A Different Look at the Oscars Race

10 Mad about movies Mad about movies 19 12 Mad about movies Mad about movies 17 14 Mad about movies Mad about movies 15 gulfnews.com/tabloid Sunday, March 2, 2014 gulfnews.com/tabloid Sunday, March 2, 2014 gulfnews.com/tabloid Sunday, March 2, 2014 gulfnews.com/tabloid Sunday, March 2, 2014 gulfnews.com/tabloid Sunday, March 2, 2014 gulfnews.com/tabloid Sunday, March 2, 2014 MOVIES (MPAA Rating) STUDIO By number of movies BUDGET In ascending order METACRITIC REVIEW By highest rated to lowest BEST MOTION STUDIO By number of movies MOVIES (MPAA Rating) RELEASE By date GENRE By number of movies US BOX OFFICE In ascending order OSCAR NOMINATED TITLES OSCAR NOMINATED TITLES US BOX OFFICE In ascending order METACRITIC REVIEW By highest rated to lowest GENRE By number of movies BUDGET In ascending order RELEASE By date Released the most PICTURE OF THE YEAR movies, many of them coming in between the first and second quarters PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR INA LEADING ROLE Iron Man 3 97: 12 Years a Slave 96: Gravity 92: Inside Llewyn Davis 90: American Hustle 90: Her 87: All Is Lost 86: Nebraska 86: The Great Beauty 84: Dallas Buyers Club 83: Captain Phillips 81: The World's End 79: Enough Said 78: Blue Jasmine 76: Ernest & Celestine 76: Philomena 75: Rush 75: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 75: The Invisible Woman 75: The Wolf of Wall Street Texas Chainsaw 3D (R) A Haunted House (R) Gangster Squad (R) Quartet (PG-13) Broken City (R) Mama (PG-13) The Last Stand (R) Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (R) Parker (R) Warm Bodies (PG-13) Identity Thief (R) Side Effects (R) A Good Day to Die Hard (R) Beautiful Creatures (PG-13) Safe Haven (PG-13) Escape From Planet Earth (PG) Omar (not yet rated) The Wind Rises (PG-13) Dark Skies (PG-13) Snitch (PG-13) 21 and Over (R) Jack the Giant Slayer (PG-13) The Last Exorcism Part II (PG-13) Oz The Great and Powerful (PG) Spring Breakers (R) The Call (R) The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (PG-13) The Missing Picture (unrated) Admission (PG-13) Olympus Has Fallen (R) The Croods (PG) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) The Host (PG-13) The Place Beyond the Pines (R) Tyler Perry's Temptation (PG-13) Evil Dead (R) Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) 42 (PG-13) R.I.P.D. (PG-13) The Conjuring (R) Blue Jasmine (PG-13) The Wolverine (PG-13) The Smurfs 2 (PG) 2 Guns (R) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) We're the Millers (R) Elysium (R) Planes (PG) Jobs (PG-13) Kick-Ass 2 (R) Lee Daniels' The Butler (PG-13) The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG-13) The Grandmaster (PG-13) The World's End (R) You're Next (R) Instructions Not Included (PG-13) One Direction: This is Us (PG) Riddick (R) Insidious Chapter 2 (PG-13) The Family (R) Enough Said (PG-13) Prisoners (R) Rush (R) Baggage Claim (PG-13) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Don Jon (R) Gravity (PG-13) Runner Runner (R) Captain Phillips (PG-13) 12 Years a Slave (R) All Is Lost (PG-13) Carrie (R) Escape Plan (R) Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R) The Counselor (R) About Time (R) Broken Circle Breakdown (unrated) Dallas Buyers Club (R) Ender's Game (PG-13) Free Birds (PG) Last Vegas (PG-13) The Book Thief (PG-13) Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Nebraska (R) The Best Man Holiday (R) The Great Beauty (unrated) Delivery Man (PG-13) Frozen (PG) Philomena (PG-13) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13) Homefront (R) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (PG-13) Inside Llewyn Davis (R) Ernest & Celestine (PG) American Hustle (R) Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13) Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (PG-13) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG-13) Her (R) Walking with Dinosaurs (PG) 47 Ronin (PG-13) Grudge Match (PG-13) Lone Survivor (R) The Invisible Woman (R) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) The Wolf of Wall Street (R) August: Osage County (R) **Late 2012 release Jan 04 Jan 11 Jan 11 Jan 11 Jan 18 Jan 18 Jan 18 Jan 25 Jan 25 Feb 01 Feb 08 Feb 08 Before Midnight: 94 -Fruitvale Station: 85 The Wind Rises: 83 The Missing Picture: 79 Mud: 76 The Hunt: 76 Side Effects: 75 Omar: 74 Star Trek Into Darkness: 72 Jurassic Park 3D: 68 The Place Beyond the Pines: 68 The Way, Way Back: 68 This is the End: 67 Monsters University: 65 Pacific Rim: 64 Quartet: 64 Spring Breakers: 63 World War Z: 63 -42: 62 Despicable Me 2: 62 Iron Man 3: 62 Fast & Furious 6: 61 The Heat: 60 Warm Bodies: 59 Turbo: 58 Evil Dead: 57 - Mama: 57 Man of Steel: 55 The Great Gatsby: 55 The Croods: 55 Oblivion: 54 The Last Stand: 54 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain: 53 Beautiful Creatures: 52 -Epic: 52 White House Down: 52 Dark Skies: 51 Jack the Giant Slayer: 51 Snitch: 51 The Call: 51 The first half of 2013 featured a lot of comedies Universal takes charge at the second half of 2013 Jul 19 Jul 19 As expected, many . but a lot of critically acclaimed movies did not do well at the box office Almost all of the dramas in the Frozen Warner Brothers $221m - $230m Oscar contenders get high marks from the critics... second half of 2013 have Oscar nominations and they are all $221m - $230m Universal Jul 26 Jul 26 Jul 31 Aug 02 Aug 07 $401m-$420m $421- $440m $211m - $220m followed by action. Gravity highly regarded by critics PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Comedy The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug $381m - $400m Drama $361m- $380m Despicable Me 2 $191m - $200m $171m - $180m Fox Fox PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE American Hustle Aug 09 $181m - $190m $161m-$170m Aug 09 Aug 16 Aug 16 Aug 16 Aug 21 Aug 23 Aug 23 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 30 Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 13 Sep 18 $281m - $300m Star Trek Into Darkness PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE a Lone Survivor Universal $261m - $280m $261m - $280m Warner Brothers Feb 14 Feb 14 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 21* Feb 21* Feb 22 Feb 22 Mar 01 Mar 01 Mar 01 Mar 08 Mar 15 Mar 15 Mar 15 BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR $141m-$150m Captain Phillips $241m - $260m $151m-$160m Action $221m - $240m ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY $121m - $130m Comedy $141m - $150m The Wolf of Wall Street The Croods ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN $131m - $140m $201m- $220m $111m - $120m Buena Vista Buena Vista $201m - $220m ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa $181m - $200m $101m - $110m 74: Frozen 74: Prisoners 72: The Grandmaster 71: Broken Circle Breakdown 68: The Conjuring 66: Don Jon 66: Lee Daniels' The Butler 66: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 66: You're Next 65: Saving Mr. Banks 61: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 61: Elysium 60: Lone Survivor 60: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 60: The Wolverine 59: Cloudy witha Chance of Meatballs 2 59: The Best Man Holiday $121m - $130m Drama ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING $141m - $160m Lionsgate/Summit Saving Mr. Banks Lionsgate The Great Gatsby $91m - $100m $141m - $160m BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR $11lm - $120m $121m - $140m Action Sep 20 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 27 Sep 27 Prisoners $101m- $110m $121m - $140m $81m - $90m Paramount ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Paramount Animation $9lm - $100m 12 Years a Slave $71m - $80m $101m-$120m $101m - $120m Mar 19* Mar 22 Mar 22 Mar 22 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 29 Mar 29 Apr 05 Apr 05 Apr 12 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr 26 Apr 26 May 03 May 10 May 16 May 23 ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE) The Lone Ranger Animation Sony/Columbia Oct 04 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18 Lionsgate $81m - $90m Her $61m-$70m Science fiction $81m - $100m $71m - $80m Dallas Buyers Club $51m - $60m Weinstein Company $81m-$100m ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC Sony/Columbia Thriller Oct 18 Oct 18 Oct 18 Oct 25 Oct 25 Nov 01 Nov 01 Nov 01 Nov 01 Nov 01 Nov 01 Before Midnight WRITTEN FOR MOTION $61m-$70m PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) $61m - $80m $41m - $50m Blue Jasmine Thriller Fox Searchlight Open Road Films $51m - $60m $61m - $80m ACHIEVEMENT IN 58: August: Osage County $31m - $40m PRODUCTION DESIGN Philomena Foreign 55: 2 Guns 55: About Time 55: Instructions Not Included 54: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 54: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 54: Thor: The Dark World 53: Carrie 53: The Book Thief 51: Ender's Game 49: Escape Plan 49: One Direction: This is Us- 49: Riddick 48: Last Vegas 48: The Counselor 44: Delivery Man 44: Jobs 44: We're the Millers 42: The Family 41: Kick-Ass 2 40: Insidious Chapter 2 39: Homefront 39: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 39: Planes 38: Free Birds 37: Walking with Dinosaurs 36: Runner Runner 35: Grudge Match 34: Baggage Claim 34: The Smurfs 2 33: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 29: 47 Ronin 28: Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas 25: R.I.P.D. Relativity Scary Movie 5 (PG-13) Oblivion (PG-13) Mud (PG-13) Pain and Gain (R) The Big Wedding (R) Iron Man 3 (PG-13) The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) The Hangover Part III (R) Before Midnight (R) Epic (PG) Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) After Earth (PG-13) Now You See Me (PG-13) The Internship (PG-13) The Purge (R) This is the End (R) Man of Steel (PG-13) Monsters University (G) World War Z (PG-13) The Heat (R) White House Down (PG-13) Despicable Me 2 (PG) Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (R) The Lone Ranger (PG-13) The Wind Rises ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING Weinstein Company $41m - $50m $41m - $60m Horror August: Osage County Now You See Me: 50 Broken City: 49 Admission: 48 Red 2: 47 Pain and Gain: 45 -Oz The Great and Powerful: 44 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone: 44 -Parker: 43 The Internship: 42 G.I. Joe: Retaliation: 41 Olympus Has Fallen: 41 - The Purge: 41 Gangster Squad: 40 The Lone Ranger: 37 Escape From Planet Earth: 35 -Identity Thief: 35 The Host: 35 The Last Exorcism Part II: 35 21 and Over: 34 Safe Haven: 34 After Earth: 33 Texas Chainsaw 3D: 31 The Hangover Part II: 30 A Good Day to Die Hard: 28 - The Big Wedding: 28 Tyler Perry's Temptation: 27 -Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: 21 A Haunted House: 20 -Grown Ups 2: 19 Scary Movie 5: 11 $41m - $60m Horror CBS Films $31m - $40m ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FilmDistrict The Book Thief $21m - $30m Focus Features Crime $21m-$40m Fantasy Nov 08 ACHIEVEMENT IN = VISUAL EFFECTS Focus Features The Hunt Inside Llewyn Davis Nov 08 Lionsgate/Summit Nov 15 Nov 15 Nov 15 Nov 22 Relativity Fantasy Science fiction $21m - $30m ADAPTED SCREENPLAY All Is Lost $21m - $40m $11m - $20m Open Road Films May 24 May 24 May 31 May 31 Jun 07 Jun 07 Jun 12 Jun 14 Jun 21 Jun 21 Jun 28 Jun 28 TriStar Foreign The Missing Picture Superhero Nov 22 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Nebraska Sony Classics Nov 22 Nov 22 Nov 27 Weinstein/Dimension $11m-$20m Superhero The Great Beauty Family Sony/Screen Gems Nov 29 Dec 06 Dec 12** Dec 13 A24 A DIFFERENT LOOK Romance $1- $10m TriStar Concert Adopt Films $1- $10m Ernest & Celestine Omar $1- $20m $1-$20m Sport Romance The first half of 2013 had its share of Oscar worthy movies but it paled in comparison to the second half CBS Films The Invisible Woman FilmDistrict Dec 13 Dec 13 Dec 13 Dec 18 Dec 18 Dec 20 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 27 AT THE OSCARS RACE Western Sport N/A GKIDS Fox Searchlight N/A 1 The Grandmaster Jul 03 Jul 03 Jul 03 Jul 05 Jul 12 Jul 12 Jul 12 Janus Films Magnolia As movie's biggest night kicks off on Sunday night (early Monday in the UAE), tabloid! brings you a graphical guide featuring the top movies of 2013. Observe the trends, see which studios and genre produce the most nominees, trace their box office performances, find out what makes an Oscar winner and compare critical ratings with money earned. Grab a ruler if you have to. Enjoy! . but most of the comedies were poorly rated by the critics Roadside Attractions Broken Circle Breakdown Roadside Attractions The Way, Way Back (PG-13) Fruitvale Station (R) Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Pacific Rim (PG-13) The Hunt (R) Turbo (PG) Red 2 (PG-13) *Slated for a 2014 wide release N/A Sony Classics Again, a poor showing at the box office for Tribeca Film The fourth quarter has an abundance Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Oscar buzz begins late in the year, it's no wonder most contenders are released during the fourth quarter. This is so movies are still fresh in the minds of the judges and have better chances of getting nominated and winning Strand many of the nominees Weinstein/Dimension of Oscar-nominated Jul 12 Jul 17 Jul 19 movies By: Dwynn Ronald V. Trazo/©Gulf News Sources: Academy Awards, metacritic.com, boxofficemojo.com