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.