1) List the companies involved in the creation of Black Widow. You may wish to use Black Widow's IMDB entry to help with this - see the company credits page - but the answers can also be found in the notes above.
Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Black Widow?
One company owns a controlling stake in several smaller companies, conducting business separately and independently
3) Analyse the film trailer for Black Widow. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie?
grossed over $379 million
4) How was Black Widow promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and why they were effective in promoting the film.
Tie-in products including book, toys, and music were released.
5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did it make at the box office?
5) What was the production budget for Black Widow and how much did it make at the box office?
$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
6) Would you consider Black Widow a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?
Black Widows success is difficult to judge due to things going on back then and because of Covid 19 paramedic.
7) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?
The British Board Of Film Classification
8) What age rating was Black Widow given? Why?
8) What age rating was Black Widow given? Why?
12+ as they thought it would've been something good for kids but people made a fuss about what there children thoughts were on it.
9) Read this feature on Marvel using a fan's tweet to help market the film. Why is audience interaction such an important aspect of modern film marketing?
Audience interaction is important in modern film marketing because it creates buzz and makes fans feel involved. By using fan tweets, like in Black Widow, Marvel encourages others to engage, helping the film reach a wider audience through word of mouth and social media.
10) What other interesting details can you pick out of the article about Black Widow marketing? For example, you may want to make a note of some statistics, ratings or how they used TikTok influencers to help promote the film.
Based on the marketing budgets for other Marvel films, it can be estimated that the marketing budget of 'Black Widow' was in the ballpark of $100 million, or less than half the marketing budget of 'Avengers: Endgame'.
