5. But it’s just a movie… 1.3 billion movie tickets were sold in America last year We don’t even have numbers for movie rentals on online viewing… How many movies do you think you have seen in your lifetime?
7. STAND UP IF… You have ever been moved to tears by a movie.
8. STAND UP IF… You have ever been moved to tears by a movie. You have ever blown off your family or friends for a movie or something that was on tv.
9. STAND UP IF… You have ever been moved to tears by a movie. You have ever blown off your family or friends for a movie or something that was on tv. You have felt angry over the ending of a movie that just didn’t get it right.
10. STAND UP IF… You have ever been moved to tears by a movie. You have ever blown off your family or friends for a movie or something that was on tv. You have felt angry over the ending of a movie that just didn’t get it right. You have ever repeated quotes from a favorite movie with your friends.
20. Several Things to Consider: You can be aware of a movie’s flaws and still like it. You can change your opinion on a movie over time. You can probably come up with examples to contradict what you’ll see today.
26. In the top 100 money-making G-rated films from 1990-2004, over 75% of the 4000 characters are male
27. Of the top 20 grossing films in 2008, only three had female leads. The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hancock, WALL-E, Kung Fu Panda, Twilight, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Quantum of Solace, Horton Hears a Who!, Sex and the City, Gran Torino, Mamma Mia!, Marley and Me, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Slumdog Millionaire, The Incredible Hulk, Wanted, Get Smart, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
29. For 2007, only two had female leads. Spider Man 3, Shrek the Third, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I Am Legend, The Bourne Ultimatum, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, 300, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie, Wild Hogs, Knocked Up, Juno, Rush Hour 3, Live Free or Die Hard, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, American Gangster, Enchanted
30. And 2009 is more of the same… Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Up, The Hangover, Star Trek, Monsters vs. Aliens, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Proposal, Fast and Furious, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Taken, Angels & Demons, Terminator Salvation, G-Force, InglouriousBasterds, District 9, Watchmen
31. And the movies with women… The Proposal Twilight Sex and the City Mamma Mia! Juno Enchanted
32. And the movies with women… The Proposal Twilight Sex and the City Mamma Mia! Juno Enchanted
33. And the movies with women… The Proposal Twilight Sex and the City Mamma Mia! Juno Enchanted
37. Let’s compare salaries for acting: Will Smith, $80 million Johnny Depp, $72 million Eddie Murphy, $55 million Mike Myers, $55 million Leonardo DiCaprio, $45 million Bruce Willis, $41 million Ben Stiller, $40 million Nicolas Cage, $31 million Will Ferrell, $31 million Adam Sandler, $30 million Angelina Jolie, $27 million Jennifer Aniston, $25 million Meryl Streep, $24 million Sarah Jessica Parker, $23 million Cameron Diaz, $20 million Sandra Bullock, $15 million Reese Witherspoon, $15 million Nicole Kidman, $12 million Drew Barrymore, $12 million Renee Zellweger, $10 million
38. Did you know? That a woman has never won the Academy Award for Best Director? Only three have been nominated. That’s three out of 398 nominations.
Spend 2.2 billion dollars annually on advertising! (And that’s not the most. Proctor and Gamble spends over 5 billion!)
A 30 second ad during the Super Bowl costs at least $3 million.
24 children watched television. Half watched violent episode of WW, half watched Little Red Hen. During playtime afterwards, the half who had watched WW were much more likely to hit each other or break toys.
University of Missouri-Columbia study finds that women of ALL sizes, shapes, heights, and ages feel worse about their bodies after looking at fashion magazines for just three minutes.
1915, revived the Klan, which was then dormant. The white robes and hoods and the burning cross come from this film, not the Klan’s history.
Info taken from Forbes magazine, annual salaries for 2008-2009.
