10 facts about the film industry

1- The most popular genre of film is action, with 34% choosing it as their favourite.

2- In the UK, 646 films were released during 2012, which equates to over 12 new titles each week.

3- The box office took over £1Billion in the UK in 2012 for the third year running.

4- 64% of cinema audiences are aged 7-34.

5- 'Titanic' regained the top spot as the highest grossing film in the UK since 1975, due to it's re-release on 3D format.

6- UK films accounted for 15% of global box office. Independent UK films made up under 2% of global box office.

7- Bollywood movie accounted for 1.1% of UK Box office 2012.

10 facts about the film industry

                        10 facts about the film industry

• 40% of a cinema's income is made up from refreshments like popcorn, which is why they charge extortionate prices and discourage bringing in food from other retailers. 
• All of the biggest movie companies like paramount and sony/columbia are owned by conglomerates, massive companies that own numerous smaller companies.
• The Avengers made over $207 million in the opening weekend, and was shown in 4,349 different cinemas.
•  In 2012, 43 3D films were releases, and 646 'normal' films. Out of the top 10 3D films, 9 were in the top 20 films of 2012, and Titanic 3D was 26th. 
• Only 4% of film viewing is done at the cinema, although most people prefer to watch movies out at the cinema the vast majority is done at home.
• The most popular genre in 2012 was action, which made 34.5% of the total profit for films.
• 64% of cinema audiences are aged 7 - 34
• Saturday is the most popular night of the week to go to the cinema, holding 24.1% of the Box Office.
• There is an average of 3 people on every cinema outing
• The top three films of 2012 were: Skyfall, Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers

10 interesting facts about the film industry!

1. UK independent films made up 8% of the New Zealand box office! Thanks mostly to 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

                     

                 2. Of the 392 film companies that made a feature in 2012 only 10 made three or more. 19 made two and the rest mad one.

                        3. There were 3.9 billion viewings of feature films on TV in the UK in 2012.This is 22 times the number of cinema admissions. 









                        4. UK films represented 9% of releases in North America (USA and Canada) and 16% of North American box office.  That sounds pretty good, but remember that this includes the likes of 'Skyfall’, rather than just independent films.

10 FACTS ABOUT THE FILM INDUSTRY

10 FACTS ABOUT THE FILM INDUSTRY 

1.  All the companies are in competition  
2. The cinemas itself makes only 50p from the films shown as the rest of the ticket money goes to the people who produced the film 
3. They use various types of methods to advertise their films - billboards, buses, trains, trailers, youtube
4. 64% of cinema audiences are aged 7-34
5. Saturday is the most popular night to watch movies as 24.1% of people visit it on this day
6. The most popular film genres on box office are: action 34.5%, comedy 17.5%, drama 14.2%, animation 12.2%, horror 4.4% ad rom com 1%
7. In 2012 over £300million spent on prints and advertising by film distributors 
8. About 40% of the cinemas profit comes from the refreshments 
9. 646 films are released in the UK in 2012, thats over 12 new titles per week
10. 60% of 1-30 year olds believe film content should e fee when chested online

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