2018 box Office

Top box office films in 2018

The top box office films in 2018 all have got huge fanbases and are well known as a lot of them are a part of a franchise.

Due to this, most of them have a huge budget which allows more advertisements to be produced, causing more people to become aware of the film and therefore feel more inclined to watch them, expecting the film to be of good quality.

Along with this a lot of the films are family friendly which makes more people watch them as there’s little to no age restriction on most the films, animated films especially sell more tickets as parents go with their kids [double the tickets].

categorising films

FilmsArt FilmMainstream FilmHistorically Significant Film
The Seventh Samurai
Love, Simon
Toy Story
A Bugs Life
The Shape of Water
The Wizard of Oz
Deadpool 2
The Breakfast Club
Battleship Potemkin
Once Upon a Time in the West
Submarine
Fitzcarraldo
Alphaville
Manhattan

IB Learner Profile

Communication: Being able to communicate ideas to one another such as themes, angles, lighting etc

Risk-Takers: Being able to challenge normal ideas and ways in order to create an interesting film/scene that doesn’t look the same as everything else

Knowledgeable: Knowing what is being produced [i.e: a horror film wouldn’t use bright lighting]

Caring: Thinking about the safety of actors and animals onset and making sure that no-one gets injured

Principled: Having respect for what is being filmed [i.e: if they’re filming about a specific culture, they won’t mock it]

Balanced: Understanding how different elements balance each other out

Thinkers: They need to be able to think of ways to get different shots and be able to modify/avoid things going wrong

Open-Minded: They need to be able to change things that make the actors/crew uncomfortable

Inquirers: Being able to question whether or not what’s being produced is effective or if there’s a better way to film something [i.e: would the it look better if the lights were dimmed?]

Reflective: Being able to look back on what’s been created and judging whether it’s of good quality