Why Hollywood is Still Making Transformers Movies

Why Hollywood is Still Making Transformers Movies: Anatomy of the Movie Industry A study on the international movie industry by ValuePenguin.com Movies Critics HATED but Movies Critics 10VED That Also Killed it in the Box Office Still Killed it in the Box Office Worldwide Interna- Gross in Millions Rotten Audience tional % Tomatoes Rating of Gross Rating Worldwide Interna- Gross in Millions Rotten Audience tional % Tomatoes Rating of Gross Rating Movie Movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Toy Story 3 (2010) The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers (2003) $863 52% 19% 58% $1063 73% 92% 86% The Da Vinci Code $758 71% 25% 57% $923 63% 96% 95% (2006) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 $1341 (2001) Pirates of the Caribbe- an: On Stranger Tides $1045 77% (2011) Transformers: Dark of $1123 the Moon (2011) 33% 54% 72% 96% 89% 69% 36% 56% Casino Royale (2006) $599 72% 95% 89% Ice Age: Contintental Drift (2012) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $877 82% 37% 63% $1119 66% 94% 86% 2012 (2009) $769 78% 39% 47% The Avengers (2012) $1518 59% 92% 91% Shrek the Third (2007) $799 Skyfall (2012) $1108 60% 40% 53% 73% 92% 86% Moral of the Story: movies that critics hated did almost as well in the box office as movies that critics loved. Even if American audiences didn't love a movie, international audiences often enjoyed it anyway. Growing International Movie Industry The Critics vs The Audience Critics Rating 1.0 Critics and Audience Ratings taken from Rotten Tomatoes. In 2008, very few countries were producing their own movies. In 2013, 36 out of the 40 countries we looked at had best selling movies in their native language, making up 5-55% of the top 20 highest grossing films. O South Korea ties with Japan for the highest grossing movie industry. In 2008, South Korea had produced 35% of the highest grossing films. By 2013, 55% of the 20 highest grossing movies in South Korea were made by South Korean film compa- nies. 30% of those movies are of the ac- 0.8 0.6 IRomance Horror/Thriller IFantasy/Sci-Fi IFamily 0.4 IDrama Comedy Animation tion/adventure genre. 15% are drama films. In 2008, 20% of the highest grossing movies were dramas made in South Korea. 0.2 IAction/Adventure Japan has a slightly smaller movie industry than South Korea. In 2013, 55% of the 20 highest grossing movies in Japan were made by Japanese film companies. Like South Korea, in 2008 Japan had yet to produce any high-grossing films. Japan has a more diverse film industry than South Korea. In 2013 the following genres were produced in Japan: 20% of the highest grossing films were comedy movies, 15% were action/adventure movies, 10% were animated films, and 10% were drama films. Following Japan, Chinese film companies produced 45% of the 20 highest grossing movies in China. China also had not pro- duced any high-grossing films in 2008. In 2013 the following genres were produced in China: 20% of the highest grosing films were action/adventure movies, 10% were comedy films, and 5% were drama movies. Top Genres Produced in Native Languages: 1. Comedy - 37.78% 2. Action/Adventure - 20.74% 3. Drama - 18.52% 4. Romance - 4.44% 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Audience Rating Most Popular Genres in 2008 by Overall Gross of the Top 20 Blockbusters in Each Country O ACTION/ADVENTURE O ANIMATION O COMEDY O ROMANCE O DRAMA Most Popular Genres in 2013 by Overall Gross of the Top 20 Blockbusters in Each Country Directors Behind the Blockbusters TOTAL BOX OFFICE IN BILLIONS NUMBER OF BLOCKBUSTERS STEVEN SPIELBERG $8.440 JAMES CAMERON $6.201 PETER JACKSON $6.032 ROBERT ZEMECKIS O ACTION/ADVENTURE O ANIMATION | COMEDY $4.094 CHRIS COLUMBUS $3.852 ROMANCE L DRAMA MICHAEL BAY S3.849 Highest Grossing Genres in the U.S. and Canada from 1995-2013 in Millions TIM BURTON $3.766 $6000 RON HOWARD $3.622 5000 Horror/Thriller GORE VERBINSKI $3.591 4000 Romance Family 3000 CHRISTOPHER $3.551 NOLAN Drama 2000 Comedy Animation 1000 ]Fantasy/Sci-Fi Who's going to the movies? Action/Adventure Top: 2013 Frequent Moviegoers by Age Bottom: 2013 Moviegoer Share of U.Š./- Canada population by frequency 1995 2000 2005 2010 Moviegoers ages 18-39 30% The Facts Moviegoers ages 40-59 28% Moviegoers ages 2-17 22% Average Ticket Price Americans eat on average approximately 13 gallons of Moviegoers ages 60+ 20% Infrequent Moviegoers 10% 2003 2013 Frequent Moviegoers 11% popcorn per year. FPOPCORN In 1929, a bag of pocorn cost only $0.50 ($0.62' after infla- tion). Today, a small popcorn at the movies will cost you $4.75. $8.13• *$6.03 Non- Moviegoers 32% Occasional Moviegoers (Less than once a month) 47% = Theaters on average charge $8 for a large tub of popcorn. That's a 700% - 2500% markup! Female Moviegoers 52% Male Moviegoers 48% BAGS COST ȘO.22-$0.35 TUBSCOST APPROX. S0.92 PRICE OF POPCORN TOFILL A LARGEBAG/TUB= $0.08 The Future Recipe for a Blockbuster We're all used to seeing Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie battle it out in summer Action/Adventure movies. Who has the chops to rise as the King and Queen of the movie industry? Jennifer Lawrence has the acting Joseph Gordon-Levitt has proven Mila Kunis, known for her come- talent and the action skills to domi- his prowess as an action star. His dic talents, has starred in action he's signed on for Avatar 2-4, and nate. She made 26 million in roles in drama, comedy, and roles since 2008. Jupiter Ascend- in between will be starring in a host 2013, making her the second high- romance films have shown his ing (2015), which she stars in of different action movies. These est grossing actress, right behind diverse talents. Check him out this with Channing Tatum, may be will be a hectic couple of years for Angelina Jolie. Her humor and summer in Sin City: A Dame to Kill her debut as the next Angelina Sam. He seems the obvious next quirkiness could add a fun touch to For. Could Robin take on the role Jolie, but only time will tell. action and adventure films. Sam Worthington is a busy guy; King of Action. Our bets are on Sam. of Batman? Sources: 1. hitp://abanews.go.com/Entertainment/theaterpopoorn-cost/storyfid=5379179. 2. MPAA 2013 Theatrical Market Statistics. 3. All movie data from boxofficemo- jo.com 4. rottentomatoes.com 5. Vectors from freepik.com Penguin