The document discusses several successful thriller films from the 1980s to 2010s and analyzes reasons for their financial success, including: - Aliens (1986) had a $18.5 million budget and made $131 million worldwide due to the director James Cameron and sci-fi/action genre. - Fight Club (1999) had a $63 million budget and made over $71 million worldwide thanks to stars like Brad Pitt and its thriller genre appealing to young adults. - The Dark Knight (2008) had a $185 million budget and made over $1 billion worldwide, benefiting from its 12A rating, director Christopher Nolan, and popularity of Batman. - Inception (2010)

1. Successful Thrillers!

2. Aliens- James Cameron (1886) The estimated budget for this film was $18,500,000. Worldwide it made $131,060,248, so it made a massive profit. The film is an action/sci-fi/thriller, and was certificated 18. This means that although the film made a massive amount of money, they could have maximised their profit by lowering the age, but this is most likely to be because it is not suitable for that age. Reasons to why this film brought in such a big audience may be: -the director (James Cameron), maybe people were attracted to see this film because of the success of the Terminator in 1884. -the genre of sci-fi/action/thriller may have attracted people, these genre’s usually attract an audience of the younger adult age range. -the production company (Twentieth Century Fox Entertainment), people know that this will be a big film because of the popularity of this production company.

3. Fight Club- David Fincher (1999) The estimated budget for this film was $63,000,000. Worldwide, except the US, the film made $71,000,000, but with the USA added the film made considerably more. The films genre is drama/mystery/thriller and the certificate for this film was 18. The thriller films are usually aimed at young adults. Reasons to why this film was successful: -Actors such as Brad Pitt and Helena Carter may have attracted people to see this film. -The thriller genre is very popular among young adults.

4. The Dark Knight- Christopher Nolan (2008) The budget for this film was estimated at $185,000,000. Worldwide, this film made $1,001,921,825. The genre of this film is action/crime/thriller. Crime and thriller are often genre’s combined, and many people enjoy watching these types of films. This film had a certificate of 12A. So it was available for the younger people to watch, which would maximise profit. Reasons to why this film was so successful: -A popular director in Christopher Nolan. -The production company, Warner Brothers, renowned for big budget films. -Batman has always been a character the public has been interested in. -Actors such as Heath Ledger, and Christian Bale attract many people.

5. Inception- Christopher Nolan (2010) Estimated budget for this film was $160,000,000. This film is an action/sci-fi/thriller, with a 12A certificate. This means that the film maximised its profit because it was available to watch for many more people. This film was such a success for many reasons: -Big actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio. -Director Christopher Nolan is well known for directing films such as Batman: The Dark Night. -Big production company, Warner Brothers are well known for big budget, good films.

6. Goodfellas-1990 (Martin Scorsese) The estimated budget for this film was $25,000,000. In the US, the film made $46,836,394. The genre of this film was crime/drama/thriller and was certificated 18. Reasons to why this film did so well: -Big actors like Robert De Niro. -Production company Warner Brothers.