The document discusses the production of The Hobbit trilogy. It notes that the budget for the first film was $225 million and the total trilogy budget was $261 million, classifying it as a blockbuster. It then profiles the different production companies involved - New Line Cinema and Warner Bros are sister companies under a larger conglomerate, while Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a smaller independent studio. Peter Jackson's WingNut Films produced The Hobbit trilogy and other films. The document examines the genres produced by each company and their motives for funding the lucrative Hobbit franchise, based on the success of previous Tolkien adaptations. It outlines how the companies synergistically promoted the films across different mediums.

2. BUDGET AND BLOCKBUSTER:
The budget of this film of this film was a massive $225 million.
For the whole trilogy the humungous budget is estimated at $261 million.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is classed as a blockbuster due to
four main key traits:
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Relatively simple storyline, characters and motives.
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Globally appealing storyline – quest to make things right.
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Marketed on the CGI and spectacular effects.
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Presented as a brand. With franchising including toys, clothes, etc.

3. NEW LINE CINEMA:
Global
Conglomerate:
Multi-Media
Time
Warner
New Line
Warner
Bros
Parent
Company
Sister
Company

4. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER:
Parent
Company
MGM Holding
Inc.
MetroGoldwynMayer
Global
Conglomerate
(smaller)

5. WINGNUT FILMS:
Created by
Peter
Jackson
(gives him a
cut of the
profit).
WingNut Films
Produced:
- The
Lord of
The
Rings
Trilogy.
- The
Hobbit
Trilogy.
- The
Lovely
Bones.
- King
Kong.
- District
9.

6. GENRES OF THE FILMS THE COMPANIES
PRODUCED:
New Line Studios and MGM both produce large, blockbuster Hollywood
films with mainstream audiences.
WingNut, however, seems to have a more focused genre. It tends to
produce adventure films with a lot of CGI in them.

7. WHY FUND THE FILM?
The obvious motive is to gain the large potential profit.
Most of the basis of the predictions concerning the profit comes from the
previous products:
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The Hobbit book – bestseller.
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The Lord Of Rings - $2,917,506,956
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The first Hobbit film - $303,003,568

8. HOW DID THE COMPANIES WORK TOGETHER?
Synergy:-
Soundtrack was produced by Peter Jackson (WingNut Films).
Time Warner – promotion through Time magazine.
Lego video game – Warner bros.