Movies I'm Using:
1. A Hollywood Blockbuster: Spider-Man Far From Home
Production Companies:Co-Produced by Colombia pictures and Marvel Studios
Director:
Jon Watts
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast:
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jacob Batalon, Samuel L. Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Bettany
Production Budget:
$160 Million USD
Release Date:
26 June 2019
Release Details:
Was released worldwide, It had a massive release in most cinemas,
Box office numbers:
$1.132 Billion
Reviews:
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 91% approval rating. CinemaScore had an average of A. IndieWire gave t a C due to lack of character development.
Marketing Strategy:
40+ custom tv spots, 360-lifestyle experience where Spiderman can be seen on papa John's pizza boxes, he was on flying on the safety video for United Airlines, was on over $500 million Dr.Pepper cans and bottles, and inside Burger King meal boxes.
Synergy:
Cross Media Convergence:
Sequel and Franchise:
Franchise is Spiderman
Piracy Numbers:
Got leaked before the initial release, thankfully it was crappy video and sound.
2. An NZ Film: What We Do in The Shadows
Production Companies:Crowd-Funded/ Funny or die, NZFC
Director:
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures, the Orchard (US), Madman Entertainment (NZ)
Cast:
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Rhys Darby, Jackie Van Beek
Production Budget:
1.6 million USD
Release date:
30 October 2014
Release Details:
Box Office Numbers:
$2 million in New Zealand, $3.4 million in US
Reviews:
96% positive response on rotten tomatoes 'bloody good fun,' Variety was more critical.
Marketing Strategy:
Synergy:
Cross Media Convergence:
Sequel and Franchise:
TV Show
Piracy Numbers:
Over 277000 illegal downloads, most from a piracy website that got shut down in Mount Wellington and it was one of it's most pirated films.
3. An Independent/ Arthouse film: Captain Fantastic
Production Companies:
Electric City Entertainment
Director:
Matt Ross
Distributor:
Bleeker Street
Cast:
Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Annalise Basso, Steve Zahn
Production Budget:
$5 million USD
Release date:
11 August 2016
Release Details:
Box Office Numbers:
$22.8 million USD
Reviews:
83% positive on rotten tomatoes, The Guardian said it was a load of 'phony-baloney,' won top 10 independent film award.
Marketing Strategy:
Synergy:
Cross Media Convergence:
Sequel and Franchise:
Piracy Numbers:
4. A failed film: The Interview
Production Companies:
Point Grey Pictures, Village roadshow Pictures, Colombia Pictures
Director:
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Distributor:
Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Classic
Cast:
James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Rob Lowe, Randall Park, Nicki Minaj, Ben Schwartz, Diana Bang
Production Budget:
$44 million USD
Release date:
December 25, 2014
Release Details:
Released only in New Zealand and Australia.
Box Office Numbers:
$12.3 Million USD, 30 million less then expected.
Reviews:
52% approval rating 'unfortunately overshadowed by controversy,' 'hilarious, but it will probably get us nuked'- Coming Soon.net
Marketing Strategy:
Over 750,00 times in less then 20 hours within it's release
Synergy:
Cross Media Convergence:
Sequel and Franchise:
Piracy Numbers:
5. Veronica Mars Movie
The Veronica Mars TV show starred Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs lll, Jason Dohring, and Teddy Dunn, it was released in 2004 and ran for 3 seasons. In 2014 thanks to a crowd funded kick starter campaign, $5.7 million dollars was raised be the fans most dedicated fans who Kristen Bell named the 'Marshmallows'. After the movie, a 4th season was released in 2019.
