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Marauders (Miller, 2016) - 26th December 2016

Synopsis: When a bank is hit by a brutal heist, all evidence points to the owner and his high-powered clients. But as a group of FBI agents dig deeper into the case - and the deadly heists continue - it becomes clear that a larger conspiracy is at play.

Genre: Crime Thriller

Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)

Rating Certificate: 15 / Rated R for strong violence, language, brief drug use and nudity


What does this tell us about our target audience?

If we decided as a group to make an opening to a crime thriller then violence and high impact action is to be expected so we would have to take that into consideration with the age rating as it can be unsuitable for younger audiences. As well as this as the majority of thrillers at rated age15, it suggests that their content is needed for it to be a successful thriller and we can take this into consideration when making our opening.

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SPLIT (Night Shyamalan, 2017) - 20th January 2017

Synopsis :Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities, and must try and escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th. 

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Budget:  $10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $40,010,975 (USA) (20 January 2017)

Rating Certificate: 15 for disturbing thematic content and behavior, violence and some language.

What does this tell us about our target audience?


If our group decided to go down the rout of a physiological thriller for our film opening we would have to take into consideration the age rating and the fact that it may not be suitable for all ages depending on language, violence and in particular thematic behavioural scenes. As well as this however, the topic of our film is vital as Split is based around mental health disorders and in particular multiple personality disorder which is a sensitive topic and we would have to be carful. 

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