Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Production

Budget: $300 million

Director: Gore Verbinkski

Producer: Jerry Burkheimer

Writer: Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio

Stars: Johnny depp, Orlando bloom and Kiera knightly

Studio: Jerry Burkheimer films

Edited by: Stephan E. Rivkin and Craig Wood

Distribution

This film is distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney Pictures decided to move the United States opening of At World's End from screenings Friday, May 25, 2007 to Thursday at 8 PM, May 24, 2007. The film opened in 4,362 theaters. The DVD was released on December 4, 2007 in the United States and Canada.

Consumption

It grossed an estimated $216 million, which stands as the third highest opening weekend behind harry potterand the half blood prince(estimated $236 million) and spider man 3($230,544,376). Added to its earnings in the U.S.A. and Canada, its worldwide opening 3-day weekend gross (including weekday previews) is $344.0 million, making it the third-largest worldwide opening of all time. By June 13, 2007 -its 20th day of release-, the film had grossed $500 million overseas, breaking spider man 3 record for reaching that amount the fastest. Eventually, this record was overtaken by avater which reached that amount in 13 days. By the end of its run, the film made $309,420,425 in the U.S.A. and Canada. It overseas for a worldwide total of $960,996,492.

Slumdog millionnaire

Production

Budget: 15 million

Director: Danny Boyle

Producer: Christian Colson

Writer: Simon Beaufoy

Stars: Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto

Edited by: Chris Dickens

Studio: Film four

Distribution

Pathe Pictures distributed this film, which is a UK box office. Fox searchlight pictures and Waner bros. pictures also distributed it and they are both US box office. The release date for this film in the UK was 9^th January 2009 and in the US 12^th November 2008. The film was released on DVD and blue- ray on 1 June, in the UK. In North America it was released in 10 original theatres, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on 31 March 2009.

Consumption

The film grossed £6.1 million in its first eleven days of release in the UK. The takings increased by another 7% the following weekend, bringing the film's gross up to £10.24 million for its first seventeen days in the UK, and up to £14.2 million in its third week.

Slumdog millionnaire

Production

Budget: 15 million

Director: Danny Boyle

Producer: Christian Colson

Writer: Simon Beaufoy

Stars: Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto

Edited by: Chris Dickens

Studio: Film four

Distribution

Pathe Pictures distributed this film, which is a UK box office. Fox searchlight pictures and Waner bros. pictures also distributed it and they are both US box office. The release date for this film in the UK was 9^th January 2009 and in the US 12^th November 2008. The film was released on DVD and blue- ray on 1 June, in the UK. In North America it was released in 10 original theatres, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on 31 March 2009.

Consumption

The film grossed £6.1 million in its first eleven days of release in the UK. The takings increased by another 7% the following weekend, bringing the film's gross up to £10.24 million for its first seventeen days in the UK, and up to £14.2 million in its third week.