In
a record-breaking year, Warner Bros. Pictures emerged as the top-grossing
studio for 2013, ranking number one in domestic, international and worldwide
market shares. The Studio took in an estimated combined global box office gross
of $5.035 billion, setting a new Warner Bros. benchmark and becoming only the
second studio ever to cross the $5 billion threshold. It also marked the fifth
consecutive year Warner Bros. has surpassed $4 billion worldwide, which is an
industry record. Globally, the Studio has now ranked #1 or #2 in nine of the
past ten years, also an industry record.
Warner
Bros. has crossed the $1 billion mark, both domestically and internationally,
13 years in a row, another industry record. The Studio took in an estimated
$1.895 billion at the domestic box office, with eight films crossing $100
million, including three that went on to gross more than $200 million. At the
international box office, Warner Bros. set a new Studio record of $3.14
billion, marking the fourth consecutive year—and the sixth year overall—that it
has earned more than $2 billion. Ten Warner Bros. releases earned more than
$100 million internationally, of which seven grossed more than $200
million—both unprecedented achievements for the Studio. In addition, two of
those films took in more than $300 million, and two more crossed the $400
million mark.
Two
current hits, still in theatres, are among the Studio’s highest-grossing films
for the year: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” at $659 million worldwide
and counting; and “Gravity,” at $663 million to date. The Summer blockbuster
“Man of Steel” was the Studio’s top-grossing release for the year, at $668
million globally. Among the other worldwide box office highlights for 2013 are:
“Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim,” with $411 million;
“The Hangover Part III” at $362 million; “The Great Gatsby” at $351 million;
“The Conjuring,” with $318 million; and “We’re the Millers” at $270 million.
Moving
into 2014, the Studio’s First Quarter titles include:
“Grudge
Match” – Starring
movie legends Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone as old boxing rivals who
come out of retirement for one final match.
“The
LEGO Movie” -
The first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure which will incorporate
some of the LEGO world’s most popular figures while introducing several new
characters, inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand’s innovative toys and
hugely popular video games for generations to experience their visually unique
LEGO world as never seen before.
“Winter’s
Tale” - Set in a mythic New York City and
spanning more than a century, this story of miracles, crossed destinies, and
the age-old battle between good and evil stars Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe and
Jessica Brown Findlay.
“300:
Rise of an Empire” -
Told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this new
chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as
Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the
charge that will change the course of the war.
For
its Summer slate, Warner will rollout more potential blockbusters led by:
“Godzilla” - An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic
Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster
against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance,
threaten our very existence.
“Edge
of Tomorrow” -
Starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, the epic action unfolds in a near future
in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable
by any military unit in the world.
“Blended” - This comedy marks the third
collaboration between Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, following their
successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies “50 First Dates” and
“The Wedding Singer.”
“Jupiter
Ascending” - Channing
Tatum and Mila Kunis star in this original science fiction epic adventure from
“Matrix” filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski.
“Into
The Storm” - Told
through the eyes and lenses of professional storm chasers, thrill-seeking
amateurs, and courageous townspeople, this thriller throws you directly into
the eye of the storm to experience Mother Nature at her most extreme. Starring
“The Hobbit's” Richard Armitage.
Come
Fall, the Studio will release:
“Jersey
Boys” – Clint Eastwood directs the
legendary story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and tells the meteoric
tale of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks
became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time.
“Tammy” – A fast food employee (Melissa
McCarthy) loses her job and heads out on the road with her grandmother (Susan
Sarandon) in this comedy written by the “Bridesmaids” star.
“Dolphin
Tale 2” will tell
another true story inspired by the life of Winter, but also involves a new baby
dolphin named Hope who was rescued by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in 2010.
“Inherent
Vice” – Based on the
Thomas Pynchon novel, which is part noir, part psychedelic romp, the Joaquin
Phoenix-Reese Witherspoon starrer provides a classic illustration of the
principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there.
“The
Judge” – Robert
Downey Jr. stars as big city lawyer who returns to his childhood home where his
estranged father, the town’s judge (Robert Duvall), is suspected of murder.
“Interstellar” – Directed by Christopher Nolan,
this epic thriller chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers (Matthew
McConnaughey, Anne Hathaway) who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to
surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances
involved in an interstellar voyage.
“Horrible
Bosses 2” – The
follow-up to the 2011 hit comedy reunites Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis
as everyone’s favorite working stiffs Nick, Dale and Kurt. Jennifer Aniston,
Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey also reprise their starring roles, while Chris Pine
and Christoph Waltz star as new adversaries standing between the guys and their
dreams of success.
“This
Is Where I Leave You” –
Based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper, it
features a starring ensemble cast including Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane
Fonda.
“Live
By Night” – Ben Affleck
writes, produces, and stars in this adaptation of Dennis Lehane's sprawling
crime novel centering on the prodigal son of a prominent police chief, and his
gradual descent into the criminal underworld.
“The
Hobbit: There and Back Again” – The final film in an epic Trilogy adapting the enduringly
popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a
continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings.”
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