Hollywood Secondary Research

1. By Connor Cummings

2. What is hollywood?
Hollywood is one of the largest entertainment industries
in the world. It is considered by many as the ‘home’ of
film and entertainment
Hollywood is an iconic place in America and it
attracts millions of people every year
Hollywood consists of many major film studios which
produce huge blockbuster films in which lots of
money is spent to create these popular films
American entertainment as a whole generated $522 billion in
revenue in 2013. This is said to grow to $632 billion in the next
four years!
There are many things to do in Hollywood. One of the most
popular things to do is the walk of fame which contains names
of those who have made it big in the entertainment industry.
Examples are Michael jackson, Morgan Freeman and even Mr
Milburn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5h87bezgVM

3. Major Hollywood film studios
Blockbuster films are produced in hollywood as the film
studios located there have state of the art technology and
contain huge spaces to shoot and produce films
Hollywood contains many different film studios that
specialise in creating certain films for certain audiences. for
example Walt Disney tend to specialise in producing films
intended for young audiences
The 6 major hollywood studios which produce
the biggest amount of revenue from their films
are:
Walt
Disney
Warner
Brothers
20th
Century fox
Paramount Universal Sony

4. Types of films these Major studios
produce
Produce mainly children's films
Annual gross revenue in 2013 -
$45 million
Founded in 1923 by Walt Disney
Popular films
$205million $654.3 million
Founded in
1923
Produce many different
films, mainly action
$10 billion$1 billion$577million
Founded in 1935
no set genre
$2 billion $1.8 billion $55 million
$7.5 million

5. Types of films these Major studios
produce
Founded in 1912
specialise in all genres
Founded in 1934
Specialise in mainly
action and thrillers
Founded in 1987, latest
foundation out of the big 6
Specialise in all genres however they
have been known for doing lots icon
based films e.g James Bond
$353 million $709 million
$588 million
$471 million $456 million
$201 million$683 million
$293 million
$133 million

6. Do these major film studios own rights to particular
franchises?

7. Do these major film studios own rights to particular
franchises?

8. Which actors/directors are currently most bankable?
Number 10 - Kathleen Kennedy, has an annual value of $18 million. she
has produced many memorable films such as Jurassic Park, The Sixth
Sense and War of the Worlds
Number 9 - Robert Downey Jr, is one of the best known actors in
Hollywood. His bankability comes it at just over $19.5 million. He has
starred in many famous films such as Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes
Number 8 - Adam Sandler, is known exclusively for his comedy films.
His annual worth is estimated to be over $20.5 million. He has starred
in many comedy films such as Happy Gilmore and Grown Ups
Number 7 - Brad Pitt, makes just under $21 million a year according to
bankability index. He has starred in many famous films such as Mr and Mrs
Smith and World War Z
Number 6 - Hans Zimmer, is a composer but that doesn't stop him from earning
the big bucks. His value is currently at $21.5 million. His music is well known in
a variety of films such as Inception and Pirates Of The Caribbean
Number 5 - Tom Cruise, his bankability comes in at more than $22.5 million. He
has starred in many films such as Mission Impossible and Top Gun
Number 4 - Tom Hanks, one of the most respected actors in Hollywood, Tom Hanks
is worth $23million. He has starred in films such as Captain Phillips and his most
famous of them all, Forrest Gump
Number 3 - Johnny Depp, is worth $23million. His acting career has been a
huge success as he has played major roles in massive blockbuster hits
such as Pirates Of The Caribbean
Number 2 - Samuel L. Jackson, has a reputation for playing the most toughest roles
in Hollywood. His current worth is over $23 million and he has been in many well
known films such as Snakes On A Plane and Django Unchained

9. Number 1 most bankable
person in Hollywood- Steven
Spielberg
The most well known director of all time
His current bankability is the highest in
Hollywood with a huge sum of $26.7 million,
an extra $3million more than Samuel L
Jackson
He has directed some of the most well known
films in history such as Jaws, Jurassic Park
He has been directing for many years and
continues to direct many hit films today such
as Lincoln which made $275 million in
revenue
He is one of the co-founders of Dreamworks
Studios
He has been signed by Universal
studios in the past to make films as
well