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Institutional Research Notes


Look at the-numbers.com and boxofficemojo.com and look at the success of your
genre and studio


How can you ensure a good return for your chosen studio?
How the genre of film noir is doing, what studios are the most likely to be
producing and distributing this type of film, are the studios currently doing well.
Gangster Squad? Released 10th January 2013
The studio that is most likely to be producing and distributing films from the film
noir genre is Warner Brothers.
The newest neo noir film to be released is gangster squad that was released 10th
January 2013, the film was co produced by Warner Brothers Studio and made
$17,070,347 at the box office in the opening weekend, this is over the average
number made for other Neo noir films.


Which genres are most profitable? Can you notice any trends at the box office?
Thriller - Erotic                            50      Fatal Attraction     $156.6

                                                       The Bourne
Thriller - On the Run                        24                           $227.5
                                                       Ultimatum

Thriller - Political                         56       Air Force One       $173.0

Thriller - Psycho / Stalker / Blank
                                             37      Fatal Attraction     $156.6
from Hell

Thriller - Serial Killer                     55         Hannibal          $165.1



Horror - Period                      24           Shutter Island          $128.0

Horror - Slasher                     92              Scream               $103.0

Horror - Supernatural                96            Sixth Sense            $293.5

Horror - Terror in the Water         19               Jaws                $260.0

Horror - Torture                     31               Saw II                  $87.0

Horror Anthology                     16    Twilight Zone: The Movie           $29.5

Horror Comedy                        94           Ghostbusters            $238.6
Horror Remake                         57              The Ring             $129.1

Sci-Fi Horror                         51           I Am Legend             $256.4



Neo Noir                              64              Sin City               $74.1




Out of the three film genres that we have been given to choose from to create our 2-
minute sequence/ titles of a film the most profitable would be Horror, particularly
the supernatural sub genre. The most profitable film within the supernatural
horror is Sixth Sense out of the three genres this is the most profitable film having a
lifetime gross of $293,506,292


How much does you genre take on average at the box office? How can you ensure a
good return for your chosen studio?
The genre of Neo Noir makes on average makes around $9,176,735 for each film


Who tends to produce and distribute your genre of film?


                             $74,103,82       3,23     $29,120,27     3,23
1    Sin City       Dim.                                                      4/1/05
                                      0          0              3        0

     L.A.
                             $64,616,94       1,62                            9/19/9
2    Confidenti     WB                                 $5,211,198      769
                                      0          5                                 7
     al

     Blade                   $32,868,94       1,32                    1,29    6/25/8
3                   WB                                 $6,150,002
     Runner                           3          5                       5         2

     Wild                    $30,147,73       2,17                    2,17    3/20/9
4                   Sony                               $9,622,444
     Things                           9          7                       7         8

                             $25,544,86                                       3/16/0
5    Memento        NM                        531       $235,488        11
                                      7                                            1

                    Gram     $24,611,97
6    Fargo                                    716       $730,265        36    3/8/96
                    .                 5

7    Body Heat      WB       $24,058,83           -     $564,593        34    8/28/8
8                                         1

     The Black               $22,545,08       2,23     $10,005,89   2,22   9/15/0
8                   Uni.
     Dahlia                           0          6              5      6        6

     Against All             $21,689,06
9                   Col.                      979      $3,766,128   976    3/2/84
     Odds                             2

1                            $16,639,79                                    4/17/9
     Deep Cover NL                            902      $3,451,356   901
0                                     9                                         2



Within the genre of neo noir, the top 10 grossing movies are shown above, as you
can see the only studio that is shown more than once in the top 10 is Warner
Brothers therefore suggesting that they are going to be the ones to produce and
distribute the films of my chosen genre (film noir).


                                   "Film Noir" Movies
  Release                                 Opening        Domestic    Worldwide Production
                   Title
   Date                                   Weekend        Box Office  Box Office   Budget
1/1/1940 Rebecca                                          $6,000,000   $6,000,000 $1,288,000
1/1/1941 Suspicion                                        $4,500,000   $4,500,000
1/23/1943 Casablanca                                     $10,462,500  $10,462,500 $1,039,000
1/1/1945 The Lost Weekend                                $11,000,000  $11,000,000 $1,250,000
10/31/1945 Spellbound                                     $7,000,000   $7,000,000 $1,500,000
12/20/1945 Leave Her to Heaven                           $13,800,000  $13,800,000
1/1/1946 Notorious                                       $24,464,742  $24,464,742 $2,000,000
1/1/1946 The Postman Always                              $12,000,000  $12,000,000
           Rings Twice
1/1/1946 Gilda                                           $10,000,000   $10,000,000
1/1/1948 Key Largo                                        $8,125,000    $8,125,000
2/2/1950 The Third Man                                     $596,349      $596,349
7/12/1950 Winchester '73                                  $4,500,000    $4,500,000
7/3/1951 Strangers on a Train                             $7,000,000    $7,000,000     $1,200,000
1/1/1952 High Noon                                        $8,000,000    $8,000,000      $730,000
1/21/1953 Niagara                                         $2,500,000    $2,500,000     $1,250,000
10/7/1954 Suddenly (1954)                                 $1,400,000    $1,400,000
12/23/1956 The Wrong Man                                  $2,000,000    $2,000,000     $1,200,000
5/9/1958 Vertigo                                          $3,200,000    $3,200,000
5/21/1958 Touch of Evil                                   $2,237,659    $2,237,659
1/1/1962 Lolita (1962)                                    $9,250,000    $9,250,000     $2,000,000
10/24/1962 The Manchurian                                 $7,716,923    $7,716,923
           Candidate
2/23/1966 Harper                              $12,000,000   $12,000,000   $3,500,000
3/15/1966 Bande�part                            $182,857      $182,857
5/17/1967 Don't Look Back                         $27,158       $27,158
10/17/1968 Bullitt                            $42,300,873   $42,300,873
12/10/1969 They Shoot Horses,                 $12,600,000   $12,600,000
           Don't They?
1/1/1971 Klute                                $12,512,637   $12,512,637
7/2/1971 Shaft                                $12,121,618   $12,121,618
10/9/1971 The French                          $41,158,757   $41,158,757   $2,200,000
           Connection
12/24/1971 Dirty Harry                       $28,153,434    $28,153,434
1/1/1972 Across 110th Street                 $10,000,000    $10,000,000
1/1/1972 High Plains Drifter                 $15,700,000    $15,700,000 $15,700,000
2/12/1972 Cabaret                            $41,326,446    $41,326,446
12/15/1972 The Getaway                       $36,734,619    $36,734,619
12/31/1972 Hickey & Boggs                             $0             $0
10/2/1973 Mean Streets                           $32,645        $32,645
12/5/1973 Serpico                            $27,274,150    $27,274,150
6/21/1974 Chinatown                          $23,169,837    $23,169,837
1/1/1975 Farewell, My Lovely                  $2,000,000     $2,000,000
1/1/1975 French Connection II                $12,000,000    $12,000,000
8/29/1975 Dog Day Afternoon                  $46,665,856    $46,665,856
2/8/1976 Taxi Driver                         $28,262,574    $28,262,574 $1,000,000
6/22/1977 New York, New York                 $13,800,000    $13,800,000 $14,000,000
6/24/1977 The Sorcerer                       $12,000,000    $12,000,000 $21,600,000
12/22/1978 Invasion of the Body   $1,298,129 $24,946,533    $24,946,533
           Snatchers
5/2/1979 Last Embrace              $376,896    $381,119       $381,119
9/21/1979 The Onion Field                             $0             $0
1/1/1980 Atlantic City                       $10,000,000    $10,000,000
1/1/1980 Cruising                            $19,784,223    $19,784,223
2/1/1980 American Gigolo          $3,559,930 $22,743,674    $52,743,674
9/26/1980 Resurrection             $308,068 $3,910,019       $3,910,019
11/14/1980 Raging Bull             $128,590 $23,380,203     $23,380,203 $18,000,000
2/13/1981 Eyewitness                          $6,400,000     $6,400,000
3/20/1981 The Postman Always                 $12,200,000    $44,200,000 $12,000,000
           Rings Twice
3/20/1981 Cutter's Way                                $0             $0
3/27/1981 Thief                               $4,300,000     $4,300,000
8/28/1981 Body Heat                $564,593 $24,058,000     $24,058,000
9/25/1981 True Confessions         $154,923 $12,200,000     $12,200,000
12/11/1981 Pennies from Heaven                $6,200,000     $6,200,000
5/21/1982 Dead Men Don't Wear     $4,289,601 $18,196,170    $18,196,170
Plaid
6/25/1982 Blade Runner             $6,150,002 $32,656,328     $33,139,618   $28,000,000
9/17/1982 Hammett                      $8,222       $8,222         $8,222
5/13/1983 Breathless               $4,384,369 $19,910,002     $19,910,002
12/9/1983 Scarface                 $4,597,536 $44,942,821     $44,942,821   $25,000,000
2/10/1984 Unfaithfully Yours       $3,744,126 $19,928,200     $19,928,200
3/2/1984 Against All Odds          $3,766,128 $25,100,000     $25,100,000
8/17/1984 Tightrope                $9,156,545 $48,100,000     $48,100,000
10/26/1984 The Terminator          $4,020,663 $38,019,031     $78,019,031    $6,400,000
10/26/1984 Body Double             $2,837,978 $8,801,940       $8,801,940   $10,000,000
1/18/1985 Blood Simple                          $1,690,913     $1,690,913    $1,500,000
2/15/1985 The Mean Season          $1,560,131 $4,349,446       $4,349,446
10/4/1985 Jagged Edge              $4,094,091 $40,491,165     $40,491,165
11/1/1985 To Live and Die in L.A. $3,551,761 $17,307,019      $17,307,019
12/18/1985 Brazil                     $30,099 $9,929,135       $9,929,135   $15,000,000
1/1/1986 Out of Bounds                          $5,099,316     $5,099,316
4/18/1986 Murphy's Law             $3,388,907 $9,947,631       $9,947,631
4/18/1986 At Close Range                        $2,347,000     $2,347,000
4/25/1986 Crimewave                    $3,571       $5,101         $5,101
6/13/1986 Mona Lisa                             $5,794,000     $5,794,000
8/15/1986 Manhunter                $2,204,400 $8,620,929       $8,620,929
9/19/1986 Blue Velvet                           $8,551,228     $8,551,228
10/1/1986 8 Million Ways to Die                 $1,305,114     $1,305,114
12/19/1986 No Mercy                $2,198,069 $12,303,904     $12,303,904
12/25/1986 The Morning After       $5,069,926 $25,147,055     $25,147,055
2/6/1987 Black Widow               $3,426,831 $25,205,460     $25,205,460
3/6/1987 Angel Heart               $3,688,721 $17,185,000     $17,185,000
6/10/1987 The Believers            $4,347,732 $18,753,438     $18,753,438
7/17/1987 RoboCop                  $8,008,721 $53,424,681     $53,424,681   $13,000,000
8/14/1987 No Way Out               $4,259,460 $35,509,515     $35,509,515
8/21/1987 The Big Easy                         $17,685,307    $17,685,307
9/25/1987 Best Seller               $905,399 $4,278,150        $4,278,150
10/1/1987 House of Games                        $2,585,639     $2,585,639
10/9/1987 Someone to Watch         $2,908,796 $10,278,549     $10,278,549
           Over Me
11/1/1987 Slamdance                              $406,881       $406,881
2/26/1988 Frantic                  $4,359,424 $17,637,000     $17,637,000
3/1/1988 Cop                                    $1,884,315     $1,884,315
3/11/1988 Masquerade               $3,500,259 $15,855,828     $91,593,744
3/18/1988 D.O.A.                   $3,751,432 $12,706,478     $12,706,478
5/1/1988 Stormy Monday                          $1,791,328     $1,791,328
6/22/1988 Who Framed Roger        $11,226,239 $154,112,492   $351,500,000 $70,000,000
Rabbit?
10/7/1988 Alien Nation            $8,421,429 $25,216,243     $25,216,243
12/2/1988 Tequila Sunrise         $6,350,974 $39,703,427     $39,703,427
12/2/1988 The Naked Gun: From     $9,331,746 $78,041,829     $78,041,829
           the Files of Police
           Squad!
6/23/1989 Batman                 $40,489,330 $251,188,924   $411,348,924   $35,000,000
9/15/1989 Sea of Love            $10,017,840 $58,571,513     $58,571,513
9/22/1989 Black Rain              $9,677,102 $45,892,212     $45,892,212   $30,000,000
9/29/1989 Johnny Handsome         $2,437,642 $6,622,465       $6,622,465
10/27/1989 Kill Me Again                        $283,694       $283,694
12/31/1989 Out of the Dark                      $419,428       $419,428     $1,600,000
1/12/1990 Internal Affairs        $5,043,516 $27,661,878     $27,661,878
3/16/1990 Blue Steel              $2,895,744 $7,701,707       $7,701,707
4/6/1990 Impulse                               $2,531,528     $2,531,528
4/6/1990 The First Power          $5,677,715 $21,365,321     $21,365,321
4/20/1990 Miami Blues             $3,002,997 $9,654,290       $9,654,290
5/18/1990 Bird on a Wire         $15,338,160 $70,978,012    $138,697,012
6/1/1990 Total Recall            $25,533,700 $119,394,839   $261,400,000   $65,000,000
8/10/1990 The Two Jakes           $3,729,149 $10,005,969     $10,005,969
8/24/1990 Darkman                 $8,054,860 $32,942,739     $32,942,739
8/24/1990 After Dark, My Sweet                 $2,678,414     $2,678,414
9/19/1990 Goodfellas              $6,368,901 $46,743,809     $46,743,809   $25,000,000
9/22/1990 Miller's Crossing                    $4,693,759     $4,693,759
9/28/1990 King of New York         $411,597 $2,389,850        $2,389,850
10/12/1990 The Hot Spot                        $1,206,153     $1,206,153
11/9/1990 The Krays                            $2,035,562     $2,035,562
12/7/1990 The Grifters                        $12,850,000    $12,850,000
1/1/1991 One False Move                        $1,543,000     $1,543,000
1/1/1991 China Moon                            $3,038,499     $3,038,499
3/8/1991 New Jack City            $7,039,622 $47,624,253     $47,624,253
3/8/1991 Nikita                                $5,017,971     $5,017,971    $7,000,000
4/19/1991 Mortal Thoughts         $6,068,524 $19,018,321     $19,018,321
4/26/1991 A Kiss Before Dying     $4,348,165 $14,769,755     $14,769,755
6/21/1991 The Rocketeer           $9,600,754 $46,573,027     $46,573,027
8/23/1991 Dead Again              $3,479,395 $38,016,380     $38,016,380
10/11/1991 Shattered              $3,098,433 $11,511,031     $11,511,031
11/1/1991 Liebestraum                           $133,645       $133,645
11/15/1991 Cape Fear             $10,261,025 $79,091,969    $182,291,969   $35,000,000
1/1/1992 The Vagrant                               $5,000         $5,000
1/1/1992 Guncrazy                               $114,000       $114,000
2/7/1992 Final Analysis           $6,411,441 $28,590,665     $28,590,665
3/20/1992  Basic Instinct         $15,129,385 $117,727,224   $352,700,000
4/15/1992  Deep Cover              $3,451,356 $16,639,799     $16,639,799
5/22/1992  Alien 3                $23,141,188 $54,927,174    $158,500,000 $55,000,000
6/18/1992  Batman Returns         $45,687,710 $162,833,635   $266,824,291 $80,000,000
6/26/1992  Unlawful Entry         $10,067,609 $57,138,719     $57,138,719
7/10/1992  Cool World              $5,556,451 $14,110,589     $14,110,589
8/7/1992   Unforgiven             $15,018,007 $101,157,447   $101,157,447 $14,400,000
8/28/1992  Twin Peaks: Fire        $1,813,559 $4,160,851       $4,160,851
           Walk With Me
10/23/1992 Reservoir Dogs                       $2,832,029     $2,832,029    $1,200,000
11/6/1992 Jennifer Eight           $3,619,666 $11,281,492     $11,281,492
12/25/1992 Trespass                $5,012,910 $13,747,138     $13,747,138
1/1/1993 Red Rock West                          $2,502,551     $2,502,551
1/22/1993 Knight Moves              $493,080     $923,418     $13,668,149
5/21/1993 Sliver                  $12,138,283 $36,280,867    $116,280,867
6/4/1993 Guilty as Sin             $5,713,708 $22,622,537     $22,622,537
8/6/1993 The Fugitive             $23,758,855 $183,875,760   $353,715,317   $44,000,000
9/10/1993 True Romance             $4,023,420 $12,281,000     $12,281,000   $12,500,000
10/29/1993 Fatal Instinct          $3,502,569 $7,839,327       $7,839,327
1/26/1994 Blink                    $4,410,077 $16,668,552     $16,668,552
2/11/1994 The Getaway              $5,806,515 $15,545,115     $15,545,115
2/25/1994 Sugar Hill               $5,712,485 $18,272,447     $18,272,447   $10,000,000
7/1/1994 The Shadow               $11,713,845 $31,835,600     $31,835,600   $40,000,000
8/26/1994 Natural Born Killers    $11,166,687 $50,282,766     $50,282,766
10/14/1994 Pulp Fiction            $9,311,882 $107,928,762   $212,928,762    $8,000,000
10/26/1994 The Last Seduction                   $5,751,320     $5,751,320
11/18/1994 L� on                   $5,306,558 $19,284,974     $45,284,974   $16,000,000
2/3/1995 In the Mouth of           $3,441,807 $8,924,549       $8,924,549
           Madness
4/28/1995 Underneath                $141,355     $536,023       $536,023
5/26/1995 Johnny Mnemonic          $7,420,808 $19,006,201     $19,006,201
8/16/1995 The Usual Suspects        $645,363 $23,341,568      $34,449,356    $6,000,000
8/25/1995 Lord of Illusions        $4,800,258 $13,249,614     $13,249,614
9/22/1995 Se7en                   $13,949,807 $100,125,643   $328,125,643   $30,000,000
9/29/1995 Devil in a Blue Dress    $5,422,385 $16,030,096     $16,030,096
10/6/1995 Strange Days                          $7,918,562     $7,918,562
10/13/1995 Jade                    $4,284,246 $9,812,870       $9,812,870   $50,000,000
10/20/1995 Get Shorty             $12,700,007 $72,021,008    $115,021,008   $30,250,000
11/22/1995 Casino                  $9,946,480 $42,438,300    $110,400,000   $52,000,000
12/15/1995 Heat                    $8,445,656 $67,436,818    $187,436,818
12/27/1995 Twelve Monkeys           $178,730 $57,141,459     $168,841,459   $29,000,000
1/12/1996 Eye for an Eye           $7,929,086 $26,792,700     $26,792,700   $20,000,000
3/8/1996 Fargo                     $730,265 $24,567,751      $51,204,567    $7,000,000
4/5/1996 K�   kakukid�  tai                    $443,579        $443,579
4/26/1996 Mulholland Falls        $4,306,221 $11,504,190     $11,504,190
5/17/1996 Heaven's Prisoners      $2,308,797 $4,912,939       $4,912,939
6/7/1996 The Phantom              $5,072,346 $17,220,599     $17,220,599   $45,000,000
9/13/1996 The Rich Man's Wife     $3,132,151 $8,538,318       $8,538,318
9/20/1996 Last Man Standing       $7,010,333 $18,115,927     $18,115,927   $67,000,000
9/27/1996 2 Days In The Valley    $3,352,440 $11,101,856     $11,101,856
10/4/1996 Bound                    $900,902 $3,802,260        $6,300,000    $4,500,000
2/21/1997 Lost Highway             $212,710 $3,796,699        $3,796,699
2/21/1997 Blood and Wine           $420,993 $1,083,350        $1,083,350   $26,000,000
2/28/1997 Hard Eight                 $69,486   $142,356        $142,356
3/14/1997 City of Industry                    $1,554,338      $1,554,338
8/15/1997 Cop Land               $13,510,482 $44,906,632     $63,706,632   $15,000,000
9/12/1997 The Game               $14,337,029 $48,265,581     $48,265,581   $50,000,000
9/19/1997 L.A. Confidential       $5,211,198 $64,604,977    $110,604,977   $35,000,000
10/3/1997 U-Turn                  $2,730,440 $6,690,074       $6,690,074
10/24/1997 Gattaca                $4,320,202 $12,532,777     $12,532,777   $36,000,000
11/7/1997 Cold Around the              $552        $552            $552
           Heart
11/14/1997 Kiss or Kill              $42,088   $771,091     $771,091
12/25/1997 Jackie Brown           $9,292,248 $39,673,162  $72,673,162 $12,000,000
1/13/1998 Sunset Boulevard                            $0           $0
1/16/1998 Fallen                  $9,146,119 $25,310,938  $25,310,938
1/30/1998 Zero Effect              $434,840 $2,080,693     $2,080,693 $5,000,000
2/20/1998 Palmetto                $2,876,753 $5,846,660    $5,846,660
2/27/1998 Dark City               $5,576,953 $14,435,076  $27,257,061 $27,000,000
3/6/1998 Twilight                 $5,866,411 $15,055,091  $15,055,091 $20,000,000
3/6/1998 The Big Lebowski         $5,533,844 $17,498,804  $46,189,568 $15,000,000
3/20/1998 Wild Things             $9,622,444 $29,795,299  $55,576,699 $20,000,000
6/5/1998 A Perfect Murder        $16,615,704 $67,658,331  $67,658,331
6/26/1998 Out of Sight           $12,020,435 $37,562,568  $77,562,568 $48,000,000
7/24/1998 Disturbing Behavior     $7,007,714 $17,507,368  $17,507,368 $15,000,000
9/25/1998 Ronin                  $12,697,641 $41,610,884  $70,692,101 $55,000,000
11/25/1998 Very Bad Things        $3,245,853 $9,949,470   $21,094,974 $10,000,000
12/11/1998 A Simple Plan           $390,563 $16,316,273   $16,316,273 $17,000,000
2/5/1999 Payback                 $21,221,526 $81,526,121 $161,626,121 $50,000,000
2/26/1999 8MM                    $14,252,888 $36,443,442  $96,398,826 $40,000,000
3/5/1999 Lock, Stock and Two       $143,321 $3,897,569    $25,297,569 $1,350,000
           Smoking Barrels
3/19/1999 True Crime              $5,276,109 $16,676,845     $16,676,845
3/31/1999 The Matrix             $27,788,331 $171,479,930   $460,279,930 $65,000,000
4/2/1999 Following                     $1,636       $48,482      $240,495         $6,000
4/23/1999 eXistenZ                  $810,262     $2,840,417     $2,840,417   $20,700,000
5/28/1999 The Thirteenth Floor     $4,278,452   $11,810,854    $11,810,854   $16,000,000
10/8/1999 The Limey                 $187,122     $3,193,102     $6,030,047   $10,000,000
10/15/1999 Fight Club             $11,035,485   $37,030,102   $100,853,753   $65,000,000
11/5/1999 The Bone Collector      $16,712,020   $66,488,090   $151,463,090   $48,000,000
12/24/1999 The Talented Mr.       $12,738,237   $81,292,135   $128,792,135   $40,000,000
           Ripley
2/25/2000 Reindeer Games           $8,128,356 $23,360,779      $23,360,779 $36,000,000
3/3/2000 Ghost Dog: Way of the      $166,344 $3,330,230         $6,030,230 $2,000,000
           Samurai
3/10/2000 The Ninth Gate           $6,622,518 $18,653,746      $58,394,308   $38,000,000
4/14/2000 American Psycho          $4,961,015 $15,070,285      $28,674,417    $8,000,000
4/21/2000 Croupier                             $6,201,143       $7,071,143
6/16/2000 Shaft                   $21,714,757 $70,327,868     $107,190,108   $53,012,938
6/23/2000 Woman Chaser                 $2,268   $110,719         $110,719      $150,000
8/11/2000 Cecil B. Demented         $127,141 $1,276,984         $1,953,882   $10,000,000
9/8/2000 The Way of the Gun        $2,150,979 $6,047,856       $13,061,935    $9,000,000
12/8/2000 Snatch                      $27,932 $30,093,107      $83,593,107   $10,000,000
1/19/2001 The Pledge               $5,765,347 $19,719,930      $29,406,132   $45,000,000
3/9/2001 So Close to Paradise          $1,446      $1,446           $1,446
3/16/2001 Memento                   $235,488 $25,544,867       $39,665,950    $5,000,000
4/27/2001 One Night at McCool's    $2,520,041 $6,276,532       $13,441,957
6/13/2001 Sexy Beast                $170,356 $6,946,056        $10,154,577    $4,300,000
8/8/2001 The Deep End               $141,852 $8,823,109        $10,091,739    $3,000,000
8/24/2001 The Curse of the Jade    $2,459,315 $7,496,522       $18,496,522   $26,000,000
           Scorpion
10/5/2001 Training Day            $22,550,788 $76,261,036     $104,505,362 $45,000,000
10/8/2001 Mulholland Drive          $587,591 $7,219,578        $11,919,578 $15,000,000
10/31/2001 The Man Who Wasn't       $664,404 $7,494,849        $21,494,849
           There
11/9/2001 Heist                    $7,823,521 $23,483,357      $28,483,168 $35,000,000
11/16/2001 Novocaine                $418,098 $2,025,238         $2,522,928 $6,000,000
12/14/2001 Lantana                    $66,701 $4,460,426        $4,460,426
3/29/2002 Death to Smoochy         $4,266,463 $8,355,815        $8,374,062 $50,000,000
4/19/2002 Murder by Numbers        $9,307,394 $31,874,869      $56,643,267 $50,000,000
4/26/2002 The Salton Sea            $166,309     $676,698        $676,698 $18,000,000
5/24/2002 Insomnia                $20,930,169 $67,263,182     $113,622,499 $46,000,000
6/14/2002 Gangster No. 1               $5,514      $30,915         $30,915
6/21/2002 Minority Report         $35,677,125 $132,024,714    $358,824,714 $102,000,000
7/12/2002 The Road to Perdition   $22,079,481 $104,054,514    $183,354,514 $80,000,000
8/30/2002 FearDotCom               $5,710,128 $13,208,023      $13,208,023 $40,000,000
9/6/2002 City by the Sea           $8,935,426 $22,433,915      $22,433,915 $40,000,000
11/6/2002 Femme Fatale             $2,776,248 $6,630,252      $16,830,252 $35,000,000
12/20/2002 Narc                       $63,303 $10,465,659     $10,465,659 $7,500,000
12/31/2002 Confessions of a           $87,199 $16,007,718     $33,013,805 $29,000,000
           Dangerous Mind
1/17/2003 Cidade de Deus              $88,292 $7,563,397      $28,763,397    $3,300,000
2/14/2003 Daredevil               $40,310,418 $102,543,518   $182,782,518   $80,000,000
2/21/2003 Dark Blue                $3,880,688 $9,237,470      $11,933,396   $15,000,000
3/28/2003 Basic                   $11,511,960 $26,599,248     $42,598,498   $50,000,000
4/2/2003 The Good Thief             $131,580 $3,517,797        $6,460,758   $30,000,000
4/25/2003 City of Ghosts              $30,547    $325,491       $325,491    $17,500,000
4/25/2003 Confidence               $4,563,588 $12,212,417     $12,212,417   $15,000,000
10/3/2003 Out of Time             $16,185,316 $41,083,108     $55,489,826   $50,000,000
11/26/2003 The Cooler               $128,973 $8,291,572       $10,464,788    $4,000,000
2/27/2004 Twisted                  $8,904,299 $25,195,050     $40,119,848   $50,000,000
3/12/2004 Secret Window           $18,237,568 $47,958,031     $92,958,031   $40,000,000
3/19/2004 Taking Lives            $11,458,465 $32,682,342     $64,232,363
3/26/2004 Never Die Alone          $3,089,993 $5,644,575       $5,644,575
6/18/2004 I'll Sleep When I'm         $13,415    $358,804       $489,009
           Dead
8/6/2004 Collateral               $24,701,458 $100,170,152   $217,670,152 $60,000,000
9/17/2004 Ghost in the Shell 2:     $317,722 $1,043,896        $1,043,896
           Innocence
10/22/2004 The Machinist              $64,661 $1,082,044       $8,782,570 $5,000,000
3/4/2005 Be Cool                  $23,450,212 $55,849,401     $94,849,401 $75,000,000
3/25/2005 Oldboy                      $68,957    $707,391       $707,391
4/1/2005 Sin City                 $29,120,273 $74,103,820    $158,753,820 $40,000,000
5/13/2005 Layer Cake                  $81,706 $2,339,957      $11,850,214 $6,500,000
6/15/2005 Batman Begins           $48,745,440 $205,343,774   $373,298,774 $150,000,000
8/19/2005 Boksuneunnauigeot            $9,827      $45,243        $45,243
8/26/2005 De Zaak Alzheimer           $41,254    $332,015       $332,015
9/23/2005 A History of Violence     $515,992 $31,493,782      $59,993,782 $32,000,000
10/21/2005 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang     $180,660 $4,235,837       $13,105,837 $15,000,000
11/11/2005 Derailed               $12,211,986 $36,020,063     $57,520,063 $22,000,000
11/23/2005 The Ice Harvest         $3,740,799 $9,016,782      $10,156,968
12/14/2005 Los tresentierros de       $23,859 $5,027,684       $9,027,684
           Melquiades Estrada
2/24/2006 Running Scared           $3,381,974 $6,855,137       $8,345,277   $17,000,000
3/17/2006 V for Vendetta          $25,642,640 $70,511,035    $129,231,542   $50,000,000
3/31/2006 Basic Instinct 2         $3,201,420 $5,946,136      $35,417,162   $70,000,000
3/31/2006 Brick                       $83,574 $2,075,743       $4,087,493     $450,000
4/7/2006 Lucky Number Slevin       $7,031,921 $22,495,466     $55,495,466   $27,000,000
4/14/2006 Hard Candy                  $58,049 $1,024,640       $7,024,640     $950,000
5/4/2006 Chinjeolhangeumjassi          $7,402   $211,667      $23,471,871    $4,500,000
6/6/2006 The Big White                                   $0             $0
7/14/2006 Mini's First Time            $21,828      $49,034        $49,034
7/21/2006 Shadowboxer                $103,238     $370,627       $442,951
7/28/2006 13 Tzameti                   $10,805    $121,390       $121,390
7/28/2006 Miami Vice               $25,723,815 $63,478,838    $163,818,556 $135,000,000
9/8/2006 Hollywoodland              $5,926,177 $14,426,251     $16,826,251
9/15/2006 The Black Dahlia         $10,005,895 $22,672,813     $46,672,813 $60,000,000
9/22/2006 Renaissance                  $10,800      $70,644        $70,644
10/6/2006 The Departed             $26,887,467 $133,311,000   $290,539,042 $90,000,000
11/10/2006 Harsh Times              $1,968,505 $3,337,931       $5,963,961 $2,000,000
11/17/2006 El Aura                      $4,601      $58,804        $58,804
12/15/2006 The Good German             $76,817 $1,308,696       $1,308,696 $32,000,000
1/26/2007 Smokin' Aces             $14,638,755 $35,662,731     $56,047,261 $17,000,000
2/23/2007 The Number 23            $14,602,867 $35,193,167     $77,593,167 $32,000,000
4/13/2007 Lonely Hearts                $80,423    $188,565       $188,565
6/29/2007 Doulos, Le                    $9,362      $82,772        $82,772
8/3/2007 If I Didn't Care               $8,527       $8,527         $8,527
9/28/2007 Se jie                       $63,918 $4,604,982      $65,696,051 $15,000,000
11/2/2007 American Gangster        $43,565,135 $130,164,645   $265,697,825 $100,000,000
11/9/2007 No Country for Old        $1,226,333 $74,273,505    $162,984,991 $25,000,000
           Men
11/14/2007 Southland Tales           $123,428     $275,380       $364,607 $17,000,000
3/21/2008 Boarding Gate                $11,440      $50,440        $50,440
5/9/2008 Vice                          $12,000      $12,000        $12,000
7/18/2008 The Dark Knight         $158,411,483 $533,345,358 $1,002,891,358 $185,000,000
11/20/2009 Los abrazosrotos          $107,111 $5,014,305       $12,910,363
1/1/2010 Shanghai Red                   $1,146      $29,566        $29,566
1/6/2010 Nora Inu                      $11,574      $15,648        $15,648
2/19/2010 Shutter Island           $41,062,440 $128,012,934 $296,831,073 $80,000,000
4/9/2010 The Square                    $17,092    $406,216       $684,214 $1,900,000
4/15/2011 La doppiaora                 $30,246 $1,514,942       $2,715,751
4/22/2011 The Scenesters                                 $0             $0
5/6/2011 Passion Play                   $2,100       $3,669         $3,669
5/13/2011 The Big Bang                                   $0             $0
6/10/2011 Road to Nowhere               $2,521      $40,294        $40,294
7/29/2011 Good Neighbors                $2,953       $7,072         $7,072
9/2/2011 InSight                        $9,571      $17,107        $17,107
10/14/2011 Texas Killing Fields         $8,772      $45,470        $45,470
10/28/2011 Restitution                  $1,779       $2,664         $2,664
11/23/2011 Rampart                                $969,239      $1,330,239
5/4/2012 Meeting Evil                    $181         $525           $525
5/18/2012 The Samaritan                 $1,744       $2,521         $2,521
6/15/2012 The Girl From the                            $0           $0
           Naked Eye
7/6/2012 Savages                  $16,016,910 $47,323,100   $78,789,736
7/27/2012 Killer Joe                  $37,864 $1,291,645     $1,291,645
8/10/2012 Max et les ferrailleurs     $11,264     $33,065       $33,065
9/28/2012 Fontokkuenfah                 $456       $1,373        $1,373
10/5/2012 The Paperboy              $102,706    $677,200     $2,176,376
10/19/2012 Four Assassins                              $0            $0

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  • 1. Institutional Research Notes Look at the-numbers.com and boxofficemojo.com and look at the success of your genre and studio How can you ensure a good return for your chosen studio? How the genre of film noir is doing, what studios are the most likely to be producing and distributing this type of film, are the studios currently doing well. Gangster Squad? Released 10th January 2013 The studio that is most likely to be producing and distributing films from the film noir genre is Warner Brothers. The newest neo noir film to be released is gangster squad that was released 10th January 2013, the film was co produced by Warner Brothers Studio and made $17,070,347 at the box office in the opening weekend, this is over the average number made for other Neo noir films. Which genres are most profitable? Can you notice any trends at the box office? Thriller - Erotic 50 Fatal Attraction $156.6 The Bourne Thriller - On the Run 24 $227.5 Ultimatum Thriller - Political 56 Air Force One $173.0 Thriller - Psycho / Stalker / Blank 37 Fatal Attraction $156.6 from Hell Thriller - Serial Killer 55 Hannibal $165.1 Horror - Period 24 Shutter Island $128.0 Horror - Slasher 92 Scream $103.0 Horror - Supernatural 96 Sixth Sense $293.5 Horror - Terror in the Water 19 Jaws $260.0 Horror - Torture 31 Saw II $87.0 Horror Anthology 16 Twilight Zone: The Movie $29.5 Horror Comedy 94 Ghostbusters $238.6
  • 2. Horror Remake 57 The Ring $129.1 Sci-Fi Horror 51 I Am Legend $256.4 Neo Noir 64 Sin City $74.1 Out of the three film genres that we have been given to choose from to create our 2- minute sequence/ titles of a film the most profitable would be Horror, particularly the supernatural sub genre. The most profitable film within the supernatural horror is Sixth Sense out of the three genres this is the most profitable film having a lifetime gross of $293,506,292 How much does you genre take on average at the box office? How can you ensure a good return for your chosen studio? The genre of Neo Noir makes on average makes around $9,176,735 for each film Who tends to produce and distribute your genre of film? $74,103,82 3,23 $29,120,27 3,23 1 Sin City Dim. 4/1/05 0 0 3 0 L.A. $64,616,94 1,62 9/19/9 2 Confidenti WB $5,211,198 769 0 5 7 al Blade $32,868,94 1,32 1,29 6/25/8 3 WB $6,150,002 Runner 3 5 5 2 Wild $30,147,73 2,17 2,17 3/20/9 4 Sony $9,622,444 Things 9 7 7 8 $25,544,86 3/16/0 5 Memento NM 531 $235,488 11 7 1 Gram $24,611,97 6 Fargo 716 $730,265 36 3/8/96 . 5 7 Body Heat WB $24,058,83 - $564,593 34 8/28/8
  • 3. 8 1 The Black $22,545,08 2,23 $10,005,89 2,22 9/15/0 8 Uni. Dahlia 0 6 5 6 6 Against All $21,689,06 9 Col. 979 $3,766,128 976 3/2/84 Odds 2 1 $16,639,79 4/17/9 Deep Cover NL 902 $3,451,356 901 0 9 2 Within the genre of neo noir, the top 10 grossing movies are shown above, as you can see the only studio that is shown more than once in the top 10 is Warner Brothers therefore suggesting that they are going to be the ones to produce and distribute the films of my chosen genre (film noir). "Film Noir" Movies Release Opening Domestic Worldwide Production Title Date Weekend Box Office Box Office Budget 1/1/1940 Rebecca $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $1,288,000 1/1/1941 Suspicion $4,500,000 $4,500,000 1/23/1943 Casablanca $10,462,500 $10,462,500 $1,039,000 1/1/1945 The Lost Weekend $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $1,250,000 10/31/1945 Spellbound $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $1,500,000 12/20/1945 Leave Her to Heaven $13,800,000 $13,800,000 1/1/1946 Notorious $24,464,742 $24,464,742 $2,000,000 1/1/1946 The Postman Always $12,000,000 $12,000,000 Rings Twice 1/1/1946 Gilda $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1/1/1948 Key Largo $8,125,000 $8,125,000 2/2/1950 The Third Man $596,349 $596,349 7/12/1950 Winchester '73 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 7/3/1951 Strangers on a Train $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $1,200,000 1/1/1952 High Noon $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $730,000 1/21/1953 Niagara $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $1,250,000 10/7/1954 Suddenly (1954) $1,400,000 $1,400,000 12/23/1956 The Wrong Man $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,200,000 5/9/1958 Vertigo $3,200,000 $3,200,000 5/21/1958 Touch of Evil $2,237,659 $2,237,659 1/1/1962 Lolita (1962) $9,250,000 $9,250,000 $2,000,000 10/24/1962 The Manchurian $7,716,923 $7,716,923 Candidate
  • 4. 2/23/1966 Harper $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $3,500,000 3/15/1966 Bande�part $182,857 $182,857 5/17/1967 Don't Look Back $27,158 $27,158 10/17/1968 Bullitt $42,300,873 $42,300,873 12/10/1969 They Shoot Horses, $12,600,000 $12,600,000 Don't They? 1/1/1971 Klute $12,512,637 $12,512,637 7/2/1971 Shaft $12,121,618 $12,121,618 10/9/1971 The French $41,158,757 $41,158,757 $2,200,000 Connection 12/24/1971 Dirty Harry $28,153,434 $28,153,434 1/1/1972 Across 110th Street $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1/1/1972 High Plains Drifter $15,700,000 $15,700,000 $15,700,000 2/12/1972 Cabaret $41,326,446 $41,326,446 12/15/1972 The Getaway $36,734,619 $36,734,619 12/31/1972 Hickey & Boggs $0 $0 10/2/1973 Mean Streets $32,645 $32,645 12/5/1973 Serpico $27,274,150 $27,274,150 6/21/1974 Chinatown $23,169,837 $23,169,837 1/1/1975 Farewell, My Lovely $2,000,000 $2,000,000 1/1/1975 French Connection II $12,000,000 $12,000,000 8/29/1975 Dog Day Afternoon $46,665,856 $46,665,856 2/8/1976 Taxi Driver $28,262,574 $28,262,574 $1,000,000 6/22/1977 New York, New York $13,800,000 $13,800,000 $14,000,000 6/24/1977 The Sorcerer $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $21,600,000 12/22/1978 Invasion of the Body $1,298,129 $24,946,533 $24,946,533 Snatchers 5/2/1979 Last Embrace $376,896 $381,119 $381,119 9/21/1979 The Onion Field $0 $0 1/1/1980 Atlantic City $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1/1/1980 Cruising $19,784,223 $19,784,223 2/1/1980 American Gigolo $3,559,930 $22,743,674 $52,743,674 9/26/1980 Resurrection $308,068 $3,910,019 $3,910,019 11/14/1980 Raging Bull $128,590 $23,380,203 $23,380,203 $18,000,000 2/13/1981 Eyewitness $6,400,000 $6,400,000 3/20/1981 The Postman Always $12,200,000 $44,200,000 $12,000,000 Rings Twice 3/20/1981 Cutter's Way $0 $0 3/27/1981 Thief $4,300,000 $4,300,000 8/28/1981 Body Heat $564,593 $24,058,000 $24,058,000 9/25/1981 True Confessions $154,923 $12,200,000 $12,200,000 12/11/1981 Pennies from Heaven $6,200,000 $6,200,000 5/21/1982 Dead Men Don't Wear $4,289,601 $18,196,170 $18,196,170
  • 5. Plaid 6/25/1982 Blade Runner $6,150,002 $32,656,328 $33,139,618 $28,000,000 9/17/1982 Hammett $8,222 $8,222 $8,222 5/13/1983 Breathless $4,384,369 $19,910,002 $19,910,002 12/9/1983 Scarface $4,597,536 $44,942,821 $44,942,821 $25,000,000 2/10/1984 Unfaithfully Yours $3,744,126 $19,928,200 $19,928,200 3/2/1984 Against All Odds $3,766,128 $25,100,000 $25,100,000 8/17/1984 Tightrope $9,156,545 $48,100,000 $48,100,000 10/26/1984 The Terminator $4,020,663 $38,019,031 $78,019,031 $6,400,000 10/26/1984 Body Double $2,837,978 $8,801,940 $8,801,940 $10,000,000 1/18/1985 Blood Simple $1,690,913 $1,690,913 $1,500,000 2/15/1985 The Mean Season $1,560,131 $4,349,446 $4,349,446 10/4/1985 Jagged Edge $4,094,091 $40,491,165 $40,491,165 11/1/1985 To Live and Die in L.A. $3,551,761 $17,307,019 $17,307,019 12/18/1985 Brazil $30,099 $9,929,135 $9,929,135 $15,000,000 1/1/1986 Out of Bounds $5,099,316 $5,099,316 4/18/1986 Murphy's Law $3,388,907 $9,947,631 $9,947,631 4/18/1986 At Close Range $2,347,000 $2,347,000 4/25/1986 Crimewave $3,571 $5,101 $5,101 6/13/1986 Mona Lisa $5,794,000 $5,794,000 8/15/1986 Manhunter $2,204,400 $8,620,929 $8,620,929 9/19/1986 Blue Velvet $8,551,228 $8,551,228 10/1/1986 8 Million Ways to Die $1,305,114 $1,305,114 12/19/1986 No Mercy $2,198,069 $12,303,904 $12,303,904 12/25/1986 The Morning After $5,069,926 $25,147,055 $25,147,055 2/6/1987 Black Widow $3,426,831 $25,205,460 $25,205,460 3/6/1987 Angel Heart $3,688,721 $17,185,000 $17,185,000 6/10/1987 The Believers $4,347,732 $18,753,438 $18,753,438 7/17/1987 RoboCop $8,008,721 $53,424,681 $53,424,681 $13,000,000 8/14/1987 No Way Out $4,259,460 $35,509,515 $35,509,515 8/21/1987 The Big Easy $17,685,307 $17,685,307 9/25/1987 Best Seller $905,399 $4,278,150 $4,278,150 10/1/1987 House of Games $2,585,639 $2,585,639 10/9/1987 Someone to Watch $2,908,796 $10,278,549 $10,278,549 Over Me 11/1/1987 Slamdance $406,881 $406,881 2/26/1988 Frantic $4,359,424 $17,637,000 $17,637,000 3/1/1988 Cop $1,884,315 $1,884,315 3/11/1988 Masquerade $3,500,259 $15,855,828 $91,593,744 3/18/1988 D.O.A. $3,751,432 $12,706,478 $12,706,478 5/1/1988 Stormy Monday $1,791,328 $1,791,328 6/22/1988 Who Framed Roger $11,226,239 $154,112,492 $351,500,000 $70,000,000
  • 6. Rabbit? 10/7/1988 Alien Nation $8,421,429 $25,216,243 $25,216,243 12/2/1988 Tequila Sunrise $6,350,974 $39,703,427 $39,703,427 12/2/1988 The Naked Gun: From $9,331,746 $78,041,829 $78,041,829 the Files of Police Squad! 6/23/1989 Batman $40,489,330 $251,188,924 $411,348,924 $35,000,000 9/15/1989 Sea of Love $10,017,840 $58,571,513 $58,571,513 9/22/1989 Black Rain $9,677,102 $45,892,212 $45,892,212 $30,000,000 9/29/1989 Johnny Handsome $2,437,642 $6,622,465 $6,622,465 10/27/1989 Kill Me Again $283,694 $283,694 12/31/1989 Out of the Dark $419,428 $419,428 $1,600,000 1/12/1990 Internal Affairs $5,043,516 $27,661,878 $27,661,878 3/16/1990 Blue Steel $2,895,744 $7,701,707 $7,701,707 4/6/1990 Impulse $2,531,528 $2,531,528 4/6/1990 The First Power $5,677,715 $21,365,321 $21,365,321 4/20/1990 Miami Blues $3,002,997 $9,654,290 $9,654,290 5/18/1990 Bird on a Wire $15,338,160 $70,978,012 $138,697,012 6/1/1990 Total Recall $25,533,700 $119,394,839 $261,400,000 $65,000,000 8/10/1990 The Two Jakes $3,729,149 $10,005,969 $10,005,969 8/24/1990 Darkman $8,054,860 $32,942,739 $32,942,739 8/24/1990 After Dark, My Sweet $2,678,414 $2,678,414 9/19/1990 Goodfellas $6,368,901 $46,743,809 $46,743,809 $25,000,000 9/22/1990 Miller's Crossing $4,693,759 $4,693,759 9/28/1990 King of New York $411,597 $2,389,850 $2,389,850 10/12/1990 The Hot Spot $1,206,153 $1,206,153 11/9/1990 The Krays $2,035,562 $2,035,562 12/7/1990 The Grifters $12,850,000 $12,850,000 1/1/1991 One False Move $1,543,000 $1,543,000 1/1/1991 China Moon $3,038,499 $3,038,499 3/8/1991 New Jack City $7,039,622 $47,624,253 $47,624,253 3/8/1991 Nikita $5,017,971 $5,017,971 $7,000,000 4/19/1991 Mortal Thoughts $6,068,524 $19,018,321 $19,018,321 4/26/1991 A Kiss Before Dying $4,348,165 $14,769,755 $14,769,755 6/21/1991 The Rocketeer $9,600,754 $46,573,027 $46,573,027 8/23/1991 Dead Again $3,479,395 $38,016,380 $38,016,380 10/11/1991 Shattered $3,098,433 $11,511,031 $11,511,031 11/1/1991 Liebestraum $133,645 $133,645 11/15/1991 Cape Fear $10,261,025 $79,091,969 $182,291,969 $35,000,000 1/1/1992 The Vagrant $5,000 $5,000 1/1/1992 Guncrazy $114,000 $114,000 2/7/1992 Final Analysis $6,411,441 $28,590,665 $28,590,665
  • 7. 3/20/1992 Basic Instinct $15,129,385 $117,727,224 $352,700,000 4/15/1992 Deep Cover $3,451,356 $16,639,799 $16,639,799 5/22/1992 Alien 3 $23,141,188 $54,927,174 $158,500,000 $55,000,000 6/18/1992 Batman Returns $45,687,710 $162,833,635 $266,824,291 $80,000,000 6/26/1992 Unlawful Entry $10,067,609 $57,138,719 $57,138,719 7/10/1992 Cool World $5,556,451 $14,110,589 $14,110,589 8/7/1992 Unforgiven $15,018,007 $101,157,447 $101,157,447 $14,400,000 8/28/1992 Twin Peaks: Fire $1,813,559 $4,160,851 $4,160,851 Walk With Me 10/23/1992 Reservoir Dogs $2,832,029 $2,832,029 $1,200,000 11/6/1992 Jennifer Eight $3,619,666 $11,281,492 $11,281,492 12/25/1992 Trespass $5,012,910 $13,747,138 $13,747,138 1/1/1993 Red Rock West $2,502,551 $2,502,551 1/22/1993 Knight Moves $493,080 $923,418 $13,668,149 5/21/1993 Sliver $12,138,283 $36,280,867 $116,280,867 6/4/1993 Guilty as Sin $5,713,708 $22,622,537 $22,622,537 8/6/1993 The Fugitive $23,758,855 $183,875,760 $353,715,317 $44,000,000 9/10/1993 True Romance $4,023,420 $12,281,000 $12,281,000 $12,500,000 10/29/1993 Fatal Instinct $3,502,569 $7,839,327 $7,839,327 1/26/1994 Blink $4,410,077 $16,668,552 $16,668,552 2/11/1994 The Getaway $5,806,515 $15,545,115 $15,545,115 2/25/1994 Sugar Hill $5,712,485 $18,272,447 $18,272,447 $10,000,000 7/1/1994 The Shadow $11,713,845 $31,835,600 $31,835,600 $40,000,000 8/26/1994 Natural Born Killers $11,166,687 $50,282,766 $50,282,766 10/14/1994 Pulp Fiction $9,311,882 $107,928,762 $212,928,762 $8,000,000 10/26/1994 The Last Seduction $5,751,320 $5,751,320 11/18/1994 L� on $5,306,558 $19,284,974 $45,284,974 $16,000,000 2/3/1995 In the Mouth of $3,441,807 $8,924,549 $8,924,549 Madness 4/28/1995 Underneath $141,355 $536,023 $536,023 5/26/1995 Johnny Mnemonic $7,420,808 $19,006,201 $19,006,201 8/16/1995 The Usual Suspects $645,363 $23,341,568 $34,449,356 $6,000,000 8/25/1995 Lord of Illusions $4,800,258 $13,249,614 $13,249,614 9/22/1995 Se7en $13,949,807 $100,125,643 $328,125,643 $30,000,000 9/29/1995 Devil in a Blue Dress $5,422,385 $16,030,096 $16,030,096 10/6/1995 Strange Days $7,918,562 $7,918,562 10/13/1995 Jade $4,284,246 $9,812,870 $9,812,870 $50,000,000 10/20/1995 Get Shorty $12,700,007 $72,021,008 $115,021,008 $30,250,000 11/22/1995 Casino $9,946,480 $42,438,300 $110,400,000 $52,000,000 12/15/1995 Heat $8,445,656 $67,436,818 $187,436,818 12/27/1995 Twelve Monkeys $178,730 $57,141,459 $168,841,459 $29,000,000 1/12/1996 Eye for an Eye $7,929,086 $26,792,700 $26,792,700 $20,000,000
  • 8. 3/8/1996 Fargo $730,265 $24,567,751 $51,204,567 $7,000,000 4/5/1996 K� kakukid� tai $443,579 $443,579 4/26/1996 Mulholland Falls $4,306,221 $11,504,190 $11,504,190 5/17/1996 Heaven's Prisoners $2,308,797 $4,912,939 $4,912,939 6/7/1996 The Phantom $5,072,346 $17,220,599 $17,220,599 $45,000,000 9/13/1996 The Rich Man's Wife $3,132,151 $8,538,318 $8,538,318 9/20/1996 Last Man Standing $7,010,333 $18,115,927 $18,115,927 $67,000,000 9/27/1996 2 Days In The Valley $3,352,440 $11,101,856 $11,101,856 10/4/1996 Bound $900,902 $3,802,260 $6,300,000 $4,500,000 2/21/1997 Lost Highway $212,710 $3,796,699 $3,796,699 2/21/1997 Blood and Wine $420,993 $1,083,350 $1,083,350 $26,000,000 2/28/1997 Hard Eight $69,486 $142,356 $142,356 3/14/1997 City of Industry $1,554,338 $1,554,338 8/15/1997 Cop Land $13,510,482 $44,906,632 $63,706,632 $15,000,000 9/12/1997 The Game $14,337,029 $48,265,581 $48,265,581 $50,000,000 9/19/1997 L.A. Confidential $5,211,198 $64,604,977 $110,604,977 $35,000,000 10/3/1997 U-Turn $2,730,440 $6,690,074 $6,690,074 10/24/1997 Gattaca $4,320,202 $12,532,777 $12,532,777 $36,000,000 11/7/1997 Cold Around the $552 $552 $552 Heart 11/14/1997 Kiss or Kill $42,088 $771,091 $771,091 12/25/1997 Jackie Brown $9,292,248 $39,673,162 $72,673,162 $12,000,000 1/13/1998 Sunset Boulevard $0 $0 1/16/1998 Fallen $9,146,119 $25,310,938 $25,310,938 1/30/1998 Zero Effect $434,840 $2,080,693 $2,080,693 $5,000,000 2/20/1998 Palmetto $2,876,753 $5,846,660 $5,846,660 2/27/1998 Dark City $5,576,953 $14,435,076 $27,257,061 $27,000,000 3/6/1998 Twilight $5,866,411 $15,055,091 $15,055,091 $20,000,000 3/6/1998 The Big Lebowski $5,533,844 $17,498,804 $46,189,568 $15,000,000 3/20/1998 Wild Things $9,622,444 $29,795,299 $55,576,699 $20,000,000 6/5/1998 A Perfect Murder $16,615,704 $67,658,331 $67,658,331 6/26/1998 Out of Sight $12,020,435 $37,562,568 $77,562,568 $48,000,000 7/24/1998 Disturbing Behavior $7,007,714 $17,507,368 $17,507,368 $15,000,000 9/25/1998 Ronin $12,697,641 $41,610,884 $70,692,101 $55,000,000 11/25/1998 Very Bad Things $3,245,853 $9,949,470 $21,094,974 $10,000,000 12/11/1998 A Simple Plan $390,563 $16,316,273 $16,316,273 $17,000,000 2/5/1999 Payback $21,221,526 $81,526,121 $161,626,121 $50,000,000 2/26/1999 8MM $14,252,888 $36,443,442 $96,398,826 $40,000,000 3/5/1999 Lock, Stock and Two $143,321 $3,897,569 $25,297,569 $1,350,000 Smoking Barrels 3/19/1999 True Crime $5,276,109 $16,676,845 $16,676,845 3/31/1999 The Matrix $27,788,331 $171,479,930 $460,279,930 $65,000,000
  • 9. 4/2/1999 Following $1,636 $48,482 $240,495 $6,000 4/23/1999 eXistenZ $810,262 $2,840,417 $2,840,417 $20,700,000 5/28/1999 The Thirteenth Floor $4,278,452 $11,810,854 $11,810,854 $16,000,000 10/8/1999 The Limey $187,122 $3,193,102 $6,030,047 $10,000,000 10/15/1999 Fight Club $11,035,485 $37,030,102 $100,853,753 $65,000,000 11/5/1999 The Bone Collector $16,712,020 $66,488,090 $151,463,090 $48,000,000 12/24/1999 The Talented Mr. $12,738,237 $81,292,135 $128,792,135 $40,000,000 Ripley 2/25/2000 Reindeer Games $8,128,356 $23,360,779 $23,360,779 $36,000,000 3/3/2000 Ghost Dog: Way of the $166,344 $3,330,230 $6,030,230 $2,000,000 Samurai 3/10/2000 The Ninth Gate $6,622,518 $18,653,746 $58,394,308 $38,000,000 4/14/2000 American Psycho $4,961,015 $15,070,285 $28,674,417 $8,000,000 4/21/2000 Croupier $6,201,143 $7,071,143 6/16/2000 Shaft $21,714,757 $70,327,868 $107,190,108 $53,012,938 6/23/2000 Woman Chaser $2,268 $110,719 $110,719 $150,000 8/11/2000 Cecil B. Demented $127,141 $1,276,984 $1,953,882 $10,000,000 9/8/2000 The Way of the Gun $2,150,979 $6,047,856 $13,061,935 $9,000,000 12/8/2000 Snatch $27,932 $30,093,107 $83,593,107 $10,000,000 1/19/2001 The Pledge $5,765,347 $19,719,930 $29,406,132 $45,000,000 3/9/2001 So Close to Paradise $1,446 $1,446 $1,446 3/16/2001 Memento $235,488 $25,544,867 $39,665,950 $5,000,000 4/27/2001 One Night at McCool's $2,520,041 $6,276,532 $13,441,957 6/13/2001 Sexy Beast $170,356 $6,946,056 $10,154,577 $4,300,000 8/8/2001 The Deep End $141,852 $8,823,109 $10,091,739 $3,000,000 8/24/2001 The Curse of the Jade $2,459,315 $7,496,522 $18,496,522 $26,000,000 Scorpion 10/5/2001 Training Day $22,550,788 $76,261,036 $104,505,362 $45,000,000 10/8/2001 Mulholland Drive $587,591 $7,219,578 $11,919,578 $15,000,000 10/31/2001 The Man Who Wasn't $664,404 $7,494,849 $21,494,849 There 11/9/2001 Heist $7,823,521 $23,483,357 $28,483,168 $35,000,000 11/16/2001 Novocaine $418,098 $2,025,238 $2,522,928 $6,000,000 12/14/2001 Lantana $66,701 $4,460,426 $4,460,426 3/29/2002 Death to Smoochy $4,266,463 $8,355,815 $8,374,062 $50,000,000 4/19/2002 Murder by Numbers $9,307,394 $31,874,869 $56,643,267 $50,000,000 4/26/2002 The Salton Sea $166,309 $676,698 $676,698 $18,000,000 5/24/2002 Insomnia $20,930,169 $67,263,182 $113,622,499 $46,000,000 6/14/2002 Gangster No. 1 $5,514 $30,915 $30,915 6/21/2002 Minority Report $35,677,125 $132,024,714 $358,824,714 $102,000,000 7/12/2002 The Road to Perdition $22,079,481 $104,054,514 $183,354,514 $80,000,000 8/30/2002 FearDotCom $5,710,128 $13,208,023 $13,208,023 $40,000,000 9/6/2002 City by the Sea $8,935,426 $22,433,915 $22,433,915 $40,000,000
  • 10. 11/6/2002 Femme Fatale $2,776,248 $6,630,252 $16,830,252 $35,000,000 12/20/2002 Narc $63,303 $10,465,659 $10,465,659 $7,500,000 12/31/2002 Confessions of a $87,199 $16,007,718 $33,013,805 $29,000,000 Dangerous Mind 1/17/2003 Cidade de Deus $88,292 $7,563,397 $28,763,397 $3,300,000 2/14/2003 Daredevil $40,310,418 $102,543,518 $182,782,518 $80,000,000 2/21/2003 Dark Blue $3,880,688 $9,237,470 $11,933,396 $15,000,000 3/28/2003 Basic $11,511,960 $26,599,248 $42,598,498 $50,000,000 4/2/2003 The Good Thief $131,580 $3,517,797 $6,460,758 $30,000,000 4/25/2003 City of Ghosts $30,547 $325,491 $325,491 $17,500,000 4/25/2003 Confidence $4,563,588 $12,212,417 $12,212,417 $15,000,000 10/3/2003 Out of Time $16,185,316 $41,083,108 $55,489,826 $50,000,000 11/26/2003 The Cooler $128,973 $8,291,572 $10,464,788 $4,000,000 2/27/2004 Twisted $8,904,299 $25,195,050 $40,119,848 $50,000,000 3/12/2004 Secret Window $18,237,568 $47,958,031 $92,958,031 $40,000,000 3/19/2004 Taking Lives $11,458,465 $32,682,342 $64,232,363 3/26/2004 Never Die Alone $3,089,993 $5,644,575 $5,644,575 6/18/2004 I'll Sleep When I'm $13,415 $358,804 $489,009 Dead 8/6/2004 Collateral $24,701,458 $100,170,152 $217,670,152 $60,000,000 9/17/2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: $317,722 $1,043,896 $1,043,896 Innocence 10/22/2004 The Machinist $64,661 $1,082,044 $8,782,570 $5,000,000 3/4/2005 Be Cool $23,450,212 $55,849,401 $94,849,401 $75,000,000 3/25/2005 Oldboy $68,957 $707,391 $707,391 4/1/2005 Sin City $29,120,273 $74,103,820 $158,753,820 $40,000,000 5/13/2005 Layer Cake $81,706 $2,339,957 $11,850,214 $6,500,000 6/15/2005 Batman Begins $48,745,440 $205,343,774 $373,298,774 $150,000,000 8/19/2005 Boksuneunnauigeot $9,827 $45,243 $45,243 8/26/2005 De Zaak Alzheimer $41,254 $332,015 $332,015 9/23/2005 A History of Violence $515,992 $31,493,782 $59,993,782 $32,000,000 10/21/2005 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang $180,660 $4,235,837 $13,105,837 $15,000,000 11/11/2005 Derailed $12,211,986 $36,020,063 $57,520,063 $22,000,000 11/23/2005 The Ice Harvest $3,740,799 $9,016,782 $10,156,968 12/14/2005 Los tresentierros de $23,859 $5,027,684 $9,027,684 Melquiades Estrada 2/24/2006 Running Scared $3,381,974 $6,855,137 $8,345,277 $17,000,000 3/17/2006 V for Vendetta $25,642,640 $70,511,035 $129,231,542 $50,000,000 3/31/2006 Basic Instinct 2 $3,201,420 $5,946,136 $35,417,162 $70,000,000 3/31/2006 Brick $83,574 $2,075,743 $4,087,493 $450,000 4/7/2006 Lucky Number Slevin $7,031,921 $22,495,466 $55,495,466 $27,000,000 4/14/2006 Hard Candy $58,049 $1,024,640 $7,024,640 $950,000 5/4/2006 Chinjeolhangeumjassi $7,402 $211,667 $23,471,871 $4,500,000
  • 11. 6/6/2006 The Big White $0 $0 7/14/2006 Mini's First Time $21,828 $49,034 $49,034 7/21/2006 Shadowboxer $103,238 $370,627 $442,951 7/28/2006 13 Tzameti $10,805 $121,390 $121,390 7/28/2006 Miami Vice $25,723,815 $63,478,838 $163,818,556 $135,000,000 9/8/2006 Hollywoodland $5,926,177 $14,426,251 $16,826,251 9/15/2006 The Black Dahlia $10,005,895 $22,672,813 $46,672,813 $60,000,000 9/22/2006 Renaissance $10,800 $70,644 $70,644 10/6/2006 The Departed $26,887,467 $133,311,000 $290,539,042 $90,000,000 11/10/2006 Harsh Times $1,968,505 $3,337,931 $5,963,961 $2,000,000 11/17/2006 El Aura $4,601 $58,804 $58,804 12/15/2006 The Good German $76,817 $1,308,696 $1,308,696 $32,000,000 1/26/2007 Smokin' Aces $14,638,755 $35,662,731 $56,047,261 $17,000,000 2/23/2007 The Number 23 $14,602,867 $35,193,167 $77,593,167 $32,000,000 4/13/2007 Lonely Hearts $80,423 $188,565 $188,565 6/29/2007 Doulos, Le $9,362 $82,772 $82,772 8/3/2007 If I Didn't Care $8,527 $8,527 $8,527 9/28/2007 Se jie $63,918 $4,604,982 $65,696,051 $15,000,000 11/2/2007 American Gangster $43,565,135 $130,164,645 $265,697,825 $100,000,000 11/9/2007 No Country for Old $1,226,333 $74,273,505 $162,984,991 $25,000,000 Men 11/14/2007 Southland Tales $123,428 $275,380 $364,607 $17,000,000 3/21/2008 Boarding Gate $11,440 $50,440 $50,440 5/9/2008 Vice $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 7/18/2008 The Dark Knight $158,411,483 $533,345,358 $1,002,891,358 $185,000,000 11/20/2009 Los abrazosrotos $107,111 $5,014,305 $12,910,363 1/1/2010 Shanghai Red $1,146 $29,566 $29,566 1/6/2010 Nora Inu $11,574 $15,648 $15,648 2/19/2010 Shutter Island $41,062,440 $128,012,934 $296,831,073 $80,000,000 4/9/2010 The Square $17,092 $406,216 $684,214 $1,900,000 4/15/2011 La doppiaora $30,246 $1,514,942 $2,715,751 4/22/2011 The Scenesters $0 $0 5/6/2011 Passion Play $2,100 $3,669 $3,669 5/13/2011 The Big Bang $0 $0 6/10/2011 Road to Nowhere $2,521 $40,294 $40,294 7/29/2011 Good Neighbors $2,953 $7,072 $7,072 9/2/2011 InSight $9,571 $17,107 $17,107 10/14/2011 Texas Killing Fields $8,772 $45,470 $45,470 10/28/2011 Restitution $1,779 $2,664 $2,664 11/23/2011 Rampart $969,239 $1,330,239 5/4/2012 Meeting Evil $181 $525 $525 5/18/2012 The Samaritan $1,744 $2,521 $2,521
  • 12. 6/15/2012 The Girl From the $0 $0 Naked Eye 7/6/2012 Savages $16,016,910 $47,323,100 $78,789,736 7/27/2012 Killer Joe $37,864 $1,291,645 $1,291,645 8/10/2012 Max et les ferrailleurs $11,264 $33,065 $33,065 9/28/2012 Fontokkuenfah $456 $1,373 $1,373 10/5/2012 The Paperboy $102,706 $677,200 $2,176,376 10/19/2012 Four Assassins $0 $0