Task12 - Genre preferences and audience

Genre

1)  Animation, action, and comedy were the most successful in the Uk  box office.

2) The least popular genres in the UK box office were war, documentary, and romance.

3/4) 153 films from the comedy genre were released in 2013-14. This was the most film releases out of all the genres.

5) In 2013-2012, 33 animated films were made

6) In 2013-2012, 47 action films were made

7) This information tells me that film production and audience need to work closely together to make a particular genre successful. Film production is successful through meeting what the audience wants at the time. The production of animation has changed based on who's watching it, with a growing population of young dependents visiting with parents this also effects what is put into production to fit wider audiences such as certain references that they would only get. Action film production has also changed from the cliche conventions of  these to a more modern and diverse twist on things, this fits everyone's taste somewhere increasing the different types of people watching these films.

Audiences

1) The age group 15-24 made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the Uk at 33%

2) The most successful comedy film was Hangover Part III within the age roup 15-24

3) The drama/comedy film Quartet was the most popular amongst the over 50s

4) The genres which were most popular with men were comedy, action, and thriller 

5) The genres which were most popular with women were drama documentaries and comedy

6) The UK films Alan partridge appealed mostly to the male audience and one direction appealed mostly to female audiences.

7) The three films that were most popular with the 7-14 age group were one direction, wreck-it-ralph and despicable me 2. This shows that this age group enjoys update/current fashions such as the boy band one direction as well as fun animated movies.

8) The 3 films that were most popular with the age group 35-44 were frozen, the croods and jack the giant slayer. This is because this is the average age of parents with little kids who they take to see these movies. Also, animation has changed a lot over the past years and now appeal to older audiences based on their story lines.

9) Three films which were most popular with 25-34 age group fast & furious 6, django unchained and rush.

10)  The films which were most popular to middle-class audiences were rush, captain phillips and gravity