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Warner Bros. Pictures Group Earns Triple Crown For 2010

(January 4, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – The Warner Bros. Pictures Group broke the all-time industry worldwide box office record with a 2010 gross of $4.814 billion, which surpasses the prior record of $4.010 billion (set by Warner Bros. in 2009). The...

“Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Gets Summer Play Date

(December 17, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – Responding to overwhelmingly positive test screening results, Warner Bros. Pictures is moving the release date of “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” starring Steve Carell to July 29, 2011. The announcement was made today by...

Warner Bros. Pictures International Continues To Forge New Ground In Digital Cinema In Partnership With Taiwan’s Showtime Cinemas, Miramar WV Cinemas Co. Ltd., Cinemark-Core Pacific Ltd. And Ambassador Theatres

(December 8, 2010 – Hong Kong, China) – Building on its record of forging new territory in the delivery of high quality entertainment across multiple formats throughout Asia, Warner Bros. Pictures International has entered into digital deployment...

“Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 1” Makes Box Office Magic In Its Opening Weekend

(November 21, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” soared to the top of the global box office in its opening weekend, earning a staggering $330.1 million dollars worldwide, encompassing $125.1...

“Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 1” Breaks Franchise Record With $24 Million Midnight Opening

(November 19, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” broke the franchise record for a midnight opening, earning $24 million at the box office. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman,...

Amazon.Com Launches Amazon Studios – A New Online Business To Discover New Talent And Develop Motion Pictures Under A First-Look Deal With Warner Bros. Pictures

(November 16, 2010 – Seattle, WA) – Amazon.com, Inc. today launched Amazon Studios (www.amazonstudios.com), a new online business that invites filmmakers and screenwriters around the world to submit full-length movies and scripts to make money, get...

Production Underway On New Line Cinema’s 3D Family Adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”

(November 9, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – Filming has begun on location in Oahu, Hawaii, for the 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” directed by Brad Peyton (“Cats...

Oscar Winner Peter Jackson To Direct “The Hobbit” In Two Installments

(October 15, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA) The two films based on “The Hobbit” are now greenlit and will begin principal photography in February 2011, under the direction of Peter Jackson, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and...

Warner Bros. Pictures Statement Regarding “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1”

Warner Bros. Pictures has made the decision to release “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” in 2D, in both conventional and IMAX theaters, as we will not have a completed 3D version of the film within our release date window. Despite...

Marion Cotillard And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cast In Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises”

(April 19, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined the cast of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend....

Michael Shannon To Star As General Zod In “Man Of Steel” From Warner Bros. Pictures And Legendary Pictures

(April 10, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Michael Shannon will star in the role of General Zod in director Zack Snyder’s new Superman film, titled “Man of Steel.” Snyder stated, “Zod is not...

The Looney Tunes — And The Legendary Mel Blanc — Return To The Silver Screen, Starting In 2011

(June 8, 2011 – Annecy, France and Burbank, CA) — “Thufferin thuccotash!” Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner will all return to theaters in three original Looney Tunes 3D theatrical cartoon...

Cameras Roll On New Line Cinema’s “Rock Of Ages”

(June 6, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – New Line Cinema’s film adaptation of the smash hit Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” has begun principal photography under the direction of Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”). The movie musical stars Julianne Hough (“Burlesque...

The Wolfpack Tears Up The Box Office Again With A Record-Breaking Opening For “The Hangover Part II”

(May 31, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Hangover Part II” made it a memorable Memorial Day weekend at the box office. The blockbuster comedy has now crossed $200 million worldwide, the fastest of any...

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit

(May 30, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM have announced the titles and release dates for filmmaker Peter Jackson’s two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit. The first...

Director Bryan Singer In Production On 3D Epic Action Adventure “Jack The Giant Killer”

(May 27, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – Principal photography is underway in London on acclaimed filmmaker Bryan Singer’s 3D epic action adventure “Jack the Giant Killer,” with Nicholas Hoult in the title role of Jack, for New Line Cinema and Legendary...

Records Get Smashed On Opening Day Of Todd Phillips’ “The Hangover Part II”

(May 27, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Hangover Part II” has already broken multiple records on only its first day in release, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of...

New Line Begins Production On “Final Destination 5 – 3D”

(September 21, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – Production is underway on New Line Cinema’s fifth installment of the gripping “Final Destination” franchise, which began back in 2000, with the original film quickly becoming a cult hit. The new victims of Death...

“Going The Distance” Moves To September 3

(August 12, 2010 – Burbank, CA) –Warner Bros. Pictures is pushing the opening of the new comedy “Going the Distance” back one week, to September 3, 2010, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution...

Warner Bros. Pictures Passes Billion-Dollar Mark At The Domestic Box Office

(July 26, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – On Sunday, July 25, Warner Bros. Studios became the only studio in history to surpass $1 billion at the domestic box office for ten years in a row. In addition, the division has crossed the billion-dollar threshold...

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