Warner Bros. Pictures
American film studio
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| 2025 | Warner Bros. Pictures established a five-film co-production agreement with Bhanushali Studios Limited and JOAT Films to develop film adaptations specifically for the Indian market. |
| 2025 | Sony Pictures Releasing International took over international distribution of Amazon MGM titles, concluding Warner Bros.' distribution deal with MGM. |
| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie is projected to earn $283,864,857 in North America. |
| 2025 | Expected release of the first movie in the new DC Universe, a reboot of the DC Extended Universe led by James Gunn. |
| 2025 | Warner Bros. announces a new Minecraft Movie co-production with Legendary Pictures and Mojang Studios, set to launch in 2025. |
| December 5 2025 | Netflix, Inc announced its intention to purchase Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, with the acquisition expected to be completed after the separation of WBD's Global Networks division in the third quarter of 2026. |
| December 5 2025 | Netflix announced its intention to purchase Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, marking a significant corporate acquisition in the media entertainment industry. |
| November 20 2025 | Paramount Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix submitted acquisition bids for Warner Bros. Discovery. |
| September 17 2025 | Warner Bros. Pictures signs a theatrical distribution deal with Toho-Towa, leading to the dissolution of Warner Bros. Pictures' Japanese distribution branch in 2025 and 2026. |
| 2024 | Released two notable films: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which grossed $294,100,435, and Dune: Part Two, which earned $282,144,358. |
| December 2024 | Acquired distribution rights to the Locksmith Animation film library (post-December 2024). |
| December 4 2024 | That Christmas film released on Netflix after being transferred from Warner Bros. |
| June 12 2024 | During the Annecy Animation Festival, a new Adventure Time movie was announced with Rebecca Sugar, Adam Muto, and Patrick McHale involved. |
| April 2024 | Eugenio Derbez expressed doubt about the Speedy Gonzales movie happening due to potential political incorrectness. |
| 2023 | Barbie becomes Warner Bros. Pictures' highest-grossing film in North America, earning $636,238,421 and reaching $1,445,630,472 worldwide. |
| June 9 2023 | Warner Bros. Pictures Group renamed to Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. |
| May 2023 | Introduced an updated secondary logo with a softer appearance, thicker outlines, and a return to blue and gold corporate colors. |
| May 2023 | The updated commemorative shield logo was introduced to be used concurrently with the 2019 primary logo as part of the 100th anniversary campaign. |
| 2022 | Released The Batman, which grossed $770,962,583 worldwide. |
| 2022 | Ann Sarnoff's tenure as Chairman and CEO ends. |
| December 2022 | Warner Bros. launched its centennial campaign with the new tagline 'Celebrating Every Story', featuring a commemorative logo with a softer shield design in blue and gold. |
| November 2022 | James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed as co-chairpersons and CEOs of DC Films, which was subsequently renamed to 'DC Studios' and became an independent division of Warner Bros. |
| August 2022 | Scoob! Holiday Haunt was cancelled after being 95% complete following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. by CEO David Zaslav. |
| August 2022 | Warner Bros. Pictures entered a multi-year deal to distribute MGM films outside the United States, including home entertainment, with joint marketing and distribution efforts. |
| June 2022 | That Christmas film revealed as part of Netflix's slate of upcoming animated films. |
| June 1 2022 | Warner Bros. Discovery announces division of Warner Bros. Pictures into three units and Toby Emmerich's planned departure. |
| April 2022 | Netflix cancelled the Bone animated series adaptation. |
| April 8 2022 | AT&T divested WarnerMedia to its shareholders and merged with Discovery Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery, with David Zaslav appointed as the new company's CEO. |
| March 2022 | Warner Bros. soft launched its centennial campaign for 2023 with the initial tagline '100 Years of Storytelling'. |
| February 2022 | Village Roadshow Pictures began a lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the hybrid release of The Matrix Resurrections due to COVID-19 pandemic distribution strategies. |
| 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy won Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel at the Razzie Awards |
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry film was nominated for Worst Screen Combo featuring Tom & Jerry (aka Itchy & Scratchy) |
| 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy won Worst Screen Combo featuring LeBron James & Warner cartoon characters |
| 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy was nominated for Worst Picture, produced by Maverick Carter, Ryan Coogler, Duncan Henderson, and LeBron James |
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry film was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel at the Razzie Awards |
| 2021 | LeBron James won Worst Actor for his performance in Space Jam: A New Legacy |
| January 1 2021 | Warner Bros. began distributing films through Universal Pictures in Hong Kong, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand following the closure of WarnerMedia's Hong Kong theatrical office. |
| 2020 | Start of the film list for 2020-2029, including Warner Bros. productions during the pandemic era and beyond. |
| December 2020 | Announced 'Project Popcorn', a plan to release 2021 films simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 5 2020 | Warner Bros. and HBO Max announced the Warner Max film label, though it was discontinued in October of the same year. |
| 2019 | Released Joker, which grossed $1,074,445,730 worldwide, demonstrating the studio's continued success in diverse film genres. |
| 2019 | The Billion Brick Race and Lego Superfriends cancelled after The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part underperformed, and the franchise moved to Universal Pictures. |
| 2019 | The Warner Bros. record division is rechristened Warner Records, with WMG holding a short-term license to use the Warner Bros. name and trademarks. |
| 2019 | Ann Sarnoff succeeds Kevin Tsujihara as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. |
| November 13 2019 | Warner Bros. unveiled an updated shield logo by Pentagram in anticipation of the company's upcoming centennial. |
| 2018 | Released Aquaman, which grossed $1,148,528,393 worldwide, becoming the third-highest grossing film for the studio. |
| 2018 | Smallfoot receives an Annie Award nomination for Music in a Feature Production for Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, and Wayne Kirkpatrick |
| June 2018 | Time Warner was acquired by AT&T and renamed WarnerMedia. |
| January 2018 | Toby Emmerich elevated to chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| 2017 | Released Wonder Woman, which grossed $822,854,286 worldwide. |
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