Institutions

Film institutions are companies that produce and manufacture films to put out to the public.

W A R N E R  B R O T H E R S ;

Founded in: 1923

Founded by: Albert, harry, Sam and Jack Warner.

Currently employs: 8000 people approximately

Operates under the Time Warner company, which also owns Castle Rock Entertainment as well as New Line Cinema and TV stations has HBO and Cartoon Network. 

Warner Brothers Pictures currently operate out of Burbank, California.

Produced films: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Oceans 11 (original, 1960), Dirty Harry (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1972), The Exorcist (1973), Blade Runner (1982), Space Jam (1996), Miss Congeniality (2000), 300 (2007), All the Harry Potter films (2001-2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and many more. 

U N I V E R S A L ; 

Founded in: 1912

Founded by: Carl Laemmle, Pat Powers, Mark Dintenfass ,William Swanson, David Horsley, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel, Jules Brulatour

Currently employs: Around 400,000

Operates NBC Television, Universal Parks and Resorts, Legendary Pictures, Original Film.

Headquarters are in Universal City, California.

Produced films: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (original, 1923), Dracula (1931), The Mummy (1959 and remake in 1999), Psycho (1960 and sequels) Marnie (1964), Jaws (1975), An American Werewolf In London (1981), ET (1982), Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Schindler's List (1993), Bridget Jones' Diary (2001), All the Fast and Furious films, Pitch Perfect (2012), and many more. 

C O L U M B I A ; 


Founded in: 1924 

Founded by: Harry Cohn, Jack Cohn and Joe Brandt 

Currently employs: over 100,000

Operates HBO and CBS Television stations

Produced films: Lawrence of Arabia (1962, original), Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964), Tootsie (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), The Karate Kid (1984), St Elmos Fire (1985), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Groundhog Day (1993), Erin Brokovich (2000), The Grudge (2004), Casino Royale (2006, as well as the other recent James Bond/Daniel Craig films), The Social Network (2011) American Hustle (2013) and more. 


O T H E R S ; 

• Walt Disney 
• Marvel Cinematic Universe
• 20th Century Fox
• MGM