Movie Facts and Opinions

1. Movie Facts and Opinions By: Ethan Estes

3. History of film in the United States • The United States has the oldest film industry

4. The history of films 1920’s (fact) • Also known as the pre-talkies and the silent era. • Films blossomed in the 1920’s,expanding upon the foundations of film from the earlier years. • By the mid-20’s ,movies were big business.

5. Six major film studios (facts) 1 paramount 2 warner bros 3 sony 4 disney 5 universal 6 20th century fox

6. Film industry salaries(fact) • Directors and producers • $45,470-$111,720 • Camera operators • $28,240-$58,360 • Film and video editors • $35,120-$74,470 • (yearly income of middle 50% • U.S bureau of labor statistics ,2010

7. Most expensive movies ever made-Fact • Avatar • 500 million • Pirates of the Caribbean- At worlds end • 300 million • Spider man 3 • 258 million

8. Best movie of all time-Opinion

9. Box office grosses (fact) • 2011 • $10,173.9 • 2010 • $10,565.5 • 2009 • $10,595.5 • 2008 • $9,630.6 • 2007 • $9,663.7

10. 2012 biggest film debut (fact) • The hunger games $155m opening haul was the third biggest debut in cinema history.

11. Major film genres-Fact • Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime and gangster • Drama • Epic • Horror

12. Best type of movie-Opinion • Horror movies are the best movies