The document compares the films Happy Feet 2 and The Hobbit. It states that both films were produced by Warner Bros, with George Miller producing Happy Feet 2 and Peter Jackson producing The Hobbit. Happy Feet 2 had a budget of $107 million and lost $64 million, while The Hobbit had a larger budget of $250 million and made a profit of over $1 billion. Warner Bros is described as a major film studio known for producing big-budget fantasy films.

1. INSTITUTION Kelsey Bone

2. QUESTION 1)WHAT ARE THE MAIN
INSTITUTIONS USED FOR EACH OF THE
FILMS?
The film institution for both Happy Feet 2
and The Hobbit is Warner Bros. The film
producer for Happy Feet 2 is George
Miller and the film producer of The Hobbit
is Peter Jackson.

3. QUESTION 2)HOW MUCH MONEY WAS USED
TO PRODUCE EACH FILM?
The budget for Happy Feet 2 was
$107,250,180, and The Hobbit was
$250,000,000. To produce Happy Feet 2 they
spent $107,250,180 which symbolises how
Happy Feet 2 was a low budget film. Whereas
The Hobbit which is a high budget film, cost
$303,003,568 to produce.

4. QUESTION 3)HOW MUCH MONEY WAS MADE
FROM EACH OF THE FILMS?
Happy Feet 2 made no profit, losing -
$64,719,820, whereas The Hobbit got a
profit of $1,017,003,568. This shows the
popularity difference between both the
films and how The Hobbit had higher
popularity with audiences than Happy
Feet 2.

5. QUESTION 4)HOW WELL KNOWN ARE THE
PRODUCTION COMPANIES FOR BOTH THE
HIGH-BUDGET AND LOW-BUDGET FILM?
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an
American entertainment company which
produces film, television and music
entertainment. It is one of the Big Six film
institutes producing the well know films
such as; The Hobbit.

6. QUESTION 5)LIST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE HIGH-BUDGET FILM AND THE LOW-
BUDGET FILM IN TERMS OF THE
INSTITUTIONS
High budget films normally use multiple
institutes to collaborate on a film, whereas low
budget films will only have one film institute
working on a film.
Film institutes will be used in the film
promotions for high budget films, this is not
the same for low budget films.
High budget film’s will show on the end

7. QUESTION 6)LIST ANY SIMILARITIES THAT EXIST
BETWEEN THE HIGH-BUDGET FILM AND THE
LOW-BUDGET FILM IN TERMS OF THE
INSTITUTIONS
Both low and high budget film will
spend there profits and budgets on
the production and marketing of the
film.

8. QUESTION 7)WHAT OTHER FILMS HAS THE
PRODUCTION COMPANY MADE? WERE THESE
AS SUCCESSFUL? WHY/WHY NOT?
Warner Bros have also produced the films:
1) Magic Mike XXL – Magic Mike produced $117
million which is more than Happy Feet 2 and The
Hobbit.
2) Gone Girl – Gone Girl produced over $368 million
which is more than both Happy Feet 2 and The
Hobbit.
3) Fantastic Four – Fantastic Four produced $163
million which is more than both Happy Feet 2 and

9. QUESTION 8)WHAT GENRE OF FILMS DOES
THE COMPANY USUALLY PRODUCE? IS THIS
IMPORTANT WHEN CONSIDERING WHO
COULD PRODUCE YOUR FILM? WHY?
Warner Bros usually makes fantasy and
fictional genre films for all audiences. It is
important to look at what the companies
produce when making a film as they will be
more experienced with that genre and more
experienced to create them.

10. QUESTION 9)WHAT AUDIENCES DO EACH OF
THE INSTITUTIONS AIM TO APPEAL TO? IS
THIS REFLECTED THROUGH THEIR FILM
CHOICE, OR DOES THIS VARY?
Warner Bros aim their films at all
audiences, you can tell this as
something like Happy Feet 2 is aimed
at children and families. Whereas, the
film Gone Girl’s audience is mostly
adults.

11. QUESTION 10)WHICH INSTITUTION DO YOU FEEL
OUTPERFORMS THE OTHER AND COULD CLAIM TO
BE MORE SUCCESSFUL, CONSIDERING YOUR
RESEARCH? EXPLAIN YOUR REASONS
“WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. is a
fully integrated, broad-based entertainment
company and a global leader in the creation,
production, distribution, licensing and
marketing of all forms of entertainment and
their related businesses.”
Warner Bros is successful as they have
produced films, TV programs and
entertainment for all audiences and gained