Case studies for films

US blockbuster

Jurassic World - 2015

• The estimated budget for this blockbuster film is approximately $150 million, which is a very high budget when compared to some other films.
• The film had a $1.6 billion global gross and was therefore classed 2015's second highest grossing film. This huge box office proved that the film was highly anticipated and successful.
• One of the main characters within this film is played by,  Chris Pratt, who is a very well known actor and has played roles in other films such as, "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Her". The fact that he has been in these very successful films before meant that people were expecting the film to be very good if they have hired a hollywood actor to play in it.
• Furthermore, the fact that the Jurassic Park franchise ended around 20 years ago meant that the target audience is both older people and younger people. Older people wanted to go and see this film because it follows on from the previous Jurassic Park films.
• The marketing for this film started when posters and photos were released illustrating the new logo for the film, and then not long after this, the first trailer for it was released. This attracted many people due to the fact that they managed to make the trailer similar to the trailer for the first "Jurassic Park" film.
• They also created a website that was just based upon the film which was advertised through all forms of social media; this enabled people to learn more about the film and start to get excited about the release. The website had multiple teasers which enticed viewers into the film.
• The certificate for this film was a 12A which is why people of all ages were attracted to see this film. As the film was released, it was shown in over 60 countries which is one of the reasons why the film was as successful as it was.
• The release date of this film was 12 June 2015; the typical times for blockbusters to be released is between May and September which is also why it was known as a blockbuster.
• The production company for this film was legendary pictures and the distribution company was universal pictures.

US independent
Whiplash - 2016

• The director of the film was Damien Chazelle - he went on to direct La La Land
• The age certificate for the film was a 15 due to some strong sexual references which blocks out some viewers but not too many
• The genres of the film were drama and music; the drama genre applies to a lot of adults as they seem to prefer this kind of film. However the music aspect applies to the younger generation.
• The lead role was cast to Miles Teller, who was just starting to rise into major fame as he started to star in films such as Divergent and Fantastic Four; his fan base will want to go and see the film
• One of the production companies for the film was Bold Films; they are also known for helping produce Drive and Nightcrawler.
• A shorter version of Whiplash was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and then production companies were doing all they could to help create a full version
• The release date of the film was 16th January 2016; this is just after blockbuster season which is why it did so well when compared to some other independent films
• Sony Pictures Worldwide got the distribution rights to the film which is also one of the reasons why it did so well; this distribution company is quite famous
• The budget of the film was approximately $3.3 million, which is quite high for an independent film
• The world wide gross of this film was approximately $49 million which is high for a film that had a small budget
•  The film took home three Bafta Awards for Best supporting actor, best editing and best sound which reinforces the fact that the film was successful; this could have encouraged more viewers to want to see the film.
• The marketing for the film had 12.5% of the overall budget for the film which is a fair amount when advertising  film; they used all forms of social media, as well as partnering up with some companies so that they can advertise the film as well.

UK production

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them - 2016

• The budget for this film was approximately $180 million which was one of the reasons why it was such a success. It made a huge world wide box office of around $600 million.
• The film had cast Eddie Redmayne as the main character, which helped the film become so popular. He has been seen in many other films before hand such as: "The Theory Of Everything", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Les Miserables". The fact that he has been in so many successful films, means that more people are likely to see the film.
• The film is set in the Harry Potter world and therefore it attracted more people as they have seen the whole of the Harry Potter franchise. It has the same fantasy, adventure genre as the original Harry Potter films.
• One of the main production companies that helped produce the film was Warner bros, which is a very famous production company - this aided in the film becoming so successful.
• The certificate of the film was a 12 A which meant that people of a younger age could go and see the film, which meant that a wider age group went to see the film.
• The marketing for this film was a very big deal for the film. The marketing company released posters that each gave a small amount of information or context about the film. This enticed the audience into wanting to watch the film.
• The trailers for this film each had some kind of element that was in the previous Harry Potter films (for instance, the soundtrack, the titles and even some of the creatures). A second trailer was released at the MTV movie awards which debuted to a large audience. The first full trailer was released at the San Diego Comic-Con which usually hosts around 130, 000 people.
• The film even has its own website that shows a variety of trailers, posters, fact files of characters and many more; this made viewers want to go and see the film and be excited about it.
• The film was released on November 18, 2016 which is in the same time period in which people are starting to finish school and work for a christmas holiday. This is one of the reasons why it is quite successful.
• The film was given an 8 stars out of a possible 10 which proves that this UK produced film is successful and that it is a good movie.

World cinema production 

Timbuktu - 2015

• The release date of the film was 22nd May 2015; this wasn't in blockbuster season which is why it didn't do as well as other films.
• The age certificate was a 12A, which allowed the younger generation to see the film as well rather than just adults
• The genre of the film was a drama which attracts mostly the older generation rather than the younger generation.
• The director Sissako is one of the few international film makers that have been an influence to other film makers around the world
• The film deals with the social and political issues of the world (mainly the religion of Timbuktu and the Jihadists) 
• 78% of the users on Rotten Tomatoes said that they enjoyed the film.
• The film won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for the best foreign language film
• It came in a variety of languages which allowed people to see the film in different countries
• The New York Times wrote that the film was "Breathtakingly Beautiful", which would encourage the readers to watch the film
• The film was quite low budget which is why they could only cast an actor for the lead role that wasn't very well known.
• The world wide box office for Timbuktu was approximately $7.1 million 
• The film was based on a true story, which some people like; many viewers will go to watch the film because of the fact that they like factual and truthful films.