Monday, 17 November 2014

Ancillary Task: Poster Analysis (2)

Is it a successful marketing tool?
Box Office
Total lifetime gross
Domestic: $150,394,119
Foreign: $119,600,000
Worldwide: $269,994,119 (£164,927,230)

Budget: $37 million

How successful was this film?
Number 1 key European markets such as Germany and breaking records in Russia, where it had become the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time.

Film (produced by Warner Bros)
Domestic Gross
Worldwide Gross
We’re the Millers
$150,394,119
$269,994,119
The Call
$51,872,378
$68,572,378
The Great Gatsby
$144,840,419

The Conjuring
$137,400,141




This table shows just how successful ‘We’re the Millers’ is. I browsed the Warner Bros website and found a page based on all the films they have produced (https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/explore). I decided to choose a few well known and great films and compare their box office to We’re the Millers.

Although it did not beat ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Conjuring’ on the worldwide box office it was fortunate to top both of their domestic box office totals (in the country the film was produced in).



My own beliefs
Overall I think the poster is a good marketing tool and is very successful. This is because it follows the conventions of a film poster, as discussed in previous posts. For example it is very eye-catching and captivating through the use of the colour palette. The colours used are very bright colour suggesting this film is humorous and light hearted. Furthermore, by showing the whole family it also suggests that it is suitable for a family comedy. The use of the slogan “*IF ANOYONE ASKS” informs the audience that there is a little mystery to the film and also it makes the poster stand out from the rest as it is written in white which is opposite to the title. Finally, the use of information on the actors, Production Company and ratings/ reviews makes the audience’s expectations increase making them want to see just how successful the film actually turns out to be.

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