TYRANNOSAUR - A British film, made for a British audience

TYRANNOSAUR:

• A British film made for British audiences. (Production budget £750,000, the film received a grant of £206,540 from the National Lottery Fund through the UK Film Council)
• Released the 7^th October 2011. 37 screens in the UK. (Total box office takings in UK: £244,560).
• Filmed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
• Opening weekend: $7,635 (USA) (20 November 2011) (5 Screens)
• Gross takings: $22,088 (USA) (11 March 2012)

I have never watched this film, nor have I heard of it before. I think this is due to the fact it was not advertised very well. I far as I can tell it was only advertised via the internet, this means that it had a limited audience. However, I do think that it was targeting a certain audience; older adults who like horror or psychological thriller films. I think this, because of the moderate violence you see in the trailer as well as the ‘ over 18’ age rating.

I think the film is trying to appeal to British audiences by using British stars, such as; Olivia Coleman and Peter Mullen. Also, they attract a British audience by showing locations, which people in Britain may recognise. The action and emotion struggle which is shown on the trailer, is another way that the film grabs people attention as audiences would want to see if the couple make it through their problems or not.

I personally would not go and see this film as I am not into the horrors or psychological thrillers.

After looking at the Box Office's resent weekend result for top 15 movies, it is clear to me that the USA has more big budget movies. Which is turn means more success and more money for America. British films do not seem to do as well as the first British film we see on the list is 4th and the film is part shared by the USA.

Conclusions I can draw from this is that it was not very well known due to having a smaller budget than other films and also a lack of advertising. Also, due to the fact American films have larger budgets, they are more well known and so this film could not compete with most of the American films.