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What does Warner Bros. own?
Warner Bros. owns Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Games, and New Line Cinema. The studio's franchises include DC Comics (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman), Harry Potter and the Wizarding World, Looney Tunes, and a century-long library of films and television series.

Is Warner Bros. publicly traded?
Warner Bros. is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBD), which is publicly traded. Warner Bros. itself is not separately publicly traded. Following the planned split of Warner Bros. Discovery in mid-2026, Warner Bros. is expected to become part of a standalone publicly traded company.

Who founded Warner Bros.?
Warner Bros. was founded in 1923 by four brothers: Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner. The studio pioneered sound in film with The Jazz Singer in 1927 and became one of Hollywood's major studios.

Who owns Warner Bros.?
Warner Bros. is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBD), which was formed in April 2022 through the merger of WarnerMedia (spun off from AT&T) and Discovery, Inc. David Zaslav serves as President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.

What is the Warner Bros. Discovery split?
In June 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced a plan to split into two independent publicly traded companies by mid-2026. Warner Bros. will become the core of the new "Warner Bros." company, which will also include HBO, Max, and DC Comics. The linear TV networks (CNN, HGTV, Food Network, etc.) will be separated into a company called Discovery Global.

What is DC Studios?
DC Studios is Warner Bros.' superhero content division, led by co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. The division is responsible for producing DC Universe (DCU) films, television series, and streaming content. The DCU reboot began with Superman, released in July 2025.

What are Warner Bros.' most successful films?
Warner Bros.' most successful films include Barbie (2023, $1.4+ billion worldwide), The Dark Knight trilogy, the Harry Potter series, Aquaman (2018, $1.1+ billion), and Joker (2019, $1+ billion). The studio has produced numerous billion-dollar films across its century-long history.