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Working Title Films

By Kerry, Ceren, Nicole and Rebecca

+A Brief History of the Studio…Founded in 1983

Founders: Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe

President: Liza Chasin

Current co-owners: Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan

Based in London but also have residence in L.A and Ireland

+Industry Hierarchy Examples of films produced:

Billy Elliot (2000)

Love Actually (2003)

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Atonement (2007)

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (2008)

Burn After Reading (2008)

The Boat That Rocked (2009)

Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011)

Anna Karenina (2012)

Les Miserables (2012)

+Box Office Revenues

Most successful film: Les Miserables

The budget for Les Mis was $61 million due to the high profile cast (Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman) and Academy Award winning director (Tom Hooper). It has so far grossed an income of $131 571 625

Previously the budget for Working Title films was a lot smaller however after the success of British films such as Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ($40 226 215), it was able to branch out to America not just with Les Miserables but also previous films such as Burn After Reading ($60, 355 347) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ($24, 149, 393).

+Relationships with filmmakers/producers

Richard Curtis has collaborated with WT on Bridget Jones’ Diary, Notting Hill, Love Actually and The Boat That Rocked.

Stephen Daldry collaborated with WT on Billy Elliot, a film which successes allowed WT to branch out to American films.