GENRE AND AUDIENCE RESEARCH

 

 

1-WHICH 3 GENRES  WERE MOST SUCCESSFUL AT THE UK BOX OFFICE?

 Animation (21.4% )

Action (18.7%)

Comedy (13.7%)

 

2-WHICH 3 GENRES WERE LEAST POPULAR OR SUCCESSFUL AT THE UK BOX OFFICE?

War (<0.1%)

Documentary (0.9%)

Romance (1.2%)

 

3- WHICH FILM GENRE HAD THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF FILMS MADE?

Comedy

 

4- HOW MANY FILMS IN THIS GENRE WERE MADE IN 2013/14?

153

 

5- HOW MANY ANIMATION FILMS WERE MADE?

33

 

6- HOW MANY ACTION FILMS WERE MADE?

47

 

7- WHAT DOES THIS INFORMATION TELL YOU ABOUTGENRE TELL YOU ABOUT:

 

FILM PRODUCTION-

It makes it  clear that in order for the producers to gain a good profit the have to invest in a film that is successful and popular within there target audience.

 

FILM AUDEINCES-

It tells us which genres were popular within the public due to personal preference.

 

AUDIENCES-CHAPTER 15

1- WHICH AGE GROUP MADE UP THE LARGEST PROPORTION OF CINEMA ADMISSIONS IN THE UK?

15- 24

 

2- WHICH COMEDY FILM WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS AGE GROUP?

The Hangover part 3

3-WHICH FILM WAS MOST POPULAR WITH THE OVER 50S?WHAT GENRE WASTHIS FILM?

Quartet - A comedy drama

 

4- WHICH GENRES WERE MOST POPULAR WITH MEN?

Thriller, action, comedy

 

5- WHICH GENRES WERE MOST POPLUAR WITH WOMEN?

 

fantasy, romance and comedy

 

6- UK FILMS APPEALED MOST TO WHICH AUDIENCE TYPE?

 

The AB audience type

 

7- WHICH 3 FILMS WERE MOST POPULAR WITH THE 7-14 AGE GROUP?

1) One Direction This Is Us

2) Wreck It Ralph

3) Despicable me 

 

This tells us that there age group prefer animations because they are child friendly and interactive.

 

8- WHICH 3 FILMS MOST POPULAR WITH THE 35-44 AGE GROUP WERE FROZEN, THE CROODS AND JACK AND THE GIANT SLAYER.WHY MIGHT THIS BE AND HOW DOES THIS CONTRIBUTE TO ANIMATION BEING THE MOST SUCESSFUL GENREAT THE BOX OFFICE?

The reason animation is the most successful genre is since every age group enjoys watching them and also because in order for children to watch these animations they need to legally be accompanied by an adult which explains why animations are popular within adults.  

 

 

 

 

9- WHICH 3 FILMS WERE MOST POPULAR WITH THE 25-34 AGE GROUP?

Django Unchained

Fast and Furious 6

Rush

10-WHICH FILMS WERE MOST POPULAR WITH MIDDLE CLASS AUDIENCES (C1 AND C2)?

C1) Rush, Captain Philips, Gravity

C2) OZ The Great and Powerful, Fast and Furious, Despicable Me 2

11) WHAT DIFFERENCES ARE THERE FOR THE MOST POPULAR FILM IN LONDON AND SCOTLAND AND WHAT CONCLUSIONS CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT THE TYPES OF FILMS THEY APPEAR TO PREFER?

Scotland - About Time, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2

London - Gravity, Fast and Furious 6

Animated films were most popular in Scotland.

Action and Thriller were the most popular in London.