Top 20 grossing films at the global box office

1. Starter Task:
What three films were you most looking forward to last in 2014? What was the main
reason you were looking forward to these films?

Film Title Reason



Most common answer in class:

What three films are you most looking forward to in 2015? What is the main reason you
are looking forward to these films?

Film Title Reason



Most common answer in class:

What does this tell you the power of film stars and the role they play in
modern Hollywood?

2. FM2 – Section A – Audience and Producers – ‘Stars’
Top 20 Grossing films at the Global Box Office - 2014
No Title Studio Gross (in millions)

1 Transformers: Age of Extinction Par. $1,087.4
2 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies WB $781.8
3 Guardians of the Galaxy BV $772.7
4 Maleficent BV $757.8
5 X-Men: Days of Future Past Fox $748.1
6 Captain America: The Winter Soldier BV $714.1
7 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Sony $709.0
8 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Fox $708.8
9 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 LGF $701.1
10 Interstellar Par. $662.1
11 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Fox $618.9
12 Godzilla (2014) WB $528.7
13 Rio 2 Fox $500.2
14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Par. $477.2
15 The LEGO Movie WB $468.8
16 Lucy Uni. $458.9
17 Big Hero 6 BV $409.0
18 Edge of Tomorrow WB $369.2
19 Gone Girl Fox $365.3
20 Noah Par. $362.6

Video Games Versus Hollywood
Comparison with other forms of entertainment
The U.S. video game industry boomed in the early 2000s and became one of the leading
forms of entertainment in terms of total revenue. As of 2008, the industry is at around
$22 billion for the year (conservative estimate) in the US and $30 to $40 billion globally.
Here is how it compares with other entertainment industries.

 Music industry - $10.4 billion (US 2008) and $30 to $40 billion globally
 Movie industry - $9.5 billion (US) and $27 billion globally.
 Book industry - $35.69 billion (US 2007) and roughly $63 billion globally (2002)
(Euromonitor Intl)
 DVD industry - $23 billion (US) (buying $16B, renting $7B)

3. 2013 onwards –
 Video game industry annual revenue for 2013: $93 Billion
 Hollywood industry annual revenue for 2013: $35.9 Billion

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