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Legendary Pictures, Inc.
(also called
Legendary Entertainment
) is an
American
movie
production company
. The parent company is based in
Burbank
,
California
and was founded by Thomas Tull
[1]
in 2000. In 2005 the company made a 40-picture agreement to co-produce and co-finance with
Warner Bros.
By 2011 the company was reported to have been valued at more than $1 billion.
[2]
In September 2011,
Chief Creative Officer
Jon Jashni was appointed to the new position of President.
[3]
In 2010, the company announced the launch of a comic book division called Legendary Comics, LLC. It is under the direction of editor-in-chief
Bob Schreck
.
[4]
The first graphic novel published by the company was
Holy Terror
by
Frank Miller
, which was released in 2011.
[5]
In 2011, the company announced the creation of Legendary Television, LLC. The division was headed by Jeremy Elice and a co-financing contract with
Warner Bros. Television
was signed.
[6]
In 2012, Legendary decided to delay its expansion into television and shut down the division. The contract with Warner Bros. was ended and Elice left the company.
[7]
Legendary Entertainment has co-produced 24 feature movies. The box office column shows the worldwide gross for the theatrical release of the movie in
United States dollars
.
Year
|
Title
|
Director
|
Co-production company(s)
|
Distributor(s)
|
Box office
|
Ref.
|
2005
|
Batman Begins
|
Christopher Nolan
|
Syncopy Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$372,710,015
|
[8]
|
2006
|
Superman Returns
|
Bryan Singer
|
Bad Hat Harry Productions / Peters Entertainment
|
Warner Bros.
|
$391,081,192
|
[9]
|
2006
|
Lady in the Water
|
M. Night Shyamalan
|
Blinding Edge Pictures
|
Warner Bros.
|
$72,785,169
|
[10]
|
2006
|
The Ant Bully
|
John A. Davis
|
Playtone
/
DNA Productions
|
Warner Bros.
|
$55,181,129
|
[11]
|
2006
|
Beerfest
|
Jay Chandrasekhar
|
Gerber Pictures / Cataland Films /
Broken Lizard
|
Warner Bros.
|
$20,387,597
|
[12]
|
2006
|
We Are Marshall
|
McG
|
Thunder Road Films /
Wonderland Sound and Vision
|
Warner Bros.
|
$43,545,364
|
[13]
|
2007
|
300
|
Zack Snyder
|
Virtual Studios
|
Warner Bros.
|
$456,068,181
|
[14]
|
2008
|
10,000 BC
|
Roland Emmerich
|
Centropolis
|
Warner Bros.
|
$269,784,201
|
[15]
|
2008
|
The Dark Knight
|
Christopher Nolan
|
Syncopy Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$1,001,921,825
|
[16]
|
2009
|
Watchmen
|
Zack Snyder
|
Lawrence Gordon Productions
|
Warner Bros.
/
Paramount
|
$185,258,983
|
[17]
|
2009
|
Observe and Report
|
Jody Hill
|
DeLine Pictures
|
Warner Bros.
|
$26,973,554
|
[18]
|
2009
|
The Hangover
|
Todd Phillips
|
Green Hat Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$467,483,912
|
[19]
|
2009
|
Trick 'r Treat
|
Michael Dougherty
|
Bad Hat Harry Productions
|
Warner Premiere
|
?
|
[20]
|
2009
|
Where the Wild Things Are
|
Spike Jonze
|
Playtone
/
Village Roadshow Pictures
|
Warner Bros.
|
$100,086,793
|
[21]
|
2009
|
Ninja Assassin
|
James McTeigue
|
Dark Castle Entertainment
/ Anarchos Productions
|
Warner Bros.
|
$61,601,280
|
[22]
|
2010
|
Clash of the Titans
|
Louis Leterrier
|
Thunder Road Films /
The Zanuck Company
|
Warner Bros.
|
$493,214,993
|
[23]
|
2010
|
Jonah Hex
|
Jimmy Hayward
|
Mad Chance / Weed Road Pictures
|
Warner Bros.
|
$10,903,112
|
[24]
|
2010
|
Inception
|
Christopher Nolan
|
Syncopy Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$825,532,764
|
[25]
|
2010
|
The Town
|
Ben Affleck
|
GK Films
/ Thunder Road Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$154,026,136
|
[26]
|
2010
|
Due Date
|
Todd Phillips
|
Green Hat Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$211,780,824
|
[27]
|
2011
|
Sucker Punch
|
Zack Snyder
|
Cruel and Unusual Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$89,792,502
|
[28]
|
2011
|
The Hangover Part II
|
Todd Phillips
|
Green Hat Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$581,464,305
|
[29]
|
2012
|
Wrath of the Titans
|
Jonathan Liebesman
|
Thunder Road Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$301,970,083
|
[30]
|
2012
|
The Dark Knight Rises
|
Christopher Nolan
|
Syncopy Films
|
Warner Bros.
|
$1,011,011,261
|
[31]
|
Box office total:
|
$7,204,565,175
|
?
|
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.
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.
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.
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"Trick 'r Treat (2008)"
.
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- ↑
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.
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.
- ↑
"Jonah Hex (2010)"
.
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.
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.
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.
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