11. BFI Yearbook

 1.Which 3 genres were most successful at the UK box office? Comedy
Action
Animation2.Which 3 genres were least popular or successful at the UK box office?Romance
Documentary
War3.Which film genre had the most films released in 2013-14 (not the most successful but the biggest number of films made)?
Comedy4.How many films in this genre were made in 2013-14?
153 films5.How many animated films were made?
33 films6.How many action films were made?
47 films7.What does this information about genre tell you about?
Action, animation and comedy are more successful than other movies in the box office and target audiences are usally youngerAudience:1.Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK (who went to the cinema most)?
15- 24

2.Which comedy film was most successful with this age group?
The Hangover 3

3. Which film was most popular with the over 50s? What genre is this film?
Sunshine on Leith
A musical that incorperates both romance and comedy

4. Which genres were most popular with men?
Action
Thriller
Comedy

5.Which genres were most popular with women?
Romance
Documentary

6.UK films appealed to which audience type?
45-54

7.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.
It shows us that they prefer animated and comedy movies (Wreck-It Ralph and Despicable Me 2). 
One Direction: This Is Us is actually a Documentary but with One Direction because it is a one off, younger viewers are infatuated by the band so they would want to watch the film

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?
-These films are family rated and families may have young children who want to watch them.

9.Which 3 films were most popular with the 25-34 age group?
-Django Unchained
Fast & Furious 6
26 Rush
10.Which films were most popular with middle class audiences (C1 and C2)?
Rush
Oz The Great
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?
-The most popular in London: Django Unchained
-The most popular in Scotland:Sunshine on Leith.
London preferred Action but Scotland preferred Comedies/ Musicals