Taken (Morel,2008)Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $24,717,037 (USA) (3,183 Screens)
£1,165,986 (UK) (396 Screens)
Gross: $145,000,989 (USA) (3 July 2009)
The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999)
Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$26,681,262 (USA) (2,161 Screens)
£257,479 (UK) (9 Screens)
Gross: $293,501,675 (USA) (12 May 2000)
Psycho (Hitchcock, 1960)
Budget: $806,947 (estimated) Gross: $32,000,000 (USA)
$50,000,000 (Worldwide) ( January 2004)
Rentals: $11,200,000 (USA)
Shutter Island (Scorsese,2010)
Budget : $80,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend: $41,062,440 (USA) (2,991 Screens)
£2,250,178 (UK) (416 Screens)
Gross: $127,968,405 (USA) (4 June 2010)
This research shows that many movies of the thriller genre have been incredibly successful in bringing in revenue. All films which we researched: 'Taken', 'The Sixth Sense', 'Psycho' and 'Shutter Island' were all very successful at the box office and therefore all made substantial profit. This shows that there will be a definite audience for our thriller. Another similarity between the four films is the release date, all of the films were released towards the beginning and middle of the year which tells us that if we there is a certain time in which thrillers are most popular which is crucial if we want to generate a bigger revenue.
From this research we have learnt
- Timing of release is crucial for generating revenue
- There is a definite audience for our thriller
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