The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was a sequel to a popular novel with a huge fan base. It had a $130 million budget and grossed $421 million in the US alone. Directed by Francis Lawrence, it starred Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth and was released in over 4,000 cinemas in the US with promotional advertisements and actor appearances. Anna Karenina was directed by Joe Wright and starred Kiera Knightly and Jude Law. It had a $31 million budget and grossed $12.8 million in the US and $69 million globally. It was released in only 16 cinemas in the US and was promoted through advertisements.

1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Production companies: Color Force and Lionsgate
Funded by:
Distributed by: Lionsgate (theatrical, UK and USA)
Budget: $130,000,000
Box Office Gross: $421,408,636 (USA 2nd February 2014)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci
as well as many others.
How many cinemas was it released at?: 4,163 cinemas in the USA
How was it promoted?: Advertisement (Billboards, Trailers etc.) Appearances by the actors
(interviews, global press conferences etc.)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Was it successful? Why?: Yes, it is a sequel and a novel so already has a huge fan base.

2. Anna Karenina
Production Companies: Universal Pictures,
Working Title and Focus Features
Funded by:
Distributed by: Focus Features (theatrical USA) and
Universal Pictures (theatrical UK)
Budget: £31,000,000
Box Office Gross: $12,802,907 ( USA 24th February 2013)
$69,000,000 globally
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Kiera Knightly, Jude Law, Aaron Johnson and Matthew Macfadyen as well as many
others.
How many cinemas was it released at?: 16 cinemas in the USA
How was it promoted?: Advertisement (Billboards, Trailer etc.)
Genre: Drama
Was it successful? Why?:

3. For Those in Peril (2013)
Production Companies: Warp X, Warp Films
and Film4
Funded by: Film4
Distributed by: Protagonist Pictures
(world wide, all medias)
Budget:
Box Office Gross:
Director: Paul Wright
Actors: George MacKay, Kate Dickie, Michael Smiley and
Nichola Burley as well as others
How many cinemas was it released at?:
How was it promoted?: Advertisement (trailers, posters)
Genre: Drama
Was it successful? Why?:

4. The King’s Speech
Production Companies: Weinstein Company,
The UK Film Council, Momentum Pictures,
Aegis Film Fund, Molinare Investment,
FilmNation Entertainment, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions
Funded by:
Distributed by: Momentum Pictures (UK theatrical)
Budget: $15,000,000
Box Office Gross: $414,211,549
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush and Timothy Spall as well as
others
How many cinemas was it released at?: 395 screens in the UK
How was it promoted?: Advertisement (Trailers, Billboards etc.) Appearances by actors
Genres: Biography, Drama and History
Was it successful? Why?: Yes, well known and loved actors.