The document discusses three horror films: 1) The Exorcist (1973) had a budget of $12 million which was the second most expensive film that year. It was directed by William Friedkin and was the highest grossing film of 1973, making over $421 million. It received several award nominations. 2) The Thing (1982) had a budget of $15 million but only made $19 million at the box office. It was directed by John Carpenter. It received two award nominations. 3) Scream 4 (2011) had a budget of $40 million, matching the previous Scream film. It made over $97 million but had the second lowest opening weekend of the Scream

1. By Tom Royston

2.  The budget was set at $12 million which in 1973 was a
relatively substantial amount of money, infact this was the
second most expensive film of 1973 second to the Roger
Moore and James Bond classic live and let die.
 The Exorcist was the highest grossing film of 1973 grossing
over $421 million.
 The Director was William Freidkin and he has directed
other films such as 12 angry men and The guardian.
 The film gained the following awards; Empire Movie
Masterpiece Award.
 Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated.
 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated.
 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding
Directorial Achievement.

3.  The budget for this film was $15 million, the film
created in June 1982only made a disappointing
$19 million in box office revenue.
 The director John Carpenter who is known
famously for the Halloween films and other
famous horror classics.
 The Thing received nominations from the
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Films for Best Horror Film and Best Special
Effects, but lost to Poltergeist and E.T. the Extra-
Terrestrial, respectively.

4.  The budget for this film was set at $40 million which was the same
as the previous film scream 3, however the beginning of the series
only cost 15 million and 24 million.
 Scream 4 made over $97 million in box office revenue. The
director Wes Craven made other films such as A nightmare on Elm
Street, The Hills have Eyes and The Last House on The Left.
 These films all have similar budgets and they are created within
only a few selected institutions. Such as Dimension films.
 In June 2011, Scream 4 was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for
Best Horror Movie but lost over Paranormal Activity 2.
 Scream 4 was released on April 15, 2011 to mixed reviews. It
took in $19.3 million its opening weekend in the United States
and Canada, making it the second-lowest opening since the
first film.