Les Misérables is a 2012 musical film directed by Tom Hooper based on the 1980s stage musical of the same name. It stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, and others. The film was produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films with a $61 million budget. It received a standing ovation at its premiere and went on to become a major commercial success, breaking box office records for musical films.

1. Les Misérables

2. • Les Misérables is produced by Universal
Pictures, Relativity Media and a Working
Title Film. Directed by Tom Hooper and
written by William Nicholson, Alain
Boublil, Claude – Michel Schonberg and
Herbert Kretzmer.
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3. • The main cast include:
• Hugh Jackman
• Russell Crowe
• Anne Hathaway
• Amanda Seyfried
• Sacha Baron Cohen
• Helena Bonham Carter
• Eddie Redmavne
• Samantha Barks

4. • Production
• In developing the film, Cameron Mackintosh co
produced the film with Eric Fellner, acquiring
the films rights and concluding it near the end
of 2011. Being filmed in numerous locations
such as, Winchester, Portsmouth, Oxford and
France, with a budget of $61 million, the film’s
vocals were recorded live on set using live
piano accompaniments played through
earpieces as a guide, this live recording
method has been stated as a “world’s first”
showing its new technologies. Filming began
on 8 th March 2012 and finished October 2012.
At least more than 900 crew members were
involved in the production of Les Misérables.

5. • Distribution
• The distributors for this production include:
Universal Pictures, Solar Entertainment, Toho –
Towa, UIP, Universal Pictures Canada, UPI and Zon
Audiovisuais. On 20 th September 2012 an extended
first look was released on the film’s official
Facebook page. On 23 rd November 2012, Les
Misérables was screened for the first time at the
Lincoln Center in New York City – it received a
standing ovation from the audience. The film became
worldwide and broke records, it became the largest
opening weekend for a musical film as well as for
Working Title. It reached a global audience in
domestic theatres as well as selected IMAX theatres.
The film is confirmed for 22 nd March 2013 home
release on DVD, Blu – Ray and VOD.

6. • Marketing
• The film was/is marketed through trailers,
social networking sites, celebrity
interviews, posters, billboards etc. New
medias such as phone apps. Synergy
such as soundtracks in sale stores and
itunes etc. to promote the film is
marketed.
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7. • Exhibition
• Les Misérables is being shown
in 2,808 theatres around 21
countries, until its release
date 22nd March 2013 on DVD,
Les Misérables will be
accessible in cinemas or
IMAX theatres.

9. UP

10. • Up, directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson.
When a young Carl Fredrickson meets a
young adventure – spirited girl named Ellie.
They both dream of going to a lost land in
South America. 70 years later, Ellie has died
and Carl remembers a promise he made to
her, with a threat to be forced out of his
retirement home, he and his house fly away.
With an unexpected stowaway on board, an
8 year old named Russell, together they
embark on an adventure. BBFC rated U and
with a humorous cast including……

11. • Edward Asner
• Christopher Plummer
• Jordan Nagai
• Bob Peterson
• Delroy Lindo
• Jerome Ranft
• Elie Docter
• Jeremy Leary
• Josh Cooley

12. • Production
• Funded by Walt Disney Pictures, the studio Pixar.
Animation and creation actually began in 2004 and
the final film was not released until 29th May 2009.
Locations for the film for the animation included
Monte Roraima, Matawi Tepui, Angel Falls,
Sacramento Zoo. The animation involved produced
new technologies, the animators used the figures and
facial effects of real people to base on there
characters, they used particular amounts of balloons
for the flying off scene. New programs were made
specially for particular scenes. With a cast of 32,
there was a huge crew on set. With a budget of
$175,000,000 it grossed £34,284,193 in the UK.

13. • Distributors
• Distributors for this film include: Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures, Audio Visual Enterprises, Columbia
Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney
Blu – Ray, Film1, SBS6 and Starz! Network. Released
in the US and in the UK, when the film was screened
at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California
from May 29 to July 23, 2009, it was accompanied by
Lighten Up! A live show featuring Disney characters .
Up was released on Blu – ray Disc and DVD in North
America on November 10th 2009 and in the UK on
February 15th 2010. there is also the rental release of
the film to Netflix, Blockbuster and Redbox.

14. • Marketing
• The film was marketed by a digital download on
May 26th 2009 for the soundtrack/score of the
film. Promotional partners for the film include
Aflac, NASCAR, and Airship Ventures, Cluster
Balloons promoted the film with a replica of
Carl’s couch lifted by hot air balloons for
journalists to sit in. Prior to its theatrical
release, Disney Pixar created three small
animated vignettes call UPisodes to promote
the film on the internet, you were also able to
view this on Apple iTunes and YouTube. Disney
acknowledged the fact that not every Pixar
film would have to become a franchise.

15. • Exhibition
• The film was released in countries such as
US, Canada, France, Maghreb, UK,
Ireland, Malta, Japan, Spain and
Australia. It earned $731,342,744
worldwide, it was the sixth highest –
grossing film of 2009. From first being
released in cinemas in May 2009 its
first releasing on DVD was in November
2009. The film can be accessed via DVD,
clips from YouTube, Netflix, Redbox and
Blu – ray.