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Student’s name TRF 235 Professor Jones Date Film Profile Warner Bros. Pictures 4000 Warner Boulevard Burbank, CA. 91522 818.954.1744 http://www.warnerbrothers.com/ Founded: April 4, 1923; Founders: Jack Warner, Sam Warner, Harry Warner, and Albert Warner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Kevin Tsujihara Vice President: Edward A. Romano Products: Motion pictures, television programs, video games Finances: Revenue: An increasing US$ 12 billion (2014) Operating income: An increasing US$ 1.3 billion (2014) Number of employees: An estimate of 8,000 (2014) Profile: Founded in 1923, Warner Bros. Pictures is among the most well-known studios that was founded by four brothers; Harry, Jack, Albert, and Sam Warner. At first, it was located in Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. However, with the success of their first talkie with Al Jolson, who was a famous Jazz singer in 1927, Warner Brothers relocated to a Burbank lot that was 110 acres, where it still is to date. At one time, Warner’s shared their studio with Colombia …show more content…

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