Institution Research:

20th Century Fox:

Jennifer’s Body (devils, demons and hell):• Jennifer’s Body had a budget of $16 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $16.3 million.

Devil’s Due (devils, demons and hell):• Devil’s Due had a budget of $7 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $15.8 million.

The Omen (devils, demons and hell):• The Omen had a budget of $2.8 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $61 million.

Wrong Turn (slasher):• Wrong turn had a budget of $12.6 million.• It had a domestic income of $15.5 million.

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Exorcist (devils, demons and hell):• The exorcist had a budget of $12 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $193 million.

Beetlejuice (comedy horror):• Beetlejuice had a budget of $15 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $73.7 million.

A Nightmare On Elm Street (slasher):• A Nightmare On Elm Street had a budget of $1.8 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $25.6 million.

Friday the 13th (slasher):• Friday the 13th had a budget of $550,000.• It had a domestic income of $39.8 million.

What did we learn about film production companies?

• A production company may specialize in producing their own subsidiary development companies.

• Major production companies often distribute films from independent production companies.

•We learnt that they have high budgets for their films. •They usually get a domestic gross that is considerably higher than their budget.

• They aim to create high budget films that will appeal to a wide variety of audiences.

• We learnt that 20th Century Fox is the biggest film production company.

Lions Gate Entertainment:

House of 1000 corpses (slasher):• House of 1000 corpses had a budget of $7 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $268,127.

My Bloody Valentine (2009) (slasher):• My Bloody Valentine had a budget of $15 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $51.6 million.

Saw (torture):• Saw had a budget of $1.2 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $172,993.

Paramount Pictures:

Sleepy Hollow (comedy horror):• Sleepy Hollow had a budget of $100 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $101 million.

The Ring (psychological horror):• The Ring had a budget of $48 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $249 million.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Slasher):• Friday the 13th part VIII had a budget of $5 million.• The film had a domestic gross of $14.4 million.

What did we learn about film distribution companies?

•A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for the marketing of a film.

• The distributor may set the release date of a film and the method by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing: for example, directly to the public either theatrically or for home viewing (DVD, video-on-demand, download, television programs etc.).

• A distributor may do this directly, if the distributor owns the theatres or film distribution networks, or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors.

• A limited distributor may deal only with particular products, such as DVDs or Blu-ray, or may act in a particular country or market.