Breaking the theatrical mould
Agency
ZenithOptimedia
Client
20th Century Fox
Awards
Bronze
Short Term Effects
Case Study
Summary
Box office success ultimately comes down to two factors:
1) The type of film you’re selling (an all-star blockbuster or not?)
2) The competitive window (what other films are out?)
We had neither going for us. The Book Thief was a little-known Nazi war film about a young Jewish girl who steals books going up against Disney’s star- studded Saving Mr Banks about the beloved Mary Poppins and fronted by Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.
But, through precision targeting we made 40% more than Saving Mr Banks at the Box Office with 54% less spend and became the most successful market outside America.
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Credits
| Author / Business Director | Jo Scott | ||||||||
| Group Business Director | Stephanie Douglas-Neal | ||||||||
| Account Director | Renee Funnell | ||||||||
| Marketing Director | Sue Zerk | 20th Century Fox |