Doctor Strange: blog tasks

 1) List the companies involved in the creation of Doctor Strange.

 Walt Disney and Marvel  

2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Doctor Strange?

Conglomerate ownership is when one major company owns subsidiary companies for example Disney owns Marvel

3) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?

the British Board of Film Classification

4) What age rating was Doctor Strange given? Why?
 
12 because there audience is target at 12 year olds

5) How was Doctor Strange promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign.

Star power Benedict Cumberbatch 
Imax cinema 
Traditional methods such as posters and teaser trailers on TV and in cinema.
social media to get word of mouth going with fans.

6) Analyse the film trailer for Doctor Strange. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie?

well known actors, paid a lot to be in it 
lots of locations
CGI effects and visually stunning computer generated sequences 

7) What was the production budget for Doctor Strange and how much did it make at the box office?

$165 million to make
had box office receipts of nearly $700 million

8) Would you consider Doctor Strange a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?

Yes because it made more than half of its budget.

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