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Warner Bros. Family Entertainment is the family film label of Warner Bros., established in 1992. It is best-known for producing numerous family films and television series in either live-action or animation (especially animated television programs produced by Steven Spielberg).

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History

The division was founded in 1992 to produce more family-friendly films.

The first theatrical film released under the Family Entertainment label was Dennis The Menace, released in the summer of 1993. The film proved to be a huge hit at the box office, grossing over $50 million at the domestic box office. Following it was Free Willy, which was also released in the summer of 1993, and would also be a huge box office hit, grossing over $75 million domestically.

Other 1993 releases included a live-action film adaption of the book The Secret Garden which didn’t perform as well as the previous two films but still garnered over $30 million at the domestic box office. WBFE made another film in 1993, called The Nutcracker. The last 1993 WBFE theatrical release was Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and wasn’t a success at the box office, getting only $5 million at the box office compared to its’ $6 million budget.

1994 was the worst year for WBFE, where it was home to numerous flops. In the early part of 1994, Warner released Thumbelina, and was a major flop at the box office. Another 1994 film is a live-action rendition of the book Black Beauty, which was another flop for the studio, grabbing only nearly $5 million at the box office. Following it was Little Giants, which performed better, but only received nearly $20 million domestically. The last two films in 1994 were A Troll in Central Park, which garnered less than $1 million at the box office, and Richie Rich, which was only a minor flop, grossing over $38 million for its $40 million budget.

In 1995, it brought a live-action rendition of the book A Little Princess, which only got over $10 million in it's domestic release. Other films include The Pebble and the Penguin, which was a bomb at the box office, grossing nearly $4 million, Born To Be Wild, which also garnered nearly $4 million. But the biggest success of 1995 for the company was the sequel to Free Willy, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, which although wasn’t nearly as successful as the predecessor, but was a minor success, garnering over $30 million.

1996 would bring WBFE’s biggest hit yet, Space Jam, and garnered over $90 million domestically, making the film a huge box office hit. 1997 would be home to some of Warner's least-successful movies yet. The next film was released in 1997, Turner Animation’s Cats Don't Dance, which flopped at the box office with over $3 million earned. The next 1997 film was a sequel to The Swan Princess, but performed poorly at the box office mainly because of a limited theatrical release. The final 1997 film was the third and final Free Willy film, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, which performed poorly, grossing over $3 million.

In 1998 it released Warner Bros. Animation’s Quest For Camelot, which would be a flop at the box office, but grossed more than previous films released by the company, grossing nearly $23 million domestically. 1999 brought two more films from Warner Bros. Animation, the poorly performed The King And I, which only grossed nearly $12 million, and Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant, which was also a flop, grossing over $23 million. The only 2000 film released under WBFE was My Dog Skip, which became the company’s first major box office success in nearly four years, grossing nearly $35 million.

Two family films were released in 2001 through WBFE, Cats & Dogs was proved to be one of the biggest successes of the company’s history, grossing over $200 million worldwide. The next film, Osmosis Jones, was hoped to follow the previous two films in the success line-up, but sadly flopped, only grossing nearly $15 million. It wasn’t until 2004 that another film from the WBFE was released, Clifford's Really Big Movie was another box office flop, mainly because of opening under 500 screens, grossing only over $3 million.

Future

Warner's current family film slate will include a sequel to the box office smash Cats & Dogs, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, which is currently in production and will be released on July 30, 2010.

The studio will release an animated film adaption of the book Guardians of Ga'Hoole on September 24, 2010.

A live-action/CGI 3-D film adaption of Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear is currently in production and will be released on December 17, 2010.

A live-action film adaption of Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest is in production.

Warners will release a sequel to Happy Feet, which is scheduled for release on November 18, 2011. Other films include two new feature films with Alcon Entertainment, including a live-action/CGI film starring Marvin the Martian, which is slated for release in 2011, and a live-action/CGI adaption of Hanna-Barbera's Hong Kong Phooey. Also in development is a live-action/CGI film adaption of Tom and Jerry.

Notable films

Theatrical films

Direct-to-video films

Scooby-Doo

Tom and Jerry

DC Comics

The Wiggles

Others

Notable television shows

External links


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