Harry Warner

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American entertainment company founded on April 4, 1923, by brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner in Los Angeles, California, establishing it as one of the major Hollywood film studios. Originally focused on film production and distribution, it revolutionized the industry by pioneering synchronized sound in cinema with the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first feature-length "talkie," for which it received a special Academy Award in 1929.

Over the decades, Warner Bros. expanded into television, animation, and home entertainment, producing iconic franchises such as the DC Comics superhero universe (including Batman and Superman), the Harry Potter series, and Looney Tunes cartoons featuring characters like Bugs Bunny. Its vast library, comprising over 12,500 feature films and more than 50,000 film and television titles including thousands of animated works, makes it a cornerstone of global media content. Notable achievements include classic films like Casablanca (1942) and modern blockbusters, contributing to its status as a leader in theatrical releases—in 2025, Warner Bros. became the first studio to surpass $4 billion at the global box office.