Exibition

Have you ever been to an independent cinema?
I have not been to an independent cinema due to the Mainstream cinemas have a better ability to advertise and can offer deals. Mainstream cinemas are easily assessable due to the location of them (usually shopping centers and city centers) and shows mainstream films that target a larger audience and are made more known to the target audience.
What is more appealing about viewing at the cinema than viewing on DVD/online/TV?
It is shown on a bigger screen and your whole attention is put onto the film due to nothing else happening around. The film is always of good quality and all sound is clear for the audience. However viewing a film of DVD is often cheaper and has the ability to re watch over again, whereas due to increasing cinema ticket prices many are choosing to avoid the cinema.
Why has there been a recent trend in Hollywood 're-making' a lot of films?
 This is done because there would be a large audience that was interested in the films already released and is then an easy way to make money by just slightly re branding the film. It would still hold a large number interested in sequels to films and re made films due to liking the previous film. A lot of recent films tend to go along the same lines due to the difficulty to be original now.
Can you see any patterns or trends in films of the last 5 years?
As well as that they make films to go with the time such as disaster movie around the time of a new century because individuals get paranoid about the world ending. This simply gets the audience interested because they believe that there is a possibility for it to happen.
What were the top ten highest grossing films of 2012?

 How many of these films were American/British?
 All of the top ten grossing films of 2012 were American or British due to the biggest market for these films being in the two countries. Also the fact that most mainstream films and made in English due to it being the most commonly spoken language world wide. Seven of the top ten were American, one English and two were both American and British.
How many films were sequels or remakes?
Eight of the top ten were either sequels or remakes, with only the Avengers and The Hunger Games not being so. However the Avengers is effectively a sequel to a number of Marvel films with all the characters coming together in one film. Also The Hunger Games is a film adaptation of a book and a first in a sequel so it had a large fan base prior to its release.
Who distributed the films?
All of the films on the top ten list were distributed by large world wide companies such as Columbia, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and 20th Century Fox.
What percentage of box office takings were from multiplex cinemas compared to independent cinemas?
The majority if not all of the taking were from multiplex cinemas because independent cinemas can not afford to have showings of huge box office films such as The Avengers and Skyfall. Also the advertising ability of the big multiplex cinemas greatly out ways that of the independent cinemas, so everyone will know about them and then choose to go there over an independent cinema.