Task 5

Film 4

Founded 1982 as Film 4 productions under Channel 4 but became its own company in 1998 when it became known as just Film4. It is UK film distribution company that distributes Indie and Blockbuster movies. Some of the films they have produced:
- 12 Years a Slave
- Attack the Block
- The Inbetweeners Movie (1 & 2)

Box office comparisons
Film4.
The Inbetweeners movie:

Budget:
£3,500,000

Opening Weekend:
$35,955 (USA) (9 September 2012) (10 Screens)

£13,200,000 (UK) (23 August 2011) (475 Screens)

Gross: 

$36,000 (USA)
£41,800,000 (UK) (20 September 2011)
$88,025,781 (worldwide)

FOX.

Black Swan:

Budget: 

$13 million

Opening Weekend Takings: 

$1.4 million

Gross: 

$106.9 million

Target Audience

The Inbetweeners - The Inbetweeners would have a target audience of teens and young adults who can make connections with the 4 main protagonists. The movie explores typical 'Ladish' behavior and therefore the target audience would typically be male.

Black Swan - Black Swan: Research shows that more females go to the cinema than males so this film would be popular when in cinemas.

Summit

Founded in 1991 but became a subsidiary to Lionsgate Films in 2012. It mainly distributes and produces UK films, but has distributed and prouced foreign films from France and Spain. Some of the films they have produced include:

- Divergence

- Twilight Saga

- Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

Box Office Comparisons

Summit.

Twilight:

Budget:

$37,000,000

Opening Weekend Takings:

$69,637,740 (USA) (23 November 2008) (3,419 Screens)
£2,508,422 (UK) (21 December 2008) (446 Screens)
NZD 556,923 (New Zealand) (28 December 2008) (50 Screens)
PHP 84,632,242 (Philippines) (30 November 2008) (66 Screens)

Film4.

12 Years a Slave

Budget: 

$22 million

Opening Weekend Takings:

$923,715

Gross:

$187.7 million

Target Audience

Twilight - Typically Twilight was aimed a teen girls, who are interested in romantic action films. With the main protagonist being a female.
12 Years a Slave - Had a large target audience with big name stars within the film but also appealed to older audiences with its more serious tone and storytelling, setting it apart from other Blockbusters.

Icon

Founded in 1989 by Mel Gibson, it primarily makes and distributes its own films and can be considered a very slight Min-Max production company after successes of films such as: Braveheart, The Passion of Christ and We were Soldiers.

Box Office Comparisons
Icon
We were Soldiers -

Budget:

$75 million

Opening Weekend Takings:

NA

Gross: 

$114.6 million

Insomnia

Budget:

$46 million

Opening Weekend Takings:

NA

Gross:

$113.7 million

Target Audience

We were Soldiers: Limited market to Americans as large disinterest, dissatisfaction from other nations about Vietnam war however came out at a time of high nationalism during Iraq war.

Insomnia: Follows common blockbuster tropes of good vs evil and so was popular in cinemas and across the world but again limited to primarily 'Western World' release with common American themes being present.

Warp Films

Founded in 1999 and based in Sheffield and London, this production company produces many British independent films such as: '71, Kill List and Four Lions.

Box Office Comparisons

Four lions

Budget:

£2.5 million

Opening Weekend Takings:

£609,000

Gross:

£6.9 million

The Passion of Christ

Budget:

$30 million

Opening Weekend Takings:

$83.8 million

Gross:

$611.9 million

Target Audiences

Four Lions: Like 'We were Soldiers', limited target audience as very 'English' comedy and themes are used and also a focus on younger adults because of the comedy used and younger characters.

The Passion of Christ: Wide target audience and too this day the highest grossing Non-English film to succeed in foreign countries.