Working Title Films is a film production company founded in 1983 in London by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe. It has produced many successful films over the years such as Billy Elliot, Love Actually, and Les Miserables. Working Title Films is now co-owned by Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan and has offices in London, Los Angeles, and Ireland. Some of their most profitable films that allowed them to expand their reach and budgets for films include Les Miserables, Burn After Reading, and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. The company has ongoing collaborative relationships with directors such as Richard Curtis and Stephen Daldry.

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Working Title Films
By Kerry, Ceren, Nicole and Rebecca

2. + A Brief History of the Studio…
Founded in 1983
Founders: Tim Bevan and Sarah
Radclyffe
President: Liza Chasin
Current co-owners: Eric Fellner and Tim
Bevan
Based in London but also have
residence in L.A and Ireland

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Industry Hierarchy
 Examples of films produced:
 Billy Elliot (2000)
 Love Actually (2003)
 Shaun of the Dead (2004)
 Atonement (2007)
 Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (2008)
 Burn After Reading (2008)
 The Boat That Rocked (2009)
 Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011)
 Anna Karenina (2012)
 Les Miserables (2012)

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Box Office Revenues
 Most successful film: Les Miserables
The budget for Les Mis was $61 million
due to the high profile cast (Anne
Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Hugh
Jackman) and Academy Award winning
director (Tom Hooper). It has so far
grossed an income of $131 571 625
Previously the budget for Working Title
films was a lot smaller however after the
success of British films such as Bridget
Jones: The Edge of Reason ($40 226 215),
it was able to branch out to America not
just with Les Miserables but also
previous films such as Burn After
Reading ($60, 355 347) and Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy ($24, 149, 393).

5. + Relationships with
filmmakers/producers
 Richard Curtis has collaborated with WT on Bridget Jones’
Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually and The Boat That Rocked.
 Stephen Daldry collaborated with WT on Billy Elliot, a film
which successes allowed WT to branch out to American films.