Here i researched the Thriller industry, and all the facts along with figures that surround this particular genre.

1. Institutional research

2. The genre of Thriller is the 5th leading genre in the film
world, with a total gross of over $14bn since 1995. Because
of this, they own an 8.44% of the market share; double that
of the horror genre. These are figures gathered from “The
numbers” website. Comedy is probably the most successful
genre because it engages with the audience, and most people
like a good
laugh, so
that is
possibly a
reason
behind
comedy’s
success.
There have
been over 2000 comedy films produced since 1995, as
appose to only 730 in the thriller genre, so that will be a
major factor in comedy having more gross. Because there is
such a great difference between the numbers of films made,
it could suggest that it is easier to make comedy films and
that they
aren’t
always of
the best
quality,
hence the

3. difference in average gross: only a $1m difference but its still
there. Another reason
behind the success of
comedy is because their
most profitable films
are rated PG or U,
which means anybody
can watch them and
therefore the market is
as wide as it can
possibly be. All the
children that want to go
and see these films
because they are
heavily advertised on
Kids’ channels will have
to have their parents to
take them, and
therefore greater ticket
sales. Thrillers are
mainly either 12a or 15/18, so the market is minimalized.
Even the 12a films aren’t going to attract many of the
younger audiences, because parents might be put off letting
their children watch these films so teens are likely to go in
their small groups, as well as couples. This means that there
is going to be lower ticket sales, which means less profit.
Ticket sales in the thriller genre have proved to be
inconsistent over the years, whereas comedy has been
consistently high. 2003 and 2005 were particularly poor

4. years, with ‘The recruit’ and ‘Flightplan’ being the best
performers in each year respectively, both films not being
classics that everybody would be able to recall. Ticket sales
have been inconsistent since then too, with 2012 being a
particularly successful year, with 57 films created and big
names such as “The Hunger Games” and a remake of the
favourite “Titanic” which was so popular because of its
previous release being the most profitable film ever created.
2011
This year was pretty much the average that we would come to expect
from the thriller genre, as they hadclose to their average number of
ticket sales of all time, so it was a reasonably successful year. Again in
this year, PG-13 seems to be the certificate rating that has the most
success, with these films being higher up in the charts than R, the
only other rating found for a thriller movie. This success may be
drawn from the fact that more people can watch PG-13 movies, as the

5. age restriction allows the audience of common cinema goers
(teenagers
most
commonly)
to watch the
film.
There is no
main film
distributer
that leads
the way in
the market
for this year,
as a wide
range of
companies
enjoyed
varying
amounts of
success. To
pick one
though, Sony Pictures do seem to be the modal company for the year
of 2011. The total gross from all the films produced for this year was
$930,237,986 from 47 films, with 117,306,154 tickets being sold.
Only one film, Super 8, makes it into Thriller’s top 25 most successful
films since 1995.
2012
One of the best, if not
the best year for thriller
movies being produced
was 2012. In this year,
the Thriller genre made
up for almost a fifth of
the market share for
movies, the highest it
has ever been. This
achievement could be
down to the fact that a
lot of the most
successful movies were

6. either sequels or remakes of some fantastic films. The first Taken film
is 14th in ‘Top grossing Thriller films’, raking in $152,541,039. This
lead to the fame and hype of a sequel, just as it did for the highly
regarded Bourne films, where another was released in this year.
Titanic is the most successful film ever made, and so the remake,
released in 2012, already had people rushing to see if it could become
any better made of the disaster ship.
PG-13 is usually the most common and most successful certificate
for Thriller films, but 2012 saw a lot more R rated films being
produced, and they fared well, but were still outdone and PG-13
remains to lead the way. When producing a Thriller movie, you
should definitely look to make it a PG-13. Lionsgate was the most
common distributer of 2012, and was the most successful too as they
produced The Hunger Games, the highest grossing of that year. Gross
for the year came it at a record $1,521,669,612, two thirds more than
the previous year. Ticket sales weren’t too far short of double, with
191,164,496 being flogged from 11 more movies than in 2011.