By Muna Hussein

Background
The Vow is based on the actual relationship of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, who wrote a book about their marriage, also known as The Vow. Ten weeks after their wedding on 18 September 1993, the couple was in an automobile accident in which Krickitt suffered brain trauma, which erased memories of her romance with Kim as well as their recent marriage. Kim, however, was still madly in love with his wife, although his wife viewed him as a stranger after the accident. However, according to the couple, their faith in Jesus and their wedding vows before God kept them together.

Who made the film

The vow 2008 is romance and drama film, it was directed by Michael Sucsy. It was produced by Jonathan Glickman and Philippe Majdalani

The Cinematographer was by Rogier Stoffers, editing was done by Melissa Kent, Nancy Richardson

Producer Jonathan Glickman and Philippe Majdalani had and have gone on to producing films which gained commercial and critical success.
Philippe Majadalni The Vow (2012) The Twilight saga: Breaking dawn (2011) In Time (2011) The Motel Life (2012) Red (2010) Virginia (1941) Iron Man 2 (2010) New Moon (2009) Imagine That (2009) Jonathan Glickman The Vow (2012) 27 dresses ( 2008) Four Christmas (2008) Balls of furry (2007) Connie and Carla ( 2004) Celtic Pride (2004) Keeping the faith (2000) Leap year (2010) Rush hour (1998) Inspector gadget (1999)

Writer/Director Mihael Sucsy written other films before The vow such as grey gardens 2005 The composer Rachel Portman had gained success after composing for many film such as the vow (2012) , Never let me go (2010) and The Lake House(2006).

Casting / Actors
The Vow stars Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum as the main characters in the film . Rachel had previously been in successful films such as the Note book and Mean Girls. Channing had also previously been in successful film such as Dear John and Step up.

Budget and Funding

The budget $30million, Distrusted by Screen Gems. Box office $181,817,236. The Vow debuted at #1 with strong results on its opening weekend, with US$15.4 million on opening day and US$41.2 million over the weekend.[19] On the 2012 Valentine's Day the film grossed US$11.6 million, breaking Hitch's record US$7.5 million for the highest-grossing mid-week Valentines Day.[20] It also earned around US$9.7 million overseas this weekend.

Theatrical Release and Distribution UK

The vow is American film therefore received the widest release and distribution in USA in February 10, 2012. It was also released in many other countries worldwide, such as
10 February 2012 USA 10 February 2012 Australia 9 February 2012 Germany 9 February 2012 Hungary 9 February 2012 Israel 9 February 2012 Kuwait 9 February 2012 New Zealand 9 February 2012 Portugal 9 February 2012 Slovenia 9 February 2012 Canada

Target Audience
The age range for the vow is 15+, reasons for this is because some scene in the film is not appropriate for people under age 15. This film would attract more female viewers rather then men, however both sex can find appealing to watch.

Success
Box office The Vow debuted at #1 with strong results on its opening weekend, with US$15.4 million on opening day and US$41.2 million over the weekend. On the 2012 Valentine's Day the film grossed US$11.6 million, breaking Hitch's record US$7.5 million for the highest-grossing mid-week Valentines Day. It also earned around US$9.7 million overseas this weekend. It currently has the third-highest weekend debut of 2012, behind The Hunger Games and The Lorax. On the weekend ending lasting from February 2426, The Vow became the first film of 2012 in North America to cross the US$100 million mark domestically and the third film to cross the US$100 million mark worldwide behind Underworld: Awakening and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. As of April 22, 2012, the film has earned $124,618,236 in North America and $57,199,000 in other countries for a worldwide total of $181,817,236.