Warner Bros. Entertainment

Summary

Warner Bros. Entertainment is a film production company^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,708 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Warner Bros. Entertainment received the Academy Honorary Award^[3].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement^[4].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment received the Roger Award^[5].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment is in the country of United States^[6].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's instance of is recorded as film production company^[7].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's instance of is recorded as entertainment company^[8].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's founder is recorded as Albert Warner^[9].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's founder is recorded as Harry Warner^[10].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's founder is recorded as Sam Warner^[11].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's founder is recorded as Jack Warner^[12].
• Albert Warner is named after Warner Bros. Entertainment^[13].
• Harry Warner is named after Warner Bros. Entertainment^[14].
• Sam Warner is named after Warner Bros. Entertainment^[15].
• Jack Warner is named after Warner Bros. Entertainment^[16].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Burbank^[17].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's chief executive officer is recorded as Barry Meyer^[18].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as New Line Cinema^[19].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Warner Bros. Animation^[20].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Castle Rock Entertainment^[21].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as The Ladd Company^[22].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Cartoon Network Studios^[23].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio^[24].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment^[25].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Telepictures^[26].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Hanna-Barbera^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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• Type: Holding^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: b48c1f5c-cf18-485a-ad54-1da5927dbc92^[30]

Body

Founding

Founders include Albert Warner^[9], Harry Warner^[10], Sam Warner^[11], and Jack Warner^[12]. April 4, 1923 marks the founding of Warner Bros. Entertainment^[31]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles^[32].

Leadership

Warner Bros. Entertainment's chief executive officer is recorded as Barry Meyer^[18].

Operations

Warner Bros. Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Burbank^[17]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Warner Bros. Discovery^[33]. Subsidiaries include New Line Cinema^[19], a film studio^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1967^[36], headquartered in Los Angeles^[37]; Warner Bros. Animation^[20], a division^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1980^[40], headquartered in Burbank^[41]; Castle Rock Entertainment^[21], a film production company^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1985^[44], headquartered in Beverly Hills^[45]; The Ladd Company^[22], a film production company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1979^[48], headquartered in Hollywood^[49]; Cartoon Network Studios^[23], an animation studio^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1994^[52], headquartered in Burbank^[53]; and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio^[24], a business^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1937^[56], headquartered in Culver City^[57].

Industry

Industries include entertainment^[58], film production^[59], and video game industry^[60].

Ownership

Products include film^[61] and comics^[62].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Honorary Award^[3], an Academy Awards^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1928^[65]; Academy Award for Technical Achievement^[4], an Academy Awards^[66], in United States^[67]; and Roger Award^[5], an award^[68], in New Zealand^[69], founded in 1997^[70].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Warner Bros. Entertainment include The CW^[71], a television network^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 2006^[74], headquartered in Burbank^[75] and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi^[76], an amusement park^[77], in United Arab Emirates^[78], founded in 2018^[79].

Why It Matters

Warner Bros. Entertainment ranks in the top 3% of film_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,708 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] It is known by 157 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

Entities named for it include The CW^[71], a television network^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 2006^[74], headquartered in Burbank^[75] and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi^[76], an amusement park^[77], in United Arab Emirates^[78], founded in 2018^[79].

FAQs

What awards did Warner Bros. Entertainment receive?

Honors received include Academy Honorary Award^[3], Academy Award for Technical Achievement^[4], and Roger Award^[5].