2. Cost To Produce High Budget Films
Pirates Of The Caribbean At Worlds End- $335 million
The Hobbit And Unexpected Journey- $315 million
Avatar- $280 million
Tangled- $260 million
3. Cost To Produce Low Budget Films
Nightmare On Elm Street- $1.8 million
Saw- $1.2 million
Rocky- $1 million
Dawn Of the Dead- $650,000
4. Amount Made From High Budget Films
Avatar- $2.7 Billion
Pirates Of The Caribbean At Worlds End- $960 million
Tangled-$590 million
The Hobbit And unexpected Journey- $520 million
5. Amount Made From Low Budget Films
Nightmare On Elm Street- $455 million
Rocky- $225 million
Saw- $122 million
Dawn Of The Dead- $55 million
6. Film Companies
Avatar- 21st Century Fox
Pirates Of The Caribbean At World’s End- Disney
Tangled- Disney
The Hobbit An unexpected Journey- New Line Cinema
Saw- Twisted Pictures
Nightmare On Elm Street- New Line Cinema
Rocky- Columbia Pictures
Dawn Of The Dead- Universal Studios
7. Other Films These Film Companies
Have Produced.
21st Century Fox- Star Wars Series, Independence Day, Home Alone, X-Men,
Night At The Museum .
Disney- Frozen, Toy Story, The Lion King, Despicable Me, Nemo , Shrek, Ice
Age, Cars, The Incredible, Up, Madagascar.
New Line Cinema- Lord Of The Rings, Rush Hour, Austin Powers.
Columbia Pictures- The Amazing Spider Man, Sex Tape, The Smurfs, After
Earth,21 Jump Street, Men In Black.
Universal Studios- Jurassic Park, Jaws, Fast And Furious, ET, The Purge,
Transformers, Oblivion, American Pie,
Hinweis der Redaktion
1)What are the main institutions used for each of the films? (in terms of production and distribution?) Find their logo and add it on.
2)How much money was used to produce each film? (The budget)
3)How much money was made from each of the films?
4)How well known are the production companies for both the high-budget and low-budget film?
5)List the differences between the high-budget film and the low-budget film in terms of the institutions.
6)List any similarities that exist between the high-budget film and the low-budget film in terms of the institutions.
7)What other films has the production company made? Were these as successful? Why/why not?
8)What genre of films does the company usually produce? Is this important when considering who could produce your film? Why?
9)What audiences do each of the institutions aim to appeal to? Is this reflected through their film choice, or does this vary?
10)Which institution do you feel outperforms the other and could claim to be more successful, considering your research? Explain your reasons.