Warner Bros. Cross New Milestone in Worldwide Box Office

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ENTERTAINMENT | December 17, 2017

As of this writing, Justice League has officially crossed the Php500 million mark and is now one of the all-time highest-grossing films in the Philippines today. (Image Source: Warner Bros./ComicBookMovie.com)

For the second time in its illustrious long history, Warner Bros. Pictures has officially crossed the US$5 billion mark in worldwide box-office sales for the year 2017. It also happens to be the eighth time that the movie production firm has earned more than US$4 billion in a single year which marks a new industry record. The announcement was made by no less than the company's President for Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Sue Kroll.

Five of Warner's feature film releases have taken in more than US$500 million worldwide. These include Jordan Vogt-Roberts' action-adventure film Kong: Skull Island from Legendary Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures, Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot, Christopher Nolan's sweeping epic Dunkirk featuring an ensemble cast, Stephen King's IT from New Line Cinema, and its most recent blockbuster hit Justice League helmed by Zack Snyder which stands at more than US$574 million in box-office sales and still counting.

On the other hand, the milestone has included three more releases that have crossed the US$250 million box-office gross mark. These are The LEGO Batman Movie, Annabelle's Creation from New Line Cinema and Alcon Entertainment's dramatic action thriller Blade Runner 2049.

In making the announcement, Kroll stated that surpassing the five billion dollar mark in a single year can only happen with an incredible level of hardwork across all of Warner's theatrical divisions as well as the invaluable contributions of the filmmakers and actors that the studio has collaborated with and who made the success all possible.