Les Miserables was a 2012 musical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and based on the popular book and play. It had a star-studded cast including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, and Russell Crowe. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning over $440 million worldwide and winning Anne Hathaway an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. It had a wide release in theaters through Universal Pictures and also found success internationally and on home video formats.

1. FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPARISONFILM DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON
STUDENT NAME: James Clinnick
Feel free to use recognisable abbreviations (eg BoM for BoxOfficeMojo, NBCU for
NBCUniversal, WT for Working Title). Research and complete the table below, hyperlinking
sources (copy each source used at the bottom of the table). It would be useful to screenshot
and save some web page details for later analysis. You may collaborate on this task. Save
and rename this doc: eg, DavidB 71vWorldsEnd.
Les Miserables Details
Tom Hooper Director
2012 Year (UK)
BBFC – 12
MPAA – PG-13
BBFC, MPAA (optional: more)
Working titles Main production company
Working Title Films (produced by)
Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. (produced by) (as Cameron Mackintosh)
Universal Pictures (presents)
Relativity Media (in association with)
Co-production (+ financing) companies, agencies
Music, Historic, drama Genre(s)
IP – Originally a book written by Victor Hugo Franchise, IP
Yes. Used to fill crowds, change setting (adding buildings) etc CGI, SFX
Yes, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda
Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen
Star(s) not cast
31 awards,
Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway),
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Hugh Jackman)
awards
n/a festivals
IMDB – 63
Rotten tomatoes – 69%
RtnTmt, IMDB %
$441,809,770 – Worldwide WORLD bo
$63,201,221- UK BO
2,927 – max screens
UK bo, max screens, length of run + distributor
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2. December 21 2012 – March 29 2013
Universal pictures (distributors)
$9,900,900
China film co. (distributors)
China bo + distr.
56 # of territories theatrical release
Blue-ray
DVD
Multi format
List the DVD + (separately) Blu-Ray editions +
boxsets (including compilations) you can find on
AmazonUK
• Big star cast
• Released in just under 3,000 cinemas, lots of press and
review would surround this
• Originally a very well known book and play
Success factors (initial bullets)
• Being a musical, it doesn’t appeal to everyone Failure factors (initial bullets)
(Hyperlinked) sources I’ve used
Box office mojo
IMDB
Rotten Tomatoes
Wikipedia
BBFC
Amazon
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