RESEARCH - BFI Statistics Yearbook

BFI Statistics Yearbook

Genre:

Which 3 genres were most successful in the UK Box Office?

• Animation
• Action
• Comedy

Which 3 genres were least popular or least successful in the UK Box Office?

• War
• Documentary
• Romance

Which genre has the most films released 2013-2014?

• Comedy

How many films in this genre were made in 2013-2014?

• 153 films released

How many animated films were made?

• 33 films released

How many action films were made?

• 47 films released

What does this information about genre tell you?

This tells me that most people liked to watch action and animation films.  The least popular genre is war, this may be because the only 5 that got released were not very successful.  This information also tells me that the most films that are released are comedies which is why it is the third highest gross box office figure - £158.2 million.

Audience:

Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK?

• People ages 15-24 went cinema the most

Which comedy film was the most popular with this age group?

• Hangover Part 3 
• Fast and Furious 6
• Kick Ass 2

Which film was most popular with the over 50's?

• Les Miserables

Which genres was most popular with men?

• Thriller
• Action
• Comedy

Which genre was most popular with women?

• One Direction
• Frozen

UK films appealed to which audience type?

• UK films appealed most to females

Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age group? What does this tell us about their preferred genre?

• One Direction - This is us, Wreck it Ralph and Despicable Me 2 were most popular with the age group 7-14.  This tells us that children and young teenagers enjoy watching animated movies the most.

The 3 most popular films with the 35-44 age group were Frozen, The Croods and Jack and the giant slayer. Why might this be how does this contribute to animation being the most successful genre at the box office?

• In this age group, these people are mainly parents who take their children to watch these movies which increases the view count on the amount of elders that watch these movies.

 Which 3 films were most popular with the 25-34 age group?

• Fast and Furious 6
• Trance
• Rush

Which films were most popular with middle class audiences?

• Western Django Unchained
• Fast and Furious 6
• Trance
• Rush

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?

Most popular films in London:

• Django Unchained - 31% of audience group - Western, drama, adventure and black comedy
• Fast and Furious 6 - 30% of audience group - Action, thriller, adventure and crime
• Gravity - 28% of audience group - Thriller and drama

Most popular films in Scotland:

• Sunshine on leith - 32% of audience group - Musical, comedy, romance and drama
• Filth - 32% of audience group - Drama, comedy, thriller and crime fiction
• Star Trek into Darkness - 14% of audience group - Action, Sci-Fi and adventure