Little Fockers

Storyline

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam (Polo) and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get "in" with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan-including Pam's lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson)-descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack's final test and become the family's next patriarch...or will the circle of trust be broken for good?

Production

Production Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Gross

$148,383,780 (USA) (13 March 2011)
$148,219,535 (USA) (6 March 2011)
$147,980,230 (USA) (27 February 2011)
$147,233,490 (USA) (13 February 2011)
$146,542,285 (USA) (6 February 2011)
$144,727,470 (USA) (30 January 2011)
$141,111,705 (USA) (23 January 2011)
$135,621,520 (USA) (16 January 2011)
$123,687,760 (USA) (9 January 2011)
$102,576,190 (USA) (2 January 2011)
$45,083,800 (USA) (26 December 2010)
£18,794,947 (UK) (30 January 2011)
£18,250,639 (UK) (23 January 2011)
£17,160,483 (UK) (16 January 2011)
£15,282,292 (UK) (9 January 2011)
£11,159,635 (UK) (2 January 2011)
£8,519,022 (UK) (26 December 2010)

2010

• Leap Year (co-production with Spyglass Entertainment)
• The Wolfman (co-production with Relativity Media)
• Kick-Ass (UK distribution only: co-production with Marv Films and Lionsgate)
• Green Zone (co-production with StudioCanal and Working Title Films)
• Repo Men (co-production with Relativity Media)
• Robin Hood (co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Scott Free Productions)
• MacGruber (co-production with Rogue Pictures and Relativity Media)
• Get Him to the Greek (co-production with Apatow Productions, Spyglass Entertainment and Relativity Media)
• Despicable Me (co-production with Illumination Entertainment)
• Charlie St. Cloud (co-production with Relativity Media)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (co-production with Big Talk Productions)
• Nanny McPhee Returns (or in UK as Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang) (co-production with StudioCanal, Relativity Media and Working Title Films)
• Devil (co-production with Blinding Edge Pictures, The Night Chronicles and Media Rights Capital)
• Skyline (co-production with Rogue Pictures, and Relativity Media)
• Little Fockers (co-production with Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks and Relativity Media)

Directed by Paul Weitz who has also directed American Pie and co-directed About A Boy which were both huge hits.

Distributed by Paramount Pictures and Dream Works. Dream Works being the copy right holder.

Filming Locations

• Chicago Hilton & Towers - 720 S. Michigan Avenue, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• (exterior scenes)
• Long Beach, California, USA
• Los Angeles Athletic Club - 431 W. 7th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
• (bar)
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• Sheridan Ave El Station, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The film was shown in USA, Canada, UK and a few more European countries.

It is available on DVD and Blue Ray.

The film would be shown in the O2 view because of how popular the first two films were.

The Adjustment Bureau

Box Office

Budget
$51,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend
$21,157,730 (USA) (6 March 2011) (2,840 Screens)
Gross
$21,157,730 (USA) (6 March 2011)
Weekend Gross
$21,157,730 (USA) (6 March 2011) (2,840 Screens)

Devil

Box Office Figures:
Budget
$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend
$12,289,375 (USA) (19 September 2010) (2,809 Screens)

Gross
$33,583,175 (USA) (14 November 2010)
$33,466,560 (USA) (7 November 2010)
$33,099,550 (USA) (31 October 2010)
$32,437,925 (USA) (24 October 2010)
$31,577,470 (USA) (17 October 2010)
$30,046,530 (USA) (10 October 2010)
$27,291,460 (USA) (4 October 2010)
$21,859,425 (USA) (26 September 2010)
$12,289,375 (USA) (19 September 2010)
£2,488,305 (UK) (3 October 2010)
£1,850,009 (UK) (26 September 2010)

As we can see above, the USA had much better sales than the UK did. I don't believe the film was targeted at a British audience as you can see by the figures there was a bigger sale in the USA where the film was made, with American actors. However, the film is based in a city and a thriller which may then target the niche audience of Brits of the demographics of occupations in the city or a lover of thrillers.

Comedy Films produced by Universal Studios

1997 - Liar Liar

2000- Nutty Professor 2

Meet the Parents

2001- American Pie 2

2003- Bruce Almighty

Love Actually

2004- Meet the Fockers

2005- The 40 year old Virgin

2006- You, Me and Dupree

2008- Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2010- Get Him to the Greek

US vs UK

St Trinians!

There is a difference between the US (top) and the UK (bottom) poster of St Trinians. Both have been created to attract the different countries target audience. Only the main characters are shown on the US poster, also showing Colin Firth as much more butch to attract an American audience. Furthermore, Russell Brand is shown more as around that time that is when he became quite big in the media. More characters are shown on the UK poster especially the student girls to show that it is set in a British school. They are at an angle to show anchorage of them being rebellious. The background of the UK poster is much more British again with the blue sky and the clouds showing nature as pretty in contrast to the rebellious cast. On the US poster the background is bright yellow to attract the eye of the American audience and to amplify the characters. The typography of the UK poster looks more old fashioned and traditional British handwriting compared to the US posters which is just bold and modern.