Box Office Figures and Statistics

What the creators and directors of thriller films hope for is the reaction of the audience to be a great success. I'm going to talk about box office figures and statistics that are involved with thriller films.

For example, Jaws (Directed by Steven Spielberg) was the first film in motion picture history to cross the $100 million mark. On June 20th 1975 when Jaws was released, it opened at 409 theaters. Then on July 25th, the release was expanded to a total of 675 theaters. Jaws then grossed more than $7 million on its first weekend, and was the top grosser for the following five weeks.
Jaws then went on to win 3 Oscars, another 9 wins and 13 nominations. These additional awards include Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films USA(Best advertising & Outstanding film of 1975), and Golden Globes USA(Best Origional Score- Motion Picture). This film was based on the novel by Peter Benchley.

These early thriller films such as Jaws and Star Wars set the standards of Thriller films today when it comes to box office performances and awards. Hopefuly, this has given you a brief idea of the statistics and how much money is involved in the film industry.

Ashley