Company Description:

Founded: April 4, 1923

WARNER BROS. PICTURES has been at the forefront of the motion picture industry since its inception and continues to be a leading creative force in the industry.

Warner Bros. Pictures produces and distributes a wide-ranging slate of some 18-22 films each year, employing a business paradigm that mitigates risk while maximizing productivity and capital. Warner Bros. Pictures either fully finances or co-finances the films it produces and maintains worldwide distribution rights. It further monetizes its distribution and marketing operations by distributing films that are totally financed and produced by others. Current multi-faceted co-financing joint ventures include those with Village Roadshow Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures also has a distribution, co-financing deal with Alcon Entertainment.

In 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures made $4.73 billion in global box office ($1.56 billion domestic, $3.17 international). Both the domestic and international divisions crossed the billion-dollar mark for the 14th consecutive year, the international division surpassed $3 billion for the second consecutive year and the Pictures Group exceeded $4 billion globally for a sixth consecutive year, all milestones no other studio has ever achieved.