BFI Statistics yearbook part 2

1. Which age group made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions in the UK? 15-24 year olds made up the largest proportion of cinema admissions.
2. Which comedy film was most successful with this age group? The hangover part 3 was the most successful comedy film.
3. Which film was most popular with the over 50s? What genre is this film? Quartet was the most popular film in this age group with the genre being a comedy drama.
4. Which genres were most popular with men? The most popular genre's with men were drama, sci-fi and comedy.
5. Which genres were most popular with women? The most popular film genre's with women were documentary, comedy and children animated.
6. UK films appealed most to which audience type? UK films appealed most to female audiences. 
7. Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age group? What does this tell us about their preferred genre? This Is Us, Wreck-it-Ralph and Despicable Me 2; this tells us children enjoy watching funny films that are not depressing. 
   Which 3 films most popular with the 35-44 age group? Frozen, The Croods and Jack and the Giant Slayer. Why might this be and how does this contribute to animation being the most successful genre at the box office? Animated movies are targeted at adults aswell as children. this is one of the reasons its verey popular in the box office charts.
   Which 3 films were most popular with the 25-34 age group? Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6 and Rush.
   Which films were most popular with middle class audiences? Rush, Captain Phillips and Oz The Great and Powerful.
   Look at the tables for popular films in London and Scotland. What differences are there and what conclusions can you make about the types of films they appear to prefer? In London hollywood films like django and gravity were the most popular films. in scotland the most popular films were films with a scottish lead actor. this tells us that because london is a very big city in terms of power and money, it showcasts films from all around the world. scotland seem to be more patriotic and supporting of their fellow scottish actors.