Exodus: Gods and kings
Trailer is thrilling and intense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8YsulfxVI
Advertising all over the place, cinemas,
buses, papers, Tv, internet.
Budget: $140,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $24,115,934 (USA) (12 December 2014)
Showings at the cinema are on every few
hours, nearly one after another.
What social, economic & technological context gave rise to the blockbuster film from 1975-1983?American Film Studios built multiplex cinemas on the outskirts of town in a shopping centre in England to replace the single screen cinemas that were also known as 'flee pits' that advertised their Hollywood films. Due to the fact that there was more than one screen meant that there was a variety of films available to watch that the audience could chose from, however they were the same formulaic structure which meant that all it was doing really was leading us to believe people had a choice.Their Hollywood films were known as blockbusters which were new movies with the added spectacle which brought new interest to the screen. The fourth Star Wars Film: A New Hope directed by George Lucas was a well known American production that was all spectacle; alternate universe, explosions, lasers, light sabers and aliens which changed the course of cinema from then onwards.
In the time frame between 1975 and 1983 the teenage demographic was on an increase due to the social events that became increasingly common and the new rage of things to do was attend the new and improved multiplex cinemas; due to the disposable income that teenagers were entitled to from their parents meant they could go out and do what they wanted. Due to the majority of viewers in cinemas being teenagers meant that they were the huge influence on the ratings of films and the summer blockbusters. From 1975, due to this, new eras of film were born such as the disco era from which the blockbuster, 'Saturday Night Fever' was produced in 1977; this film was directed at the new and common teenage demographic that were the reason for majority of the multiplex cinema's income.
What social, economic & technological context gave rise to the blockbuster film from 1975-1983?American Film Studios built multiplex cinemas on the outskirts of town in a shopping centre in England to replace the single screen cinemas that were also known as 'flee pits' that advertised their Hollywood films. Due to the fact that there was more than one screen meant that there was a variety of films available to watch that the audience could chose from, however they were the same formulaic structure which meant that all it was doing really was leading us to believe people had a choice.Their Hollywood films were known as blockbusters which were new movies with the added spectacle which brought new interest to the screen. The fourth Star Wars Film: A New Hope directed by George Lucas was a well known American production that was all spectacle; alternate universe, explosions, lasers, light sabers and aliens which changed the course of cinema from then onwards.
In the time frame between 1975 and 1983 the teenage demographic was on an increase due to the social events that became increasingly common and the new rage of things to do was attend the new and improved multiplex cinemas; due to the disposable income that teenagers were entitled to from their parents meant they could go out and do what they wanted. Due to the majority of viewers in cinemas being teenagers meant that they were the huge influence on the ratings of films and the summer blockbusters. From 1975, due to this, new eras of film were born such as the disco era from which the blockbuster, 'Saturday Night Fever' was produced in 1977; this film was directed at the new and common teenage demographic that were the reason for majority of the multiplex cinema's income.
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