| 1 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens | 12/18/2015 | Walt Disney | Adventure | PG-13 | $742,208,942 | 88,043,765 |
| 2 | Jurassic World | 6/12/2015 | Universal | Action | PG-13 | $652,198,010 | 77,366,311 |
| 3 | The Avengers: Age of Ultron | 5/1/2015 | Walt Disney | Action | PG-13 | $459,005,868 | 54,449,094 |
| 4 | Inside Out | 6/19/2015 | Walt Disney | Adventure | PG | $356,461,711 | 42,284,900 |
Star Wars was number 1 despite only having 12 days to make more money than Jurassic world. The film came out two days before children broke up from school but people went to see it over the Christmas break. Star Wars has had a big following since the original trilogy came out over 30 years ago. Star Wars was the only blockbuster film which was released at this time, this was probably because it was going to be the biggest film of the year.
The films above are all from the big six. The top 3 films are part of franchises with lots of other films. All of these films are a 12A or lower, this is so that the main film going audience (14-24) would want to see these films.
The top three films are of a similar genre, they are action adventure. All of the films have an elements which would appeal to all audiences such as romance, comedy and action. The fourth film was marketed really well, it is by Disney Pixar and is animated. It is a similar style to all of the films previously made by this producer which there target audience loves. Films like 'Inside Out' also usually have an element which would appeal to a mum, who would take the child to the cinema (something relate-able or comical), for example in the trailer for inside out the dad isn't paying attention and the mums emotions in her head are like a women's chat show.
The 3 of the films came out in summer which meant that more people would go and see it because they wouldn't be at school.
Films which didn't do well include horror films which don't generally appeal to the cinema going audience. Independent films also don't do as well because they don't have as much spending power as the big budget blockbusters do.
