Who watches thrillers ?

                                     Genre ,Gender & Age

 

There were 31 suspense films released in 2009  and there were 

Action, animation and comedy account fro 52% of Box Office in the UK in 2009.These genres are so popular because the reach out to a wide range of audience they appeal to males and females and to people of all different ages .

 Thrillers accounted for quite a low proportion of UK Box Office takings (4% in 2009) This is because alot of thrillers fall under different category's

 

Looking at the 'genre by gender' diagram above, you can derive  Thriller audiences are spread out between genders . The diagram tells you that , females usually prefer to watch romance , period and suspense movies whilst males usually prefer to watch action and crime movies  

 

• The Stepfather – 15

• Marathon Man – 18

• The Taking of Pelham 123 – 15

• What Lies Beneath – 15

• Jaws – 12

• The Shining – 15

• Psycho – 15

• Fatal Attraction – 18

• Déjà vu – 12A

• He Loves Me He Loves Me Not – 12

All of these films have low age certificates , the majority of these movies are 15 + which  indicates that most of these thrillers are directed towards teenagers . This has left me wondering who my target audience will be for my film . I will try to target a variety of ages and i will try keep the target gender mixed .