Film Industry research

Sony	Warner Brothers	20th Century Fox	Paramount	Disney	Universal
Venom	A Star Is Born	Bohemian Rhapsody	A Quiet Place	Ralph Breaks The Internet	Halloween
Spider-Man	Aqua man	Dead pool 2	Bumblebee	Incredibles 2	The Grinch
Peter Rabbit	Fantastic Beasts	Widows	Mission Impossible – Fallout	Mary Poppins Returns	Welcome to Warwen
Hotel Transylvania 3	Ready Player 1	The Predator	Sherlock Gnomes	Christopher Robin	Jurassic World 2
Slender-man	Crazy Rich Asians	The Hate You Give	Overlord	Black Panther	First Man

Rank	Movie	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	2018 Gross
1	Black Panther	Walt Disney	Action	PG-13	$700,059,566
2	Avengers: Infinity War	Walt Disney	Action	PG-13	$678,815,482
3	Incredibles 2	Walt Disney	Adventure	PG	$608,581,744
4	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	Universal	Action	PG-13	$417,719,760
5	Deadpool 2	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$324,563,523
6	Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch	Universal	Adventure	PG	$269,622,130
7	Aquaman	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$260,024,160
8	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$235,506,359
9	Mission: Impossible—Fallout	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$220,159,104
10	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Walt Disney	Action	PG-13	$216,648,740
11	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Walt Disney	Adventure	PG-13	$213,767,512
12	Venom	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$213,429,141
13	A Star is Born	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$202,110,097
14	Bohemian Rhapsody	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$193,644,966
15	A Quiet Place	Paramount Pictures	Horror	PG-13	$188,024,361
16	Ralph Breaks The Internet	Walt Disney	Adventure	PG	$187,152,693
17	Crazy Rich Asians	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$174,530,416
18	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG	$167,508,127
19	Halloween	Universal	Horror	R	$159,342,015
20	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	Warner Bros.	Adventure	PG-13	$158,034,792

1.  All of the top 20 grossing films of 2018 are from the big six
2.  Disney have had the greatest financial success.
3. The main genre of film that dominates is action.
4. There are 4 sequels on the list, and the majority are blockbusters in well known franchises.
5. 4 of the films on the list are blockbusters aimed at a younger audience.
6. The main genre which seems to be missing is comedies. A lot of these films do have comedy aspects, but none of them are solely comedy films.
7. The target audience for most of the films is 12 or older. 

The stages of Film

There is different stages of film, these include:

• Production
• Distribution
• Marketing
• Exhibition -process of the cinema exhibiting the film /Exchange - the way we watch it (cinema, netflix) 

Production:

1. Development - the script was written and drafted into a written and drafted into a workable blueprint for a film

2. Pre-production - Preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and crew hired, locations are selected, and sets are built.

3. Production - The film footage is shot.

4. Post-production - The film is edited; production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but separately) edited, music tracks (and songs) are composed, preformed and recorded; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into "stems" then the stems are mixed then married to picture and the film is fully completed ("locked").

Distribution:

• Describes everything between production (marketing the film) and how the film gets to an audience (people watching the film in cinemas/DVD etc)
• The film is screened for potential buyers (distribution), is picked up by a distributor, and a marketing and release plan are developed The film is duplicated as required for distribution to cinemas. 
• The business of getting films to their audiences by booking them for runs in cinemas and getting them there e.g. digital screens/reel films.
• It includes all of the financial- deals done ti get films shown and promoted.

Marketing:

• This is the business of creating campaigns to promote the film, eg posters, apps, television interviews.
• Press kits, posters and other  advertising materials are published and the film is advertising materials are published and the film is advertised. Films are usually released with a launch party, press releases, interviews with the press, press preview screenings, and film festival screenings. More films have a website and a trailer. 

Exhibition:

• The way people consume films -e.g. showing films in cinemas or renting/buying DVD's or downloading films, piracy. 
• About how the audience see the film, box office intake, reviews, awards etc. 
• The film is released to cinemas for exhibition (or at this point occasionally straight to DVD, Blue-ray, or direct download from a provider), in order to reach its cinema and/or home media audience. The film plays at selected cinemas and the DVD typically is released a few months later. 

Ownership:

• Ownership is all about different film companies owning each other and providing each other with money, ideas for films and finance. 
• Major companies own others (similar institutions) with the industry in order for more films to be produced

Ownership Types: 

• Horizontal Integration

When the Production Company expands into other areas of one industry. It can acquire or merges with other companies that do the same thing to help eliminate competition, The profits will be shared amongst each company.

• Vertical Integration

Vertical integration is when the production company has the ownership of the means of production, distribution and exhibition of the film by the same company, because of this they receive all of the profit whereas horizontal integration is where a production company expands into other areas of one industry.