All Warner Bros. articles – Page 26
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NewsZack Snyder to direct Justice League
The Warner Bros hierarchy, eager to catch up with Marvel Studios’ successful character cross-pollination, has greenlit the superhero mash-up.
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NewsDee Dee Myers to head WB corp comms
The former Clinton era White House press secretary has been named evp of worldwide corporate communications and pubic affairs, replacing Sue Fleishman who is leaving after nine years in charge.
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NewsWarners, Fox roll out big guns
The last two of the US majors to present their slate to attendees brought suitable star-power and razzmatazz to the final day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas (27).
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News300 sequel conquers US on $45m
Warner Bros’ 300 sequel beat off the competition from DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, while Fox Searchlight capitalised on 12 Years A Slave’s Oscar glory and scored a massive limited debut on The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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News300 sequel rules the world
UPDATED MAR 10: A more appropriate title would be hard to find as Warner Bros’ 300: Rise Of An Empire dominated global box office on an estimated $133.9m and pulled off a confirmed $88.8m international launch on 14,740 screens in 58 markets.
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NewsWarners unleashes 300 sequel
UPDATE: 300: Rise Of An Empire has already plundered $32.8m from 58 markets from Wedensday to Friday.
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NewsLego Movie stays top in US on $32m
Muted debuts from Relativity and EuropaCorp’s thriller 3 Days To Kill and Constantin/Impact Pictures’ adventure Pompeii allowed Warner Bros smash The Lego Movie to hold on to pole position for the third consecutive weekend.
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NewsWarner Bros launches The Lego Movie
Warner Bros Pictures International rolls out the family film in 34 markets this weekend in the first wave, day-and-date with North America.
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NewsIrons, Eisenberg join Superman-Batman
Jeremy Irons has been cast as Alfred in Warner Bros’ untitled superhero mash-up.
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NewsSuperman-Batman pushed to 2016
Zack Snyder’s anticipated follow-up to Man Of Steel has moved from its original July 2015 slot and will now face off with an untitled Marvel release.
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NewsKokowaah 2 scores for WB in 2013
EXCLUSIVE: The Til Schweiger comedy led the way for Warner Bros as the studio’s local-language pipeline generated approximately $270m in the calendar year.
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NewsSmaug, Frozen eye BO crown
Both The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug and Frozen grossed more than $50m last weekend and are locked in a battle for international supremacy.
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NewsHobbit 2 soars past $500m int'l
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug crossed $500m in its third weekend following an estimated $58m haul from 62 Warner Bros Pictures International markets.
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NewsWarner Bros confirms record year
Warner Bros top brass confirmed the studio’s 2013 number one ranking on January 3 as worldwide grosses reached a company record $5.035bn.
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NewsWarner Bros reclaims UK crown
Gravity and The Hobbit help generate box office revenues of more than $320m (£194m) in the UK.
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NewsWBPI surges to first $3bn int'l BO
EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED JAN 2: Warner Bros led all studios in 2013 on $5.04bn worldwide powered by a table-topping international haul of $3.14m – first reported here on Screendaily. Overall the studios combined for more than $15bn internationally and around $23m worldwide.
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NewsSmaug stays top in US on $30m
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug held firm at number one in its third session to see out the holiday period as The Wolf Of Wall Street arrived in fifth place on a mediocre $18.5m over three days.
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NewsHobbit 2 excels in Australian debut
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug arrived in fine style in Australia on December 26, setting a record in the process.
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NewsSmaug slays US rivals on $32m hold
After two weekends Warner Bros, New Line and MGM’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug trails the 2012 Hobbit release by approximately 16% at the same stage when adjusted for inflation. Dhoom 3 has become the biggest Bollywood release in North America.
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NewsHobbit 2 rules on $97.4m int’l take
UPDATE: Warner Bros, New Line and MGM’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug brought in a confirmed $97.4m from 16,840 screens in 56 markets to reach $278.4m after two weekends.