Considering the fact that Four Weddings and a Funeral is a Romantic Comedy, you can see assume this from the attire of the two characters and the smiles on their faces it is possibly targeting a more sophisticated audience, and more likely to be married couples.
Teaser Trailer:
This was a teaser trailer, only 31 seconds long. Showing the key scenes in the film. This grabs in the audience and gets them talking about the film and maybe searching the internet trying to find more about the film and the longer trailer which may be on the films website, which will allow the film to promote itself
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India¹s "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show¹s questions.
Each chapter of Jamal¹s increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show¹s seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show?
When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out
Slumdog Millionaire used many marketing materials:
Slumdog Millionaire had a budget of $15.1 million. It was funded by both Film4 Productions & Celedor Films.
Film4 Productions are better known for creating many other films such as:
Trainspotting (1996) (Directed by Danny Boyle)
This is England (2006) (Directed by Shane Meadows)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) (Directed by Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine)
Celador Films are better known for producing other films such as:
Seperate Lives (2005) ( (Directed by Julian Fellowes)
Dirty Pretty Things (2002) (Directed by Stephen Frears)
The Descent (2005) (Directed by Neil Marshall)
Distribution
Slumdog Millionaire was distributed in the UK by Pathe Pictures, in the US by Fox Searchlight Pictures & Warner Bros and in Australia by Icon Film Distribution. The film was also distributed in other areas, such as India ad Asia-Pacific.
Exhibition
The films total UK Box office takings after the first 11 days of release were £6, 162, 445. This film would be expected to be shown nationwide, in all countries across the country. The film has been a major success as the film won 7/11 Bafta Awards for which they were nominated including Best Film & Best Drama Film. The film also won 8 Oscars. Why wouldn't any cinema want this shown in their cinema? The film was also available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
No signs of a connection between the production company and the distributors, however, Slumdog Millionaires production company Celador sought a US dsitributor to share costs Fox Searchlight offered around $2 Million and Warner Independant Pictures made a $5 Million offer.
