10 facts about the film industry:
1) The age range of the audience members who attend the cinema is between 15 - 24. (29%) They visit at least once a month.
2) The majority of 3D movies are made for kids and families.
Cinemas like 3D movies because:
- its harder for piracy to take place
- the tickets cost more than a normal ticket, meaning they make more money within the ticketing office.
- it persuades people to visit the cinema because you cant enjoy a 3D experience at home.
3) The amount of money the cinema makes comes from the snacks and refreshments, majority off the cinema ticket money goes back to the films production team.
4) Nearly all films, that are shown in UK cinemas are american, british films aren't really shown. Nollywood films never hit a cinema screen!
5) Independent films work on a lower budget and usually have more than two shares investing into the film. This also allows the director to be more creative and show the film based on their original ideas.
6) Cinemas have competition with ' online cinemas '. A high percentage of film viewing is taken place within the home. Online movie websites such as netflix and letmewatchthis.com
Its cheaper and easy access to watch a film at home. BBC iplayer had 6million requests everyday in 2012.
7) 34.5% of the general public prefer action movies over rom com which has 1.1%.
8) People Usually visit the cinema on a weekend. Recently 'wednesday' has become popular due to orange wednesdays.
9) Around 580 films usually release over a year, 2012 646 films were released. giving an average of about 12 films per week.
10) Sky fall and Dark Knight Rises were the top films in 2012.
