3. What’s a Blockbuster?
Originally it referred to
a very popular,
successful production.
Jaws is the first film of
the “blockbuster era”
“Summer blockbuster
trend” also resulted
from Jaws.
4. 1. After JAWS,
Hollywood producers
wished to create films
as profitable as JAWS.
2. Studios conducted
research studies on
moviegoers.
3. Research study
showed “Blockbuster”
audiences are mainly
white teenage boys.
5. Blockbuster definition
shifted
A blockbuster film was no
longer a profitable, well
received, popular film.
Instead, a blockbuster
became a high-budget
production aimed to mass
markets.
6.
7. A b l o c k b u s t e r
i s a h i g h -
b u d g e t
p r o d u c t i o n
n o t a
g u a r a n t e e b o x
o f f i c e
s u c c e s s . F o r
i n s t a n c e :
G o d z i l l a a n d
w a t e rw o r l d
t a n k e d a t t h e
b o x o f f i c e .
8. blockbuster
mentality.
Is the pressure the Film Industry
feels to create only high-budget
productions.
15. Comics and Blockbuster Mentality
• Attract a youthful movie-going demographic
• Appeal to nostalgic older audience
• Well-defined characters with well-established
track records for:
– Popularity
– Licensing
– Possibility of sequels
16. Why comics?
• Big casts
• Big cost
• Big distribution
• Big spectacle
• Big revenue
17. Movie Budget : What does it cover?
• Production
• Marketing and advertising
• Producers
• Director
• Cast
18. Why movie studios are doing remakes?
• Less of a gamble
– If the movie was successful in the past, it should be
again.
– Examples:
• Superman
• Batman
• Footloose
• Friday the 13th
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• And much more!
