Legendary Pictures

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 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. In September 2011, Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni was appointed to the new position of President.

 Legendary Comics 
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. The first graphic novel published by the company was Holy Terror by Frank Miller, which was released in 2011.

 Legendary Television 
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. 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.

 Filmography 
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.

 Released 
 Year Title Director Co-production company(s) Distributor(s) Box office Ref.  Batman Begins  Syncopy Films Warner Bros. $372,710,015   Superman Returns  Bad Hat Harry Productions / Peters Entertainment Warner Bros. $391,081,192   Lady in the Water  Blinding Edge Pictures Warner Bros. $72,785,169     Playtone / DNA Productions Warner Bros. $55,181,129   Beerfest  Gerber Pictures / Cataland Films / Broken Lizard Warner Bros. $20,387,597   We Are Marshall McG Thunder Road Films / Wonderland Sound and Vision Warner Bros. $43,545,364     Virtual Studios Warner Bros. $456,068,181     Centropolis Warner Bros. $269,784,201     Syncopy Films Warner Bros. $1,001,921,825   Watchmen  Lawrence Gordon Productions Warner Bros. / Paramount $185,258,983   Observe and Report  DeLine Pictures Warner Bros. $26,973,554     Green Hat Films Warner Bros. $467,483,912   Trick 'r Treat  Bad Hat Harry Productions Warner Premiere    Where the Wild Things Are  Playtone / Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. $100,086,793   Ninja Assassin  Dark Castle Entertainment / Anarchos Productions Warner Bros. $61,601,280   Clash of the Titans  Thunder Road Films / The Zanuck Company Warner Bros. $493,214,993   Jonah Hex  Mad Chance / Weed Road Pictures Warner Bros. $10,903,112   Inception  Syncopy Films Warner Bros. $825,532,764     GK Films / Thunder Road Films Warner Bros. $154,026,136   Due Date  Green Hat Films Warner Bros. $211,780,824   Sucker Punch  Cruel and Unusual Films Warner Bros. $89,792,502     Green Hat Films Warner Bros. $581,464,305   Wrath of the Titans  Thunder Road Films Warner Bros. $301,970,083     Syncopy Films Warner Bros. $1,011,011,261 
2013Jack the Giant SlayerBryan SingerNew Line Cinema / Original Film / Big Kid Pictures / Bad Hat Harry$197,687,603201342Brian HelgelandN/A$97,470,7012013The Hangover Part IIITodd PhillipsGreen Hat Films / BenderSpink$362,000,0722013Man of SteelZack SnyderDC Entertainment / Syncopy / Peters Entertainment$668,045,5182013Pacific RimGuillermo del ToroDDY$411,002,9062014300: Rise of an EmpireNoam MurroCruel and Unusual Films / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang$337,580,0512014GodzillaGareth EdwardsN/AWarner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) / Toho-Towa (Japan)$529,076,0692014As Above, So BelowJohn Erick DowdleBrothers Dowdle ProductionsUniversal Pictures$41,898,4092014Dracula UntoldGary ShoreMichael De Luca Productions$217,124,2802014InterstellarChristopher NolanSyncopy / Lynda Obst ProductionsParamount Pictures (North America) / Warner Bros. Pictures (International)$675,120,0172014Seventh SonSergei BodrovThunder Road Pictures / Wigram ProductionsUniversal Pictures$114,178,6132014UnbrokenAngelina JolieJolie Pas / 3 Arts Entertainment$163,278,3572015BlackhatMichael MannForward Pass$19,589,0562015The HiveDavid YaroveskyMidnight Road Entertainment / Witness Protection FilmsNerdist—2015Dead Rising: WatchtowerZach LipovskyContradiction Films / Di Bonaventura DigitalCrackle / Content Media—2015Jurassic WorldColin TrevorrowAmblin Entertainment / The Kennedy/Marshall CompanyUniversal Pictures$1,670,400,6372015Straight Outta ComptonF. Gary GrayNew Line Cinema / Cube Vision / Crucial Films / Broken Chair Flickz$201,634,9912015Steve JobsDanny BoyleScott Rudin Productions / Mark Gordon Company / Entertainment 360 / Decibel Films / Cloud Eight Films$34,441,8732015Crimson PeakGuillermo del ToroDDY$74,679,8222015KrampusMichael DoughertyZam Pictures$61,548,7072016FastballJonathan HockMajor League BaseballGravitas Ventures—WarcraftDuncan JonesAtlas Entertainment / Blizzard Entertainment / Tencent Pictures / H. Brothers / Taihe EntertainmentUniversal Pictures$439,048,914Dead Rising: EndgamePat WilliamsDR2 / Contradiction FilmsCrackle—The ThinningMichael GallagherCinemand/kidsatplayYouTube Red—SpectralNic MathieuUniversal PicturesNetflix—The Great WallZhang YimouAtlas Entertainment, Kava Productions and Le Vision PicturesUniversal Pictures$334,993,8312017Kong: Skull IslandJordan Vogt-RobertsTencent PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures$566,652,812Flesh and SandAlejandro González IñárrituILMxLAB / Fondazione PradaDistribution only—2018Pacific Rim: UprisingSteven S. DeKnightDDYUniversal Pictures$290,930,148Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomJ. A. BayonaAmblin Entertainment / Perfect World Pictures / The Kennedy/Marshall Company$1,308,467,944SkyscraperRawson Marshall ThurberFlynn Picture Company / Seven Bucks Productions$304,868,961Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainOl ParkerLittlestar / Playtone / Perfect World Pictures$402,264,003BlacKkKlansmanSpike LeeBlumhouse Productions / Monkeypaw Productions / 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks / QC Entertainment / Perfect World PicturesFocus Features (United States) / Universal Pictures (International)$93,400,823The Thinning: New World OrderMichael J. GallagherCinemand / The Mark Gordon Company / Entertainment OneYouTube Originals—2019LittleTina Gordon ChismWill Packer Productions / Perfect World PicturesUniversal Pictures$48,987,096Pokémon Detective PikachuRob LettermanThe Pokémon Company / TohoWarner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) / Toho-Towa (Japan)$433,005,346Godzilla: King of the MonstersMichael DoughertyHuahua Media / Toho$386,600,1382020Enola HolmesHarry BradbeerPCMA ProductionsNetflix—Console WarsJonah Tulis / Blake J. HarrisCBS Television StudiosCBS All Access—2021Godzilla vs. KongAdam WingardN/AWarner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) / Toho-Towa (Japan)$470,067,014DuneDenis VilleneuveVilleneuve FilmsWarner Bros. Pictures$401,847,9002022Texas Chainsaw MassacreDavid Blue GarciaBad Hombre / Exurbia FilmsNetflix—FreshMimi CaveSearchlight Pictures / Hyperobject IndustriesHulu (United States) / Disney+ (Worldwide)—Enola Holmes 2Harry BradbeerPCMA ProductionsNetflix—A Christmas Story ChristmasClay KaytisWild West Picture Show Productions / Toberoff ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures / Max—2023The MachinePeter AtencioUh Hundred Percent Productions / Levity ProductionsSony Pictures Releasing$10,664,328The Toxic AvengerMacon BlairTroma EntertainmentCineverse$3,300,738The Book of ClarenceJeymes SamuelKilburn LaneSony Pictures Releasing$6,132,8132024Dune: Part TwoDenis VilleneuveVilleneuve FilmsWarner Bros. Pictures$711,844,358Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireAdam WingardN/AWarner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) / Toho (Japan)$571,250,016BrothersMax BarbakowMad Chance Productions / Brolin Productions / Estuary FilmsAmazon MGM Studios—2025Marcus James The MovieAaron HorvathMarcus James Studios / Vertigo Entertainment / WB AnimationWarner Bros Pictures Animation$826,639,9272025A Minecraft MovieJared HessMojang Studios / Vertigo Entertainment / On the RoamWarner Bros. Pictures$949,664,547

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Category:American entertainment companies
Category:Companies based in Burbank, California