BFI Statistics Yearbook Analyses

Leila Arar

Task

Looking through chapter 4 and 15 in this year’s BFI Statistics Yearbook, which documents all aspects, trends and patterns in the UK Film market.

Which 3 genres were the most successful at the UK box office? (2013)

1. Animation(£246.6 Million)

2. Action(£215.4 Million)

3. Comedy(£158.2 Million

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

1. Romance(£13.9 Million)

2. Documentary(£10.7 Million)

3. War(£0.3 Million)

Which Film Genre had the most film releases in 2013-14 and how many was released?

Comedy (153)

How many animated films were made?

33

How many action films were made?

47

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

Ages 15-24

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

Kick-Ass 2

Which comedy film was most successful with this age group? (15-24)

Quartet - drama

Which genre were most popular with men?

ThrillerActionComedy

Which genre were popular with woman?

DramaRomance

Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age group?

One Direction: This is UsWreck- it RalphDespicable Me 2

What does this tell us about their preferred genre?

These statistics tells us that the age group are drawn into animated comedies (U-PG rated). This may be due to them being quite young and wanting to be entertained. Also they like watching documentaries on current famous artists such as ‘One Direction’

Which 3 films most popular with the 35-44 age group?

FrozenThe CroodsJack and the giant slayer

Why might this be and how does this contribute to animation being the most successful genre at the box office?

This might have been a result of people in this age group taking their children to watch animated movies. Most animated movies rated U or PG are aimed for the whole family to watch.

Which 3 films were most popular with 25-34 age group?

Django UnchainedFast & Furious 6Rush

What difference are there and what conclusion can you make about the types of films they appear to prefer?

London: Action/sci-fiScotland: Comedy/sci-fi/DramaBoth audiences like sci-fi movies but then like different types of hybrid-genre films.