1. Research Tasks
Josh Starr

2. Superhero films
Superhero films have been very successful in
attracting audiences and creating huge profit.
One of the reasons of this is that they appeal
to a very large range of audiences, in both
demographics (eg, gender or ethnicity) and
psychographics (eg, personal interests or
hobbies). The more people the film attracts,
the more money they will make and the more
successful it will be.

3. The Dark Knight
This film was a huge success at the box
office and was released in 24th July 2008
with a lifetime gross of $533,345,358.
This film attracted a large range of
audiences for a few reasons; one being
that ‘Batman’ itself appeals to people of
all ages from the cartoon that would
attract children to want to see this film
and leading into adults who may of
watched it as a kid or may have just
seen ‘Batman begins’ which would then
lead them to want to see what happens
next in the saga. Advertising for the film
was massive, using TV, internet and
posters on buses etc Due to it being
made by Warner Brothers the budget
was huge meaning a lot of money could
be spent in advertising.

4. Spiderman
Spiderman was also a massive
hit at the box office released 2002
with a lifetime gross of
$403,706,375, once again this
film attracted a large range of
audiences due to it being suitable
for all age ranges and ticks the
boxes for many things people like
in a film including action, romance
and a superhero character people
like. Also released by a large
company Sony pictures
entertainment so there budget
was very large meaning the
marketing was huge drawing
people into the film for its release.

5. Iron Man
Iron man is the 5th best selling
superhero film ever made with a
total gross of $318,412,101 made
by paramount studios, a very large
company capable of a very large
budget meaning the film already had
a head start to become successful.
Once again the film uses action and
romance to attract the audience;
what seems to be one of the key
elements in the genre. The film
would be aimed at people who like
to watch fighting and also at people
who like futuristic technology, so
this is largely aimed at males but
hits its target audience very well;
this is shown in its success.

6. The Inredibles
This film was released in 2004 and
had a gross of $261,441,092; this
film had a slightly different target
audience and was aimed at younger
people, perhaps under the age of
16; this was shown because it was
a cartoon film, showing Disney
Pixars famous strong point in
creating amazing cartoon films. The
film had action but not too much so
that it wasn’t suitable for all ages
and also contained male and female
superhero characters and was a
family environment making it more
appropriate for the whole family to
watch. Something some other big
hit superhero films did not do.

7. Thor
Thor is a 2011 American superhero
film based on the comic book
character of the same name published
by Marvel Comics. Its gross was
$181,030,624, not as large as the
other films here but still enough to put
it 15th on the most successful superhero
films. This film was quite successful at
attracting an audience due to it already
being a comic that is well known around
the world therefore people would hear
about the film and already want to see
it without even watching the trailer. The
film uses a male main character but
also uses female characters so that
both male and females cold be
attracted to the film.

8. Up and coming films..
The amazing Spiderman-
This film could be a big hot at the box office for a few reasons, it is another
film based on the comic book character that is very popular with a large
range of audiences and is also being made by Sony, a very large industry
meaning the budget will be very large.
The dark Knight rises-
This being the third in the trilogy of the batman films it is expected to be an
incredible film following two big hit films therefore this already increases its
popularity. This film is high action and also can be very emotional film making
it very intense and enjoyable attracted a very large range of audiences.

9. The Importance of Star directors
and actors.
A film can be judged before release by the actors and the director, such as
if the cast is all well known Hollywood actors and it is directed by a director
who has made very successful films in the past the audience will immediately
presume that the film will be a big hit at the box office and will be a very
good film. Such as Dark Knight Rises that will be released in a few months
time, having Christopher Nolan as the director creates a huge impact on the
film making it more desirable. This film also contains stars such as Morgan
Freeman Christian Bale and of course Michael Caine once again making it very
desirable.

10. Group Discussion-
In our discussion we found that people
liked-
 Majority of people i spoke to agreed that they liked the action parts of
superhero films.
 Many of the people thought that the costumes used are cool and make a
superhero film a superhero film.
 Some people i asked said they liked that most superhero films contain a
dilemma which is usually when the main character has to try and save
someone he cares about.
 Also some liked that love is commonly used in these films in the modern
industry and the film can create emotion as well as just fighting.

11. What they didn’t like-
 Most people I asked agreed that superhero films can be very repetitive
and that some new ideas needed adding so that they aren’t so repetitive.
 A few people said that the costumes in them can be a bit cheesy and
unrealistic so this puts them off a film.
 Also some people disliked some of the powers they have, making it too
unrealistic and not enjoyable to watch.