2. Ownership & Funding
• Subsidiary of Universal, funded by the parent
company Vivendi and the money is filtered
down the chain e.g. Vivendi, Universal then
Working title.
3. Organisations they work with (give
names and reasons)
• Channel Four: channel Four was one of the
initial companies to use international co-
productions in the UK.
• Universal: parent company.
• Canal +: aided distribution in European
market.
4. Film successes (with figures)
Film Budget Gross
Billy Elliot $5 million $109.3 million
Shaun of the Dead $4 million $30 million
State of Play $60 million $87.8 million
Ali G indahouse $5 million $12 million
A serious man $7 million $26.2 million
5. Film flops (with figures)
Film Budget Gross
The Calcium Kid $5 million £61,415
MickeyBo & Me $3 million £172,336
Inside I’m Dancing $5 million $500,000
Sixty Six $3 million $1.9 million
The Soloist $60 million $37.6 million
The boat that rocked $50 million $36.3 million
6. What makes them successful (identify
at least two points)
• Appeals to international market (British film +
American star) allows for both sides of the
Atlantic to be represented in either the source
material or the star (mid atlantic).
• creates numerous and Diverse film types
meaning working title films will be able to
establish a wide audience loyalty.
