Gross box office = total earnings of the movie by selling tickets. 

This means the more people that watch the movie the higher the box office will be.

this image demonstrates that in recent years the most likely way your film will be successful is if the movie is part of a pre-existing franchise, this is because these film franchises have previously established fans and most commonly are made from pre-existing media that already has a large fanbase.

In addition, most films that are successful are not aged rated higher than 12a as this allows the film to be accessible to most ages without limiting key demographics.

Another common factor is that most successful films are big budget and have well known actors in them to help promote the film to their previously established large fan bases.

James Cameron utilises Mis-en-scene in Titanic to its full extent by exposing the viewer to a wide selection of Sets, Props, and costumes that are thematically accurate which helps the world-building and allows the audience to realise that they are in a time period very different from their own.

In the iconic scene that features Jack and Rose at the front of the titanic, the background shows the ocean making the audience aware of the ship’s location isolated away, in the middle of the sea in addition the lighting is dark and the sky is an orangy tint to create a sense of romance. And lastly, the set of the front of the ship also helps the audience visualise their location.

The costumes that the characters wear in the titanic are old fashioned to present that the film isn’t made in a modern period, in addition, Jack’s costume is more scruffy compared to roses which appear quite elegant to symbolise their wealth disparity.