are also released under the studio banner.
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| Formerly | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (1923–1967) Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. (1967–1970) Warner Bros. Inc. (1970–1992) |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Film |
| Predecessor | Warner Features Company |
| Founded | April 4, 1923 |
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| Headquarters | 4000 Warner Boulevard, , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | Motion pictures |
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| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Pictures Group (Warner Bros.) |
| Website | warnerbros.com |
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Warner Bros. Pictures is currently one of five live-action film studios within the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, the others being New Line Cinema, DC Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, and the Spyglass Media Group. The final installment of the Harry Potter film series is the studio's highest-grossing film worldwide with $1.3 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 Animation Group, New Line Cinema, DC Films, and Castle Rock Entertainment, as well as various third-party producers.