Planning - Demographics of Thriller Films

Due to the fact our production company will be making a thriller film, we must look at the demographics that are associated with thriller films. But first - what are demographics exactly, and how can they help us?

Demographics are statistics which are obtained from a certain group of a population. For example, someone could get the demographics of how many people drink an energy drink, and the demographics would show it should be marketed to a younger audience. For thriller films, it could be said the results of the demographics themselves are quite surprising.


The following statistics are taken from ticket sales in various cinemas across England.

The demographics of the media graph are quite interesting. More men watch thriller films than women, despite the common social stereotype that men would be more likely to watch thriller films. The reason more women watch thriller films could be due to the fact that the protagonist in thriller films are largely female.

Here, these statistics show that the main age of people that watch thriller films are aged 50 and above. Like the previous statistic, at first this is quite strange. However, when you take into consideration that those in this age category have more liquid assets than those in the other categories shows why this is the case.