52 Films by Women Vol 2. 50. THEIR FINEST (Director: Lone Scherfig)
There is a critical orthodoxy that films about filmmaking don’t make money at the box office. This doesn’t stop them from trying. Admittedly, director Robert Altman’s The Player (1992) got rave reviews and earned $28.2 million on release – cameos from Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis didn’t hurt. But it is not a reliable genre. For the record, the top eleven types of film likely to make money are: Superhero movies Action adventures Science fantasy (or just plain fantasy) epics Horror films (frequently a good return) Suspense thrillers (off-shoot from the above) Buddy cop movies Romantic comedies War movies (front line) Sports movies (winners only) / Dance movies (e.g. Step Up ) Biographies featuring a star transformed for the leading role Run a list of the top-grossing films in almost any country - I would rule out India and Nigeria - and these genres will appear again and again. (Should have stuck to ten, I know.)...