The year 2012 was a great year for film, with many huge successes and a general rise in viewings in the U.K and Ireland. There were many great films, however it is clear that the majority of box office successes are either U.S or U.K made films. There are of course acceptions, that may include popular films from India or Europe, but the U.S and U.K are the two most prominent countries by far.
In terms of box office 'hits', it is clear a few main genres stick out, in having the majority of success over the years, not just in 2012. For example the biggest success of all time, in terms of sheer money made, the most recent in the 'James Bond' series, 'Skyfall' can be categorized as a thriller. The sixth most popular of all time- 'Mamma Mia!' is a romantic comedy, and although its biggest hits are not right at the top of the list, the 'horror' film is a classic genre, and has been prevalent for many years, one of its most famous 'big screen' hits is 'Jaws' from 1975. Last year, some of the biggest hits could be categorized into these genres, and the ones that are not, at least contain elements of them.
It might surprise you then to find out that none of these genres are listed right at the top of all film genres, in terms of money made last year. But it is important to consider that many films are listed under one genre but contain conventions of another, for example a lot of action films contain conventions of a thriller.
Horror was listed as the most popular out of the three, however it is worth noting that a lot of the 142 films listed as comedies may have been romantic comedies. Thriller was the 9th most popular overall, despite having 41 releases, quite a lot in comparison to some. This could suggest a bad year for thrillers, or just that certain films may not have been categorized as a thriller despite having quite a few normal conventions of one.
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