Blog Post11- BFI Statistics

BFI Statistics yearbook-findings about genre preferences

GENRE

1.Which 3 genres were most successful at the UK box office?

-Animation, Action and Comedy

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

-Romance, Documentary and 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 films

5.How many animated films were made?

-33 animated films 

6.How many action films were made?

-47 action films

7.What does this information about genre tell you about film production and film audiences?

-Animation, action and comedy are the most profitable, whereas war, romance and documentary aren't. This information could suggest that the audience is young.

AUDIENCES

1.Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK?

-15-24

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

-Hangover part III

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

-Drama, biopics and musicals

4.What genres were most popular with men?

-Action

5.Which genres were most popular with women?

-Biopics

6.UK films appealed most to which audience type?

-45-55

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 and Despicable Me, which tells us their preferred genre is animation 

8.Which 3 films most popular with the 35-44 age group were Frozen, The Croods and Jack the Giant Slayer. Why might this be and how does this contribute to the animation being the most successful at the box office?

-Suggests that adults were taking their kids to the animation movies.

9.Which 3 films were most populate with the 25-34 age group?

-Jango, Fast and Furious and Rush

10.Which films were most popular with middle class audiences?

-Sci-fi and Drama

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?

-London audience prefer comedy and action, Scotland audience prefer sic-fi.