FDA - Film Distributors Association

Which thrillers are on release/ have been released/ are due to be released?

Taken 3 (Megaton 2014)
On release:
Budget: $48,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:$39,201,657 (USA) (9 January 2015)
Gross: $66,969,880 (USA) (20 January 2015)

Successful: i believe that Taken 3 was very successful for audiences since it brought in around $19 million in profit which tells us that audience wanted to go see the last film of the taken trilogy. Because it has already made a profit in the USA alone, we can see that once it hits worldwide, more of a profit will be dragged into from audiences. they set the last film at a rating of 12A which bring more teenagers to watch the film and gives a wider range of opportunities to bring in money from different age groups.  

Escape Plan (Håfström 2013)

Have been released:
Budget: $50,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $9,885,732 (USA) (18 October 2013)

$9,800,000 (USA) (20 October 2013) (2,883 Screens)
£961,470 (UK) (20 October 2013) (362 Screens)
Gross: $25,121,291 (USA) (10 January 2014)
Worldwide Gross: $137.3 million 

Successful: i believe that on a worldwide gross it was successful as it produced almost triple the amount of money that the budget. it was rated in the UK as a 15 which tells audiences that its more graphic and more violent which would increase its appearance to a action thriller audience. it did not though make even 20% of the budget on the opening weekend which tells us as an audience that it didn't strike out to many people as their type of film to go watch. 

Project Almanac (Israelite 2015)
Are due to release: 
Released on the: 30th January in the USA and the 20th of February in the UK
Production:Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures

Successful: the film is rated 12A which i believe is an appropriate age to rate this film as it is a film about teenagers social lives which would target specifically age range of people 20 and under. the trailer shows it being presented as a documentary by the teenagers with a free lowing camera which would drag audiences who also like how Cloverfeild (Reeves 2008) and Chronicle (Trank 2012)