Thursday, 13 October 2016

Task 12 - Answers to the BFI statistics yearbook

Task 12


1. Which genres were most successful at the UK box office?
   
Animation , Action and Comedy

2. Which three genres were least popular at the UK box office?

Romance, Documentary and War

3/4. Which film genre had the most films released in 2013 - 14, how many ?

Comedy had the most films released in 2013 - 14. 153 films from this genre was released.

5. How many animated films were made? 

33 Animated films were made

6. How many action films were made ? 

47 Action films were made

7. What does this information about genre tell you about film production & audiences?

This information tells us that the 3 most popular genres were animation, action and comedy were as the least popular were romance, documentary and war films. Comedy films also had the most releases in 2013/14 at 153 film releases. 


Audiences - Chapter 15 

 1. Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the uk?

 15 - 24 years of age in 2013 at 33% of cinema admissions.


2. Which comedy film was most successful with this age group? 

 Hangover part III and Kick Ass 2 were the most successful comedy film within this age group.


3. Which film was most popular with the over 50s? What genre is this?

 The most popular genre was Drama, Biopic and musical films including Quarlet, Les Miserables and Philomena. 


4. Which genre were most popular with men?

Thriller, Action and comedy films.


5. Which genre were most popular with Women?

Drama, comedy, and documentaries.


6. UK films appealed most to which audience type?

Action films appealed most to audiences consisting of the age group 25 -34.


7. Which three films were most popular with the 7-14 age group? What does this tell you about their preferred genre?


The film with the highest significant above-average audience in this category was the boy-band concert documentary One Direction: This Is Us. This shows this age enjoy pop culture genre the most.

8. Why were the films most popular in the 35 - 44 age group animation and why is animation so successful at the box office ?

This age group usually consists of parents that accompany their children or younger family members to watch the films.

9. Which films were most popular with 25 - 34 age group?

 Action films mainly appealed to this targeted age range, with the top 3 being Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6 and Rush. 

10 . Which films were most popular with the Middle class Audiences?

 A broad range of genres being Action, sci- fi and drama including films Rush, Captain Phillips and Gravity. 

11.  Look at the tables for popular films in London and Scotland. What differences are there and what conclusions can you make about the types of films they appear to prefer. 

In London the most popular films consited of Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6 and Gravity while in Scotland the most popular films were Sunshine on Leith, Filth and Star Trek into Darkness. This shows us that in London they prefer American based / produced films while on the other hand in Scotland UK based films are more popular.

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