Constantin film AG

1. institutional context - companies, most popular/successful films of that genre (highest grossing), box office figures of zombie filmsby lian gray

2. Constantin film AG • Constantin Film AG is a German film production and film distribution company. • Constantin Film Distribution GmbH was founded by Waldfried Barthel and Preben Philipsen in April 1, 1950 in Frankfurt, Germany. On December 21, 1964, the name of the company was changed to Constantin Film GmbH. • Constantin Film AG is listed on the stock market since 1999. • In 2007, Constantin Film announced support for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. In January 2008, they declared exclusive support for Blu-ray Disc dropping all future HD DVD releases. • Constantin film is also responsible for the zombie trilogy of ‘resident evil' which is one of the most loved zombie cult trilogy.

3. Dna films • DNA Films is a British film production company founded by Duncan Kenworthy and Andrew Macdonald. • This British film production company produces and distributes and has had many famous titles under its belt such as • Shooting Someone (2009) • 28 Weeks Later (2007) • Sunshine (2007) • The Last King of Scotland (2006) • The History Boys (2006) • Notes on a Scandal (2006) • Separate Lies (2005) • Love Actually (2003) • 28 Days Later (2002)

4. FLIMAX • Is a Spanish production and distributing film company. they are a small time production company but have had someone famous features produced the are best known for the (REC) series

5. Columbia pictures • Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (CPII) is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies in the world, a member of the so-called Big Six. It was one of the so-called Little Three among the eight major film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. • In 1982, the studio was purchased by Coca-Cola; that same year it launched TriStar Pictures as a joint venture with HBO and CBS. Five years later, Coca-Cola spun off Columbia, which merged with Tri-Star to create Columbia Pictures Entertainment. After a brief period of independence with Coca-Cola maintaining a financial interest, the combined studio was acquired by Sony in 1989. • It has made countless features within distribution but also production from films like the grudge ,30days of night to the quite recent zombieland.

6. The box office figures • Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date • 1 Zombieland Sony $75,590,286 3,171 $24,733,155 3,036 10/2/09 • 2 Dawn of the Dead Uni. $59,020,957 2,748 $26,722,575 2,745 3/19/04 • 3 Death Becomes Her Uni. $58,422,650 1,866 $12,110,355 1,409 7/31/92 • 4 Pet Sematary Par. $57,469,467 1,585 $12,046,179 1,585 4/21/89 • 5 Resident Evil: Apocalypse SGem $51,201,453 3,284 $23,036,273 3,284 9/10/04 • 6 Resident Evil: Extinction SGem $50,648,679 2,848 $23,678,580 2,828 9/21/07 • 7 28 Days Later FoxS $45,064,915 1,407 $10,061,858 1,260 6/27/03 • 8 Resident Evil SGem $40,119,709 2,528 $17,707,106 2,528 3/15/02 • 9 28 Weeks Later FoxA $28,638,916 2,305 $9,807,292 2,303 5/11/07 • 10 Creepshow WB $21,028,755 1,132 $5,870,889 1,127 11/12/82 • 11 George A. Romero's Land of the Dead Uni. $20,700,082 2,253 $10,221,705 2,249 6/24/05 • 12 The Serpent and the Rainbow Uni. $19,595,031 1,431 $5,848,700 1,430 2/5/88 • 13 Pet Sematary II Par. $17,092,453 1,852 $4,825,100 1,852 8/28/92 • 14 Night of the Comet Atl $14,418,922 1,098 $3,580,578 1,098 11/16/84 • 15 Return of the Living Dead Orion $14,237,880 1,506 $4,403,169 1,506 8/16/85 • 16 Prince of Darkness Uni. $14,182,492 1,239 $4,657,401 1,239 10/23/87 • 17 Shaun of the Dead Rog. $13,542,874 675 $3,330,781 607 9/24/04 • This shows that the zombie film or cult status is expanding at a rapid rate for the appeal of modern day zombie films. That’s why it cant been seen to be the best time for us to produce one.