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WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE TOP GROSSING FILMS OF ALL

TIME?
Worldwide (in
Year (^ = gross over
Rank

Title

Studio

Avatar

millions)

multiple years)

Fox

$2,788.0

2009^

Titanic

Par.

$2,186.8

1997^

Jurassic World

Uni.

$1,559.6

2015

Marvel's The Avengers

BV

$1,519.6

2012

Furious 7

Uni.

$1,511.7

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

BV

$1,398.4

2015

Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows Part 2

WB

$1,341.5

2011

Frozen

BV

$1,274.2

2013

Iron Man 3

BV

$1,215.4

2013

10

Transformers: Dark of
the Moon

P/DW

$1,123.8

2011

LOOK AT THE DOMESTIC OPENING WEEKEND'S TOP 5. WHY DO

YOU THINK THESE FIGURES ARE IMPORTANT?
Rank

Title

Studio

Opening

Theatres

Total Gross

Date

Jurassic World

Uni.

$208,806,270

4,274

$631,601,030

6/12/2015

Marvel's The
Avengers

BV

$207,438,708

4,349

$623,357,910

5/4/2012

Avengers: Age
of Ultron

BV

$191,271,109

4,276

$456,942,727

5/1/2015

Iron Man 3

BV

$174,144,585

4,253

$409,013,994

5/3/2013

Harry Potter
and the Deathly
Hallows Part 2

WB

$169,189,427

4,375

$381,011,219

7/15/2011

The weekend box office for the initial week of release or opening weekend is often widely reported
and a good indicator of financial success.

WORLDWIDE OPENINGS GLOBAL MARKETS. WHAT TERM

COULD BE USED TO DESCRIBE THESE TYPES OF FILMS?
Rank

Title

Studio

Worldwide
Opening

Domestic Opening

Harry Potter and

the Deathly
Hallows Part 2

WB

$483.2

$169.2

35.0%

$314.0

65.0%

2011

Furious 7

Uni.

$397.6

$147.2

37.0%

$250.4

63.0%

2015

Harry Potter and

the Half-Blood
Prince

WB

$394.0

$158.0

$40.1%

$236.0

59.9%

2009

Marvel's The
Avengers

BV

$392.5

$207.4

52.8%

$185.1

47.2%

2012

Avengers: Age of
Ultron

BV

$392.5

$191.3

48.7%

$201.2

51.3%

2015

Overseas Opening

Year

The top films here can be described as blockbuster films.

1 JANUARY-9 AUGUST 2015 [OVERALL GROSS: $7.053 BILLION]

CAN YOU RANK THE STUDIOS ACCORDING TO MARKET SHARE?
WHICH STUDIO HAS WHICH MARKET SHARE?
Total Gross
[millions]

Movies Tracked

27.8%

$1,958.7

13

11

19.7%

$1,390.7

12

Warner Bros.

16

20th Century
Fox

Market Share

16.8%

$1,188.4

23

2015 Movies

10.2%

$719.4

16

6.7%

$472.8

Distributor
Buena Vista

Universal
Paramount

THE ANSWERS
Rank

Distributor

Market
Share

Total Gross
[millions]

Movies
Tracked

2015
Movies

Universal

27.8%

$1,958.7

13

11

Buena Vista

19.7%

$1,390.7

12

Warner Bros.

16.8%

$1,188.4

23

16

20th Century Fox

10.2%

$719.4

16

Paramount

6.7%

$472.8

NAME THE TOP 5 GROSSING FILMS OF 2015

Jurassic World
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Martian
Furious 7
Spectre
Minions
Inside Out

Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation

WERE YOU RIGHT? WHAT FACTORS DID

YOU CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING ON
YOUR ANSWER?

CLASS RESEARCH [FOCUS GROUP]. WHICH OF THESE TOP FILMS HAVE STUDENTS IN YOUR MEDIA
GROUP SEEN?

HOW MANY HAVE SEEN JURASSIC WORLD/AVENGERS/FURIOUS 7 ETC? RECORD YOUR FINDINGS.

ALL OF THESE FILMS HAVE BEEN CLASSED 12A OR U CERTIFICATE BY THE BBFC. IS THIS
SIGNIFICANT?

ARE THERE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FILMS SEEN BY THE GIRLS AND THE BOYS IN THE CLASS?
WHAT MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR ANY DIFFERENCES? UNDERTAKE FURTHER CLASS RESEARCH.

What do you think are the top grossing films of all time?
Rank

Title

Studio

Worldwide

Year

Fox

$2,788.0

2009^

Par.

$2,186.8

1997^

Uni.

$1,559.6

2015

BV

$1,519.6

2012

Uni.

$1,511.7

2015

BV

$1,398.4

2015

WB

$1,341.5

2011

BV

$1,274.2

2013

BV

$1,215.4

2013

10

P/DW

$1,123.8

2011