Back To The Future

Alex and Gemma

Budget and Box office takings

•Budget: The budget for the film is said to be around $19,000,000

•Takings: The worldwide takings for the film are $383,874,861

•Opening weekend: the film managed to make $11,332.134 in its opening weekend

Availability of film on the internet

• The film is widely available on the internet and is available in both illegal and legal form

• The film can be seen illegally on the sites below:

• http://www.solarmovie.eu/watch-back-to-the-future-1985.html

• http://www.novamov.com/video/4a44b9a4c2380

• Back to the future can also seen legally on youtube for a charge of £2.49 However it is only a rental and is available for 48 hours only.

• http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=EBTKoUxhbJk&ob=av1n&feature=mv_sr

• It is also available to buy from iTunes

• http://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/back-to-the-future/id380239015

DVD Releases • Back to the Future was first released on DVD

in mid 2002

• There was then a re release in 2005 this DVD can be purchased for approximately £3.75. This low price could be because the dvd is only in standard definition and most people like HD. By having the price so low it prevents people from illegally downloading the film

• In 2008 there was another release for a 25th anniversary edition but only for the trilogy.

• In October 2010 the Blu Ray version of the film was released. The average price for a Blu ray copy is £13.99

Reviews

•The film has been given a fresh rating with 97% by Rotten Tomatoes with an 8.6 average rating.

•It has also been given a 8.4/10 rating on IMDB

Advertisements• When the film was released it was accompanied by a

trailer and a poster

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SrV13F3x7Y

• Recently nike have produced a trainer similar to the ones worn by Marty McFly in the original film. The shoes were auctioned on eBay with all of the money going to Michael J Fox’s Charity for Parkinson's

• In 1991 Harvey Comics released a comic series based on the film. There were only 7 issues released.

Conclusion• The film industry of today compared to 1980s has

changed dramatically. This is largely due to the internet and the way films are marketed.

• For example the advertising for a film nowadays is much more crucial to the success of a film.This is because there is so much competition between film companies so they release teaser trailers and posters to build an interest before the release.

• In the 1980s the profit made on a film was higher than the amount that film companies get now. This is due to the internet and the fact that it is so easy to pirate a film and watch it illegally on the internet. This therefore means that the film companies receive less money from film concessions and therefore less profit.