Hot Fuzz

CostsO Hot fuzz’s budget was around about £8,000,000O The film generated £7.1 million in its first

weekend of release in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2007.

O In the 20 April US opening weekend, the film grossed $5.8 million from only 825 cinemas, making it the highest per-cinema average of any film in the top ten that week

O However in total profit it made was an estimated £48.44 million in the UK.

O It was also estimated that $80.74 million was profited for the USA.

DistributersO Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical) O Bontonfilm (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) O Finnkino (2007) (Finland) (theatrical) O GAGA (2008) (Japan) (theatrical) O Paramount Pictures (2007) (Australia) (theatrical) O Paramount Pictures (2007) (New Zealand) (theatrical) O Rogue Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical) O StudioCanal (2007) (France) (theatrical) O Tatrafilm (2007) (Slovakia) (theatrical) O United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical) O Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical) O Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical) O Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (UK) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures) O Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical) O Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD) O Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited) O Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited) O Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2012) (Finland) (TV)

Distributers ContinuedO Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (DVD) O RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) O United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (all media) O Universal Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD) O Universal Home Video (2008) (Brazil) (DVD) O Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) O Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) O Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD) O Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (both

releases Comic Book Collection editions) O Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD) O Universal Pictures (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD) O Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) O Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

(ultimate edition)

Production CompaniesO Universal Pictures (presents) O StudioCanal (in association with) O Working Title Films (as Working Title) O Big Talk Productions (in association

with) O Ingenious Film Partners (produced in

association with)

Cast NationalityO Simon Pegg – BritishO Nick Frost – BritishO Bill Nighy – BritishO Martin Freeman - BritishO Edgar Wright – British (Director/Writer)

O All of the cast and most of the crew are British which shows the brains behind the British film and why it worked so well in the British audience area.

Filming O During the latter half of 2005,

Working Title approached several towns in South West England looking for an appropriate filming location.

O Filming commenced on 19 March 2006 and lasted for eleven weeks.

O After editing, Edgar Wright ended up cutting half an hour of footage from the film.

PromotionO The first two teaser trailers were

released on 16 October 2006.O Edgar Wright and Nick Frost held a

panel at the 2006 Comic-Con convention in San Diego, California to promote Hot Fuzz.

O The two returned to the convention again in 2007 to promote the US DVD release.

Poster DifferencesUK USA

Poster differencesO The British poster has a more subtle

background with the main characters in focus.O The American poster has a more explosive

and vibrant background with the main characters having more movement in the picture.

O This may show that the American audience may be more interested in action in a British film rather than a drama.

O We can also see the church of the village in the background of the UK poster.