11. BFI Statistic Yearbook

BFI Statistic Yearbook

- Genre -

1. Which 3 genres were most successful at the UK box office?
Animation, Action, Comedy

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

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

5. How many animated films were made?
33

6. How many action films were made?
47

7. What does this information about genre tell you about:
This information tells me about the what the UK audience wanted to watch during the period of 2013-14 and of many of these genres where release in addition to how they grossed in the box office.

- Audience -  

1. Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK (who went to the cinema most)?
15 - 24 with an to 35% from 2003 - 2011


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

The Hangover Part 3

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

Sunshine on leith,  Comedy, Drama, Musical

4. Which genres were most popular with men?

Thriller, Action, Comedy

5. Which genres were most popular with women?

Women audience had a wider variety of movie genres they favoured.

6. UK films appealed most to which audience type?

The male audience.

7. Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age group? What does this tell us about their preferred genre?
One direction, Wreck-it Ralph, Despicable Me 2. It tells us that this age group prefer animations or Boy bands.




8. Which 3 films most popular with the 35-44 age group were Frozen, The Croods and Jack and the 
Giant Slayer. Why might this be and how does this contribute to animation being the most successful 
genre at the box office?
This would mostly be because the 35-44 age group are likely to be parents taking their children to the cinema to watch these animations.


9. Which 3 films were most popular with the 25-34 age group?
Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6, Rush


10. Which films were most popular with middle class audiences (C1 and C2)?

C1 - Rush C2 - Oz the Great and Powerful

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?
Scotland had a preference of  movies which had actors from Scotland who are featured in About time & At worlds end. However UK audiences prefer american produced movies and favour the genre science fiction.