The document compares two films, the high budget Avatar from 20th Century Fox and the low budget Paranormal Activity from Paramount Pictures. Avatar had a budget of $237 million and box office returns of $2.788 billion, while Paranormal Activity had a tiny $15,000 budget but made $197 million. Both studios, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, are among the major Hollywood studios and have had successful films.

2. High budget film: Avatar
 Budget: $237 million
 Box office: $2,788.0
 Production company: 20th Century Fox
 Release date: 2009

3. Low budget film: Paranormal
activity
 Budget: $15,000
 Box office: $197 million
 Production company: Paramount
Pictures
 Release date: 2007

4. Differences/Similarities
between institutions
 Paramount
Pictures
 One of the ‘big six’
 4th oldest film
studios
 20th century Fox
 Makes higher
budgeted films
 One of the ‘big six’
 Is an older
production
Both productions have been successful and
made films that have hit the cinemas.

5. 20th Century fox films
 The croods
 The heat
 The book thief
 The maze runner
 The fault in our stars
 The other woman
 Rio2
 Gone girl

6. Paramount Pictures films
 The guilt trip
 Top gun
 Labor day
 Noah
 Hercules
 Rise of the guardians
 Pain and gain
 Fun size

7. Are these institutions
successful?
 To summarise, 20th century fox is the
most successful out of the two film
productions, even though paramount
pictures have some good films. 20th
century fox is the most consistent and
can afford more advertising.