Barry Reardon Net Worth At The Time of Death

Warner Bros. Executive, Barry Reardon has died at age 92. No cause of death has been announced. His real net worth at the time of death is not known yet, however, considering his portfolio and the companies he worked for, it is believed that he was a millionaire at the time of death.

He worked for the US Army Intelligence in Europe for some years and earned an MBA in economics from Trinity College after returning to the States. He began his career in the entertainment industry in 1967 when he joined Paramount Pictures in NYC as the associate to the VP of Finance.

Lamont was promoted to marketing and distribution as VP and Assistant to the President while at Paramount Pictures. He joined General Cinema Corporation in Boston in 1975 – in charge of marketing and film procurement. At that time General Cinema was the largest movie circuit in the US.

In 1978, he was recruited by Warner Bros and turned it into his dream job. He was the head of Theatre Distribution at Warner Bros from 1978-1999. Reardon developed an internal marketing data system with fellow executives that could track rivals’ trailers from the previous 10 years, their grosses, and actors’ track records with box office and critics.

Warner Bros under his supervision was very fruitful and was ranked among the top three in North American box-office market for 16 years. The Batman movies released during his time raked in $1.2 billion, and over $1 billion in four Lethal Weapon movies.