TOP 20 FILMS 2014

TOP 20 FILMS 2014

• This shows worldwide box office sales, meaning these are the most popular films of 2014

• Although there are some films which contain aspects of horror, such as ‘Planet of the Apes’ and ‘Godzilla’, there are no films on this list that fit exclusively into the horror category

• This suggests that horror films are not one of the most popular genres

TOP 20 UK FILMS 2014

TOP 20 UK FILMS 2014

• This shows a similar pattern, however there is one horror film in this list- ‘Dracula Untold’

• This doesn’t necessarily mean that horror is more popular in the UK, however, as this could’ve been a film only released in the UK

• It is also in 17th place, meaning that other genres (particularly family and comedy) were more popular

• However, this is very general and does not represent the entire country

• Again, only one horror film is seen on the list of the most popular youth films

• This suggests that this age group are less interested in the horror genre, especially as the majority of films above ‘Dracula Untold’ are comedy

• However, this age is also more likely to view films in a wider range of mediums, such as streaming via the internet, meaning that it is very difficult to tell the true numbers of young people who enjoy the horror genre

• The 25-34 statistics also show this trend, however the horror film is the most popular on this list

• However, the percentage of the audience for this film is still lower than the younger age group, suggesting that this age in fact goes to the cinema less

Film Preferences by Gender

Film Preferences by Gender• Horror films appear to have no real gender

bias according to this list, as no horror films are included in these figures

• However, the film ‘Godzilla’ which contains elements of horror (although classed as science fiction) was more popular amongst men, suggesting they are more open to this genre

Film Preferences by Social Group

Film Preferences by Social Group• The DE social group is the only one which

contains a horror film, and this is the lowest social class

• This is the second most popular film with this group

• However, this only represents 15% of the population, possibly meaning that horror, as a whole, is not hugely popular with the general population

GENRE

GENRE• Horror is one of the least popular genres in the UK• Worldwide, it is actually higher up the list, earning

£22.9 million at the box office• There are a much larger number of horror films

released, however, than many other genres that earned more money, meaning that the genre possibly makes less money per film than other genres

• These figures are not entirely accurate though as many people watch films in other manners than just the cinema, and many people regularly watch films that aren’t just new releases