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Name of film- Straight Outta Compton
Year of release- 2015
Director- F.Gary Gray
Producer(s)- Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright
Context: Hollywood, Mainstream, independent, USA or British film?- American Biographical
Production Budget- $28 million budget
Would you call this a high, low or mid budget film?- mid budget film
Name of Distributor- Universal Pictures
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Facts
Name of film- Straight Outta Compton
Year of release- 2015
Director- F.Gary Gray
Producer(s)- Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright
Context: Hollywood, Mainstream, independent, USA or British film?- American Biographical
Production Budget- $28 million budget
Would you call this a high, low or mid budget film?- mid budget film
Name of Distributor- Universal Pictures
Type of release (Saturation, limited, art house)
Number of countries released in
Genre of film
Release dates (USA, UK, global)
Opening weekend box office
Total global box office takings to date.
Commerical and/or critical success?
Awards won
Premiere
Write a very brief synopsis of the film here:
Regulation:
What certificate did the film get in the UK from the BBFC?
Why?
Marketing of the film
Name of Distributor
Are there any advantages to having this distributor for the film? Explain what/how.
Who is/are the potential audience(s) for this film?
What is being promoted as the film’s USP?
Poster:
How many different posters were created?
Find at least one example of a poster and add here.
Label the main codes and conventions of a film poster.
What is established in the poster?
What industry information is included in the poster?
How does the poster attract its target audience? – you can annotate this if you like, or bullet point.
Facts
- Production budget: $28 million
- Domestic (US) gross: $161,197,785
- Foreign gross: $40,437,206
- Total gross profit: $201,634, 991
- Dr. Dre sold Beats to Apple in 2014 for $3 billion
- Produced by Legendary Pictures
- Distributed by Universal Pictures
- nominated for an academy award for best screenplay
WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE IN STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON?
I think that the film tries to reach out to such a wide spectrum of audiences as it attempts to target as many different races and ethnical groups as possible.
I think that the film tries to reach out to such a wide spectrum of audiences as it attempts to target as many different races and ethnical groups as possible.