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INFLUENCES OF DISTRIBUTION.
Choice of Distribution.
Before creating our teaser trailer I believe
We would need to understand which production company would be appropriate to distribute our film.
After looking at our key influences;
- The Oman
- Paranormal Activity
- The Shining
- The Orphanage
- The Children
All of which are of a 15 certificate and are horror/thrillers. In order to help us decide which would be a rightful distributer I have made case studies of their success.
‘The Omen’ (2006)
Distributed by 20th century fox. A remake of the 1976 horror classic The Omen (1976), an American
official realizes that his young son may literally be the devil incarnate.
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Release Date:6 June 2006 (UK)
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$16,026,496 (USA) (11 June 2006) (2723 Screens)
Gross:
$119,498,909 (Worldwide)
Ratings for ‘The Oman’
Votes Percentage Rating
1,807 6.4% 10
886 3.1% 9
2,311 8.2% 8
4,496 15.9% 7
6,285 22.2% 6
5,173 18.3% 5
2,850 10.1% 4
1,689 6.0% 3
1,017 3.6% 2
1,734 6.1% 1
Arithmetic mean = 5.7. Median = 6
Overall ‘The Oman’ counts for 5.4*.
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Production company: Paramount Pictures. After moving into a suburban home, a couple
becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Release Date: 25 November 2009
Budget:
$15,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$77,873 (USA) (27 September 2009) (12 Screens)
Gross:
$107,917,283 (USA) (17 January 2010)
Ratings for Paranormal:
Arithmetic mean = 6.6. Median = 7
Votes Percentage Rating
9,478 12.1% 10
8,398 10.7% 9
13,952 17.8% 8
15,432 19.7% 7
10,615 13.5% 6
5,833 7.4% 5
3,767 4.8% 4
2,966 3.8% 3
2,507 3.2% 2
5,520 7.0% 1
Overall ratings for Paranormal Activity: 6.5*
The Shining (1980)
Production company: Warners Bros Pictures. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an
evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence,
while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past
and of the future.
Release Date:
23 May 1980 (USA)
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$622,337 (USA) (26 May 1980) (10 Screens)
Gross:
$44,017,374 (USA) (31 December 1980)
Ratings for ‘The Shining’
Votes Percentage Rating
63,677 28.3% 10
63,500 28.2% 9
52,770 23.4% 8
25,035 11.1% 7
9,551 4.2% 6
4,092 1.8% 5
2,114 0.9% 4
1,395 0.6% 3
958 0.4% 2
2,293 1.0% 1
Overall rating for ‘The Shining’: 8.5*
‘The Orphanage’ (2007)
Production Company: ‘Warners Bros Pictures’ A woman brings her family back to her childhood home,
where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children.
Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible
new friend.
Release Date:
21 March 2008 (UK)
Opening Weekend:
€5,247,378 (Spain) (14 October 2007) (350 Screens)
Gross:
$7,159,147 (USA) (6 April 2008)
Ratings for ‘The
Orphanage’:Overall ratings for ‘The Orphanage’:7.6*
Votes Percentage Rating
7,481 14.6% 10
9,896 19.3% 9
15,715 30.7% 8
10,590 20.7% 7
4,142 8.1% 6
1,589 3.1% 5
691 1.4% 4
348 0.7% 3
259 0.5% 2
464 0.9% 1
Arithmetic mean = 7.8. Median = 8
‘The Children’ (2008)
Production company: Vertigo Films
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying
fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their
parents.
Release Date:
5 December 2008 (UK)
Opening Weekend:
£98,205 (UK) (7 December 2008) (132 Screens)
Gross:
£199,259 (UK) (14 December 2008)
Ratings for ‘The Children’:Overall ratings for ‘The Children’ 6.2*:
Votes Percentage Rating
384 6.4% 10
344 5.7% 9
879 14.7% 8
1,407 23.5% 7
1,110 18.5% 6
656 11.0% 5
413 6.9% 4
296 4.9% 3
222 3.7% 2
278 4.6% 1
Arithmetic mean = 6.2. Median = 7
Film Company Open
Weekend
Gross
The Oman 20th Century Fox $16,026,496
(USA)
$119,498,909
(USA)
Paranormal
Activity
Paramount
Pictures
$77,873 (USA) $107,917,283
(USA)
The Shining Warner Bros
Pictures
$622,337
(USA)
$44,017,374
(USA)
The Orphanage Warner Bros
Pictures
€5,247,378
(Spain)
$7,159,147
(USA)
The Children Vertigo Films £98,205 (UK) £199,259 (UK)
(14 December
2008)
Conclusion
In conclusion, Warner Bros Pictures is
most appropriate as used most in our
teaser trailer influences. Therefore
we’ll use this production company
logo as an distributer at the beginning
of our trailer along our own production
logo and the legal certificate.