Institution Task

1. Institution Task
High Budget VS Low Budget Films

2. 2012 (High) VS Open Water (Low)
 2012 is produced by Columbia pictures and distributed
by Sony Pictures
 Open Water is produced by Lionsgate Films, Plunge
Pictures and Eastgate Pictures the film is also
distributed by Lionsgate
 2012 – Cost =$200,000,000 Box Office = $769,679,473
 Open Water - $130,000 Box Office = $54,667,954

3. 2012 – Columbia Pictures
 Columbia Pictures are usually only associated with high budget films you
rarely see them doing a film on a low budget. Sony as a company own
Columbia Pictures.
 Sony is a major company this is why it is usually involved in high budget
films
 Just from the status of Columbia Pictures people presume that it will be a
good film as it is being made by a good company so it is very rare that a big
production company like this will make a loss on a film
 However when spending such a large amount it will become harder to
make a profit
 With this particular film when it was released the actual myth of the world
ending in 2012 the film instantly intrigued the public and made a profit very
quickly

4. Open Water Lionsgate Films, Plunge Pictures, Eastgate Pictures
 Lionsgate Films, Plunge Pictures and Eastgate pictures feature in the
production of the film with the most well know production company
being Lionsgate which are classed as a mini major
 Lionsgate is now a well known company, not know as well when Open
Water was released but since then they have been filming the hunger
games films which have been a massive hit with the public
 Open Water made a very good profit compared to much was spent in
the production of the film
 The reason is why that it did so well was that it was a true story
recreating the death of two scuba divers. Around the time of the
release this was the biggest shark based film which are also popular
with the public