Research about our Genre!

Hi all! 

I am currently watching the 90th Oscars while finishing up this post.

So, now I want to talk to you about our Genre.

Genre is extremely important to develop and resonate through an entire film. For me personally I am going to be doing this with my film opening. Me and my partner knew that choosing a specific genre for our project was going to be difficult. After bouncing back ideas we chose to focus on the Horror/Thriller genre.


Horror:

The Horror genre is fictional and usually intends to bring fear, panic, alarm and more to its audience. This genre has been around since the 1900s and can have many different styles incorporated in them. Some of the earliest films consisted of many vampires, monsters and more. An example of this is  Dracula (1931). This film was the story of a blood-sucking, menacing vampire named Dracula. This film is widely known and one of the earliest classic American horror films.

The Horror Genre as the years have gone by have increased in production. 2016 and 2017 were years of great success for the horror genre. Some of the films that contributed to this were Get Out (2017), It (2017), Happy Death Day (2017) and more. The Horror genre has collected $733 million in ticket sales according to Box Office Mojo.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2018, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	I am Legend	Dec 14, 2007	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$256,393,010	$331,541,722
2	It	Sep 8, 2017	Warner Bros.	R	$327,481,748	$327,481,748
3	Hannibal	Feb 9, 2001	MGM	R	$165,092,266	$261,639,149
4	The Blair Witch Project	Jul 14, 1999	Artisan	R	$140,539,099	$248,156,629
5	Scream	Dec 20, 1996	Miramax	R	$103,046,663	$204,319,898
6	The Ring	Oct 18, 2002	Dreamworks SKG	PG-13	$129,094,024	$199,201,966
7	Scream 2	Dec 12, 1997	Miramax	R	$101,363,301	$197,428,929
8	Sleepy Hollow	Nov 19, 1999	Paramount Pictures	R	$101,068,340	$177,625,555
9	Get Out	Feb 24, 2017	Universal	R	$176,040,665	$176,040,665
10	The Haunting	Jul 23, 1999	Dreamworks SKG	PG-13	$91,188,905	$161,016,622
11	The Grudge	Oct 22, 2004	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$110,359,362	$159,407,960
12	The Others	Aug 10, 2001	Miramax	PG-13	$96,522,687	$152,969,698
13	The Conjuring	Jul 19, 2013	Warner Bros.	R	$137,400,141	$151,596,462
14	Scream 3	Feb 4, 2000	Miramax	R	$89,138,076	$148,342,954
15	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Oct 17, 1997	Sony Pictures	R	$72,250,091	$141,118,650
16	Split	Jan 20, 2017	Universal	PG-13	$138,141,585	$138,141,585
17	Paranormal Activity	Sep 25, 2009	Paramount Pictures	R	$107,918,810	$129,067,105
18	Anaconda	Apr 11, 1997	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$65,598,907	$128,196,549
19	Freddy vs. Jason	Aug 15, 2003	New Line	R	$82,622,655	$122,906,330
20	Hollow Man	Aug 4, 2000	Sony Pictures	R	$73,209,340	$121,834,460
21	Saw II	Oct 28, 2005	Lionsgate	R	$87,025,093	$121,780,487
22	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Oct 17, 2003	New Line	R	$80,571,655	$119,850,942
23	Paranormal Activity 3	Oct 21, 2011	Paramount Pictures	R	$104,028,807	$117,671,833
24	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	Aug 13, 2004	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$80,281,096	$115,961,577
25	Saw III	Oct 27, 2006	Lionsgate	R	$80,238,724	$109,884,168
Complete List

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More to come on the research of our genre,

Peace out and goodnight.

- Me





Dracula (1931). (n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from http://www.filmsite.org/drac.html

Murphy, M. (2017, October 26). 2017: The Biggest Year in Horror History. Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/movies/top-horror-movies-box-office-it-get-out.html

(n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from http://www.boxofficemojo.com/

Horror Films. (n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from http://www.filmsite.org/horrorfilms.html

Box Office History for Horror. (n.d.). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://www.the-numbers.com/market/genre/Horror

Eight Things Every Screenwriter Should Know About the Horror Genre. (2017, October 30). Retrieved March 04, 2018, from https://thescriptlab.com/features/screenwriting-101/7732-eight-things-every-screenwriter-know-horror-genre/

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