GENRE RESEARCH-BFI STATISTICAL YEARBOOK

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

Animation Action Comedy

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

Romance Documentary War

Which film genre had the most films released in 2013-2014(not the most

successful but the biggest number of films made)? Comedy

How many films in this genre were made in 2013-2014?

153 films

How many animated films were made?

33 films

How many action films were made? 47 films

What does this information about genre tell us?

This information about genre tells us that film productions do not always gain more audience popularity in releasing more films. For instant comedy films were not the most popular film selection but had the most releases. Another example, could be animation films had only 4.7% of all releases but was the most successful and popular. This shows that the film audiences are not much interested in the number of films of a genre but they either follow their own interests or look at the quality of the films as an individual.