BLOGPOST 11 RESEARCH- BFI STATISTICS ANSWERS.

BFI statistics yearbook answers:

GENRE:

1. Which 3 genres were most successful at UK box office?

1. Animation 
2. Action 
3. Sci-Fi

2. Which 3 genres were least popular or successful at the UK box office?

1. War
2. Documentary's 

3. Which film genre had the most films released in 2013-14 (not the most successful but the biggest number of films made)?

• Comedy

4. How many films in this genre were made in 2013-14 

•  153 films were made in this genre.

5. How many animated films were made?

• 33 films were made by this genre 

6. How many action films were made?

• 47 films were made in this genre

7. What does this information about genre tell you about:

7a. Film production:

it shows that the less popular films create a large number of films while the most popular films only produce a limited number.

7b. Film audiences?

it shows that the audience would want to watch animation more because  if there is a lot of comedy film released and not a lot of animation which makes the audience want to see the limited genre more.  

AUDIENCES:

1. which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK ( who went to the cinema most?)

• in 2013 15-24 year Old's made up the largest proportion of the UK cinema admissions which was 33%

2. which comedy film was the most successful with this age group:

• The hangover III

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

• quartet, which is of the Comedy and Drama genre.

4. what are the genres that were most popular with men: 

• Thriller
• Action
• Comedy 

5. what genre were most popular with females:

• Animation
• Romance 
• Biographical 

6. UK films appealed most to which audience type?

• Action films appealed most to the audience type however people in Scotland liked the drama genre more. This suggests that people in different regions enjoy different things.

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

• One Direction: this is us(UK)
• Wreck it ralph
• Despicable me 2

This shows that 7-14 year olds enjoy watching documentaries of their favourite celebrity lives. Also the second popular genre is animation,. They also have a wide imagination that is brought to life in these movies unrealistically.

8.Which 3 films most popular with the 35-44 age group? Why might this be and how does this contribute to animation being the most successful genre at the box office?

• Frozen
• The Croods
• Jack and the Giant Slayer

The most popular film was of the genre animation, I think this is most popular because they can reminisce about their childhood and is symbolic and can be enjoyed as family movie as at the age group they are they probably have children.

9.Which 3 film were most popular with the 25-34 age group?

• Django Unchained
• Fast and Furious 6(UK)
• Rush

10.Which films were most popular with middle class audiences?

• C1: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama
• C2: Family, Comedies, Action

11.What differences are there and what conclusions can you make about the types of films they prefer?

The top 5 popular films in Scotland are:

1. About Time
2. The World's End
3. Despicable Me 2
4. Monster's University
5. The Croods

This shows that the audience in Scotland prefer action and animation as there is a lot of animation near the end of the list which shows that many people still love animation and using their imaginations no matter how old they are.

The top 3 popular films in Scotland are:

1. Django Unchained
2. Fast and Furious 6 
3. Rush