FDA Yearbook Question & Answer

(1) How many suspense films were released in 2010?

There were 38 suspense films released in the year 2010.

      (2)  In total, how much did these suspense films take, gross, to the nearest million?

      £42,000,000 estimated to the nearest million.

      (3) Which genre of film had the highest gross in 2010?

The film genre who had the most gross are Action/Adventure, taking £265,784,158 altogether. 

(4)  What was the most popular family genre in 2010?

     The most popular family genre in 2010 are adventure/fantasy. 


          (5) Write a short paragraph of about 200 words about how the figures for ‘suspense’ genre films 
           compare with other film genres in 2010.

Setting the genres in chronological order, the suspense genre comes third to last where musicals has 

the lowest gross in the year 2010. The top genres which beat suspense are action/adventure. animation, 

comedy and romcoms. Comparing the films under action/adventure to the films under suspense, Alice In

Wonderland and Inception are both highly grossed through marketing and distribution. Having an inherited

audience can also play a part in the gross number e.g. Alice In Wonderland is previously known for it's

fairytale story and films who have gathered an audience solely based on these factors. However, films such

as Shutter Island and The Wolfman may have less gross due to its lack of popularity within audience choice

of genre and subgenres.   

     Here are the genres in 2010 ranged from the
     highest to lowest gross: 

     Action/adventure

     Animation

     Drama

     Comedy

     Fantasy

     Rom com

     Horror

     Suspense

     Sci fi

     Musicals