Working Title Films

Ownership & Funding

• Subsidiary of Universal, funded by the parent company Vivendi and the money is filtered down the chain e.g. Vivendi, Universal then Working title.

Organisations they work with (give names and reasons)

• Channel Four: channel Four was one of the initial companies to use international co-productions in the UK.

• Universal: parent company.• Canal +: aided distribution in European

market.

Film successes (with figures)Film Budget Gross

Billy Elliot $5 million $109.3 million

Shaun of the Dead $4 million $30 million

State of Play $60 million $87.8 million

Ali G indahouse $5 million $12 million

A serious man $7 million $26.2 million

Film flops (with figures)Film Budget Gross

The Calcium Kid $5 million £61,415

MickeyBo & Me $3 million £172,336

Inside I’m Dancing $5 million $500,000

Sixty Six $3 million $1.9 million

The Soloist $60 million $37.6 million

The boat that rocked $50 million $36.3 million

What makes them successful (identify at least two points)

• Appeals to international market (British film + American star) allows for both sides of the Atlantic to be represented in either the source material or the star (mid atlantic).

• creates numerous and Diverse film types meaning working title films will be able to establish a wide audience loyalty.