Horror Film Research - 17th October 2011

Horror film research

Which films have grossed the most in recent years?

- After researching the top grossed horror / thriller films in ‘recent’ years, I discovered that the following 10 films are as follows, I received this information from http://www.imdb.com/search/title?genres=horror&sort=boxoffice_gross_us,desc

1. What Lies Beneath (2000) - $155M
2. Gremlins (1984) - $148M
3. The Blair Witch Project (1999) - $141M
4. A Christmas Carol (2009) - $138M
5. Godzilla (1998) - $136M
6.The Ring (2002) - $129M
7. The Grudge (2004) - $110M
8. Paranormal Activity (2007) - $108M
9. Scream (1996) - $103M
10. Scream 2 (1997) - $101M


What can you find out about audience profiles?

-          After researching ‘Horror film audience profiles, I discovered the following information from http://naresaazemi.blogspot.com/2010/11/target-audience-profile.html

·         Males and females aged 15+

·         Like the thrill of horror movies

·         Have allowances of £10+ a week

·         Are interested in the latest movies and trailers

·         Have a very outgoing social life

·         Come from a household where the income is £35,000+

What can you find out about audience demographics?

-          After researching ‘horror film audience demographics’ I found that generally the age range was between 15 – 35 from http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqgm2BmDvj3OifbyHZzmXZs6CAx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090201123817AApJTUr