Sin City Case Study

Troublemaker Studios [us]

Production Company - filmography

1. Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011) ... Production Company
2. Machete (2010) ... Production Company
3. Predators (2010) ... Production Company
4. Shorts (2009) ... Production Company
5. Planet Terror (2007) ... Production Company
6. Death Proof (2007) ... Production Company
7. Grindhouse (2007) ... Production Company
8. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005) ... Production Company
9. Sin City (2005) ... Production Company
10. How to Make Cool Home Movies (2004) (V) ... Production Company
11. Ten Minute Film School: Big Movies Made Cheap (2004) (V) ... Production Company
12. Inside Troublemaker Studios (2004) (V) ... Production Company
13. Ten Minute Cooking School: Puerco Pibil (2004) (V) ... Production Company
14. Ten Minute Flick School: Fast, Cheap and in Control (2004) (V) ... Production Company
15. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) ... Production Company (producer)
16. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) ... Production Company
17. Del Castillo (2003) (V) ... Production Company
18. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) ... Production Company
19. Spy Kids (2001) ... Production Company
20. Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout (1998) (V) ... Production Company
21. Red Sonja (????) ... Production Company

 

Miscellaneous Company - filmography

1. Truth in Terms of Beauty (2007) ... Special Thanks
2. The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004) (V) ... Special Thanks
3. The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (2004) (V) ... Special Thanks

Sin City Case Study

Dimension Films [us]

Distributor - filmography

1. Apollo 18 (2012) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
2. Halloween III (2012) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
3. Hellraiser (2012) ... Distributor (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
4. Piranha 3D: The Sequel (2011) ... Distributor (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
5. Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
6. World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries (2011) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (all media)
7. Scream 4 (2011) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
8. Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (DVD)
9. Locke & Key (2011) (TV) ... Distributor (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
10. Short Circuit (2011) ... Distributor (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
11. The Castle (2011) ... Distributor (2011) (worldwide) (all media)
12. The Home (2011) ... Distributor (2011) (USA) (all media)
13. Piranha (2010) ... Distributor (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
14. The Scrapper (2010) ... Distributor (2010) (USA) (all media)
15. Youth in Revolt (2009) ... Distributor (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
16. The Road (2009) ... Distributor (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
17. Halloween II (2009) ... Distributor (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
18. Extreme Movie (2008) ... Distributor (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
19. Superhero Movie (2008) ... Distributor (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
20. Hell Ride (2008) ... Distributor (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
21. The Many Masks of Michael Myers (2007) (V) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (DVD)
22. The Mist (2007/I) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (all media)
23. Halloween (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (theatrical) 

Production Company - filmography

1. Halloween III (2012) ... Production Company
2. Piranha 3D: The Sequel (2011) ... Production Company
3. Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011) ... Production Company
4. Scream 4 (2011) ... Production Company
5. Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) ... Production Company
6. Piranha (2010) ... Production Company (presents)
7. Hurricane Season (2009/I) ... Production Company
8. The Janky Promoters (2009) ... Production Company
9. Youth in Revolt (2009) ... Production Company (presents)
10. The Road (2009) ... Production Company (presents)
11. Halloween II (2009) ... Production Company
12. Soul Men (2008) ... Production Company
13. The Longshots (2008) ... Production Company
14. Superhero Movie (2008) ... Production Company (presents)
15. The Promotion (2008) ... Production Company (presents)
16. Hell Ride (2008) ... Production Company (present)
17. The Mist (2007/I) ... Production Company (presents)
18. Rogue (2007) ... Production Company (presents)
19. Halloween (2007) ... Production Company (presents)
20. Who's Your Caddy? (2007) ... Production Company
21. Planet Terror (2007) ... Production Company (presents)
22. 1408 (2007) ... Production Company (presents)
23. Death Proof (2007) ... Production Company (presents)
24. Grindhouse (2007) ... Production Company
25. Black Christmas (2006) ... Production Company (presents)

Sin City Case Study

Production Companies

• Dimension Films
• Troublemaker Studios

Distributors

• Dimension Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pan Européenne Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• West (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Starz! Network (2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Touchstone Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV) (BBC2)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Dimension Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (VHS) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (2-disc edition)
• Film1 (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Mongkol Film Company (2005) (Thailand) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc special edition steelbook)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects)
• Troublemaker Digital Studios (design and previsualization)
• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)
• CafeFX (digital visual effects)
• Orphanage, The (digital visual effects)
• Satellite Studios (uncredited)

Other Companies

• 501 Post  post-production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Media Ventures  score mixed at
• Post Logic Studios  post-production
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facility
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recorded at
• Troublemaker Sound  post-production sound services
• United Performers' Studio  extras casting
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack released by
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility

Sin City Case Study

Budget

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$29,120,273 (USA) (3 April 2005) (3,230 Screens)
£2,452,299 (UK) (5 June 2005) (395 Screens)
€841,458 (Italy) (5 June 2005) (395 Screens)
€235,277 (Netherlands) (5 June 2005) (83 Screens)
€1,205,756 (Spain) (14 August 2005) (325 Screens)

Gross

$74,098,862 (USA) (7 August 2005)
$74,080,767 (USA) (31 July 2005)
$74,045,065 (USA) (24 July 2005)
$73,995,242 (USA) (17 July 2005)
$73,906,939 (USA) (10 July 2005)
$73,786,947 (USA) (4 July 2005)
$73,678,234 (USA) (26 June 2005)
$73,639,680 (USA) (19 June 2005)
$73,586,384 (USA) (12 June 2005)
$73,524,315 (USA) (5 June 2005)
$73,239,371 (USA) (22 May 2005)
$72,951,893 (USA) (15 May 2005)
$72,212,418 (USA) (8 May 2005)
$70,605,067 (USA) (1 May 2005)
$67,263,575 (USA) (24 April 2005)
$61,301,949 (USA) (17 April 2005)
$50,762,939 (USA) (10 April 2005)
$29,120,273 (USA) (3 April 2005)
£7,004,229 (UK) (17 July 2005)
£6,911,294 (UK) (10 July 2005)
£6,710,412 (UK) (3 July 2005)
£6,355,799 (UK) (26 June 2005)
£5,707,095 (UK) (19 June 2005)
£4,650,906 (UK) (12 June 2005)
£2,452,299 (UK) (5 June 2005)
$12,300,000 (Worldwide) (5 June 2005) (except USA)
$158,930,820 (Worldwide)
CZK 13,617,319 (Czech Republic) (22 September 2005)
CZK 13,365,024 (Czech Republic) (15 September 2005)
€3,984,508 (Italy) (10 July 2005)
€2,763,702 (Italy) (12 June 2005)
€1,553,586 (Italy) ( June 2005)
€981,057 (Netherlands) (17 July 2005)
€280,362 (Netherlands) (5 June 2005)
€3,897,868 (Spain) (28 August 2005)
€3,099,401 (Spain) (21 August 2005)
€1,406,560 (Spain) (14 August 2005)

Weekend Gross

$5,709 (USA) (7 August 2005) (21 Screens)
$16,027 (USA) (31 July 2005) (45 Screens)
$23,286 (USA) (24 July 2005) (80 Screens)
$35,768 (USA) (17 July 2005) (104 Screens)
$68,624 (USA) (10 July 2005) (155 Screens)
$92,791 (USA) (4 July 2005) (173 Screens)
$22,077 (USA) (26 June 2005) (45 Screens)
$32,302 (USA) (19 June 2005) (69 Screens)
$29,146 (USA) (12 June 2005) (68 Screens)
$47,403 (USA) (5 June 2005) (91 Screens)
$136,435 (USA) (22 May 2005) (188 Screens)
$346,914 (USA) (15 May 2005) (343 Screens)
$861,023 (USA) (8 May 2005) (1,002 Screens)
$2,011,933 (USA) (1 May 2005) (1,665 Screens)
$3,726,675 (USA) (24 April 2005) (2,343 Screens)
$6,687,810 (USA) (17 April 2005) (3,002 Screens)
$14,154,696 (USA) (10 April 2005) (3,230 Screens)
$29,120,273 (USA) (3 April 2005) (3,230 Screens)
£22,061 (UK) (17 July 2005) (58 Screens)
£64,729 (UK) (10 July 2005) (164 Screens)
£133,765 (UK) (3 July 2005) (218 Screens)
£335,974 (UK) (26 June 2005) (344 Screens)
£373,741 (UK) (19 June 2005) (367 Screens)
£1,027,813 (UK) (12 June 2005) (399 Screens)
£2,452,299 (UK) (5 June 2005) (395 Screens)
€60,019 (Italy) (10 July 2005) (72 Screens)
€623,245 (Italy) (12 June 2005) (388 Screens)
€16,778 (Netherlands) (17 July 2005) (25 Screens)
€235,277 (Netherlands) (5 June 2005) (83 Screens)
€367,253 (Spain) (28 August 2005) (321 Screens)
€655,705 (Spain) (21 August 2005) (325 Screens)
€1,205,756 (Spain) (14 August 2005) (325 Screens)

Admissions

129,233 (Czech Republic) (22 September 2005)
126,322 (Czech Republic) (15 September 2005)
1,205,615 (France) (19 July 2005)
1,155,016 (France) (5 July 2005)
1,068,638 (France) (28 June 2005)
821,880 (France) (21 June 2005)
696,243 (France) (14 June 2005)
430,479 (France) (7 June 2005)
1,201,362 (Germany) (20 September 2005)
1,048,644 (Germany) (11 September 2005)
281,276 (Germany) (14 August 2005)
64,369 (Norway) (24 July 2005)
32,272 (Norway) (14 July 2005)
782,126 (Spain) (28 August 2005)
618,325 (Spain) (21 August 2005)
277,124 (Spain) (14 August 2005)

Copyright Holder

Miramax Film Corp.

Sin City Case Study

Directed by:

Frank Miller

Robert Rodriguez

Quentin Tarantino (special guest director)

Writing credits:

Frank Miller (graphic novels)

Synopsis: A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. 

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Brittany Murphy, Jessica Alba

St Trinian's Case Study

Writers: Piers Ashworth (screenplay), Jamie Minoprio (additional material), Nick Moorcroft (screenplay), Ronald Searle (cartoons), Jonathan M. Stern (additional material).

Produced by: Rupert Everett (executive producer), Nigel Green (executive producer), Mark Hubbard (co-producer), Sophie Meyer (associate producer), Oliver Parker (producer), James Spring (executive producer), Barnaby Thompson (producer).

Cast:

Rupert Everett: Stardust, Shrek, My best friend’s wedding, The Chronicles of Narnia.

Gemma Arterton: Tamara Drewe, Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans, The boat that rocked, quantum of solace.

Colin Firth: The King’s speech, Dorian Gray, Mamma Mia!, Nanny McPhee, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually, Shakespeare in love.

Production 2: Entertainment Film Distributors

Entertainment is the UK’s leading independent distributor. The company was founded in 1978 and has showed continuing growth and success since that time distributing a wide range of product and building a significant film library. Highlights for the company have been the release of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, one of the most thrilling epic adventures in motion picture history, which at its culmination garnered a fantastic seventeen Academy Awards. In fact, since the millennium the company’s releases have totalled a remarkable thirty-eight Oscar wins and twenty-two BAFTAs, encompassing a diverse range of genres, including Traffic, Gosford Park, Million Dollar Baby, Brokeback Mountain, and The Departed, which earned Martin Scorsese his first Oscar for Achievement in Direction, and The Reader, which won Kate Winslet an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. 

Entertainment has had further success with other big box office hits such as Gangs of New York, Hairspray, Sex and the City, Saw, 17 Again and The Final Destination franchise and British films such as Stormbreaker, Run Fat Boy Run and St Trinian’s 1 & 2.  Future films from the company include Martin Scorsese’s first family film, Hugo Cabret, which also marks the first time the director has shot a film in 3D, the comic book adaptation Dredd and the untitled Freddie Mercury project starring Sacha Baron Cohen. 

Entertainment Film Distributors operates both in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and distributes in theatrical, DVD rental and retail fields as well as licensing a substantial catalogue in both Pay-TV and Free-TV sectors.

Quel maledetto treno blindato (1978) ... Distributor (1978) (UK) (theatrical)

Production 4: UK Film Council

The UK Film Council is the Government-backed lead agency for film in the UK ensuring that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented at home and abroad.

Since its creation (2000) the UK Film Council has been the cornerstone of the British film industry and the funder of most of the big cultural film initiatives – we have backed more than 900 films, shorts and features, entertained more than 200 million people and helped to generate approximately £700 million at the box-office worldwide.  For every £1 of Lottery money we have invested, £5 has been generated at the box office, allowing us to reinvest that recoupment straight back into new British films. 

Tim Bevan, co-founder and co-chairman of Working Title Films, is our Chairman, Tim Cagney our Managing Director.

Home Ground (2000) ... Production Company

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