BFI Statistics yearbook (research)

BFI Statistics

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

Animation, Action and Comedy.

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

Romance, Documentary and War.

Which film genre had the most films released in 2013-2014?

Comedy.

How many film in this genre were made between 2013-2014?

153

How many animated films were made?

33

How many action films were made?

47

This information tells us that although animation was the most successful at the UK box office it had the least amount of films released out of the three and comedy had made the most films out of the three but came third at the UK box office. This suggests that possibly the quality of animated movies is better in comparison to comedy movies. Suggesting there is not much correlation between quantity and how successful the genre is.

Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK?

In 2013 15-24 year olds made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions (33%)

Which comedy film was the most successful with this age group? 

The Hangover Part III 

Which film was most popular with the over 50s? What genre of film?

Quarlet (Drama)

Which genres were most popular with men?

Action, Comedies and Thrillers

Which genres were most popular with women?

Nothing specific, a wide range

UK films appealed most to which audience type?

UK films were popular across all demographic groups which there was a stronger interest in British films with those over 45+

Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age group? What does this tell us about their preferred genre?

Wreck-it Ralph, Despicable Me 2 and Monsters University, This gives us the information that children between the ages of 7 and 14 prefer animation films

The three most popular films with the 35-44 age were Frozen, the Croods and Jack and the Giant Slayer. It is likely this is because people of this age tend to have a family with young children so they have to take them as they can't go alone. Animation possibly does better for this reason as children tend to go the cinema in large numbers so the parents will be paying for their children, themselves and possibly their children's friends.

Which 3 films were most popular with 25-34 age group?

Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6 and Rush

Which films were most popular with the middle class audiences?

Rush, Captain Phillips and Gravity (C1)

Oz the Great and Powerful, Fast & Furious 6 and Despicable Me 2 (C2) 

The difference between London and Scotland is that London appreciates more diversity in their films where as in Scotland they appear to like most films based on home-grown characters and locations.