MY Film: The Lovely Bones
Synopsis
The lovely bones is orriginally a novel written by Alice Sebold, in 2009 it was generated into a thriller/fantasy/drama film. Synopsis
The storyline centres around a fourteen year old girl named Susie Salmon who is persuaded to look in an underground den which her seemingly harmless neighbour, George Harvey, has previously made. George Harvey murders Susie whilst in the Den, Susie is then pulled into a surreal world that is neither Heaven norEarth, but "The In-Between".
She continues to watch over her loved ones, unable to let go of her life and family despite her new afterlife friend, Holly Golightly, urging her to move on.
Susie's father begins to piece together the dissapearence and eventually becomes confident that George Harvey is the killer. However, George manages to escape before he can be accused.
Overtime, the Salmon family manage to heal and Susie watches them progress. She eventually is greeted by George Harvey's other victims and her afterlife begins in heaven.
Susie's father begins to piece together the dissapearence and eventually becomes confident that George Harvey is the killer. However, George manages to escape before he can be accused.
Overtime, the Salmon family manage to heal and Susie watches them progress. She eventually is greeted by George Harvey's other victims and her afterlife begins in heaven.
Marketing Materials.
The Lovely Bones trailer:
Saoirse Ronan - Lovely Bones Interview (Entertainment.IE)
The Lovely bones posters:
Production
Production Budget?
The Lovely Bones estimated budget was $65, 000, 000, The production companies Film4, DreamWorks, WingNut films and Key Creatives all helped to finance the film.
Which Production Company(s) provided the finance? What other films have the company(s) produced?
In April 2007, with the script completed by Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens, and Jackson intending to direct, the group of producers began seeking a studio partner to finance the film adaptation. Jackson sought a beginning $65 million budget for The Lovely Bones, also requesting from studios what kind of promotional commitments and suggestions they would make for the film adaptation. The Lovely Bones was sold to DreamWorks for $70 million and Paramount Pictures received the rights to distribute the film worldwide.
Distribution
The films premiers took place in the US, UK and New Zealand.
The film was first shown in cinemas in America in February 2010. It was also shown in 46 different countries at cinemas around the world. The film was also shown at a film festival in the Us (Santa babara).
The film was distributed by United International Pictures in Argentina and Singapore; Universal Pictures International in Belgium and Netherlands; Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais in Portugal and Finnkino in Finland. But was most commonly distributed by Paramount Pictures – the parent company of DreamWorks.
Exhibition
What was your film’s box office takings? Would you expect it to be shown in Empire at tower park? Why?
On it’s opening weekend the film made £1,637,579 in the UK (shown on 420 screens) and $116, 616 in the USA (shown on 3 screens). The gross taking for the film was $43, 818, 839.
I would expect to see The lovely Bones shown at The Empire at Tower Park as it is such a successful film, and this is a large popular cinema!
What formats is your film available on for home exhibition?
The Lovely Bones is available on DVD, Blue ray DVD, VCR. The DVD is available on both Region 1 and Region 2 platforms. Various different languages and subtitles are available.
Horizontal & Vertical integration
The film is horizontally intergated because it has a parent company, Film4. However, the film is also vertically intergrated because another one of it's producers Dreamworks is linked to the distributor Paramount Pictures.
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