No Country For Old Men Case Study

No Country For Old Men-American Film Case Study

Production Company-

Paramount Vantage
Mirimax Films
Scott Rudin Productions
Mike Zoss Productions

Distribution Company-

(US)- Mirimax Films
(UK)-Paramount Pictures

Production Budget-

$25 million

Year-

(UK) 18 January 2008
(US)- Limited- 9 November 2007

Runtime-

122 minutes

Filming length/location-

USA- New Mexico, Texas
Mexico

Equipment-

35mm printed film

Nationality-

American

Source Material owner-

Original book by Cormac McCarthy

Producer-

Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Scott Rudin

Director-

Joel & Ethan Coen

Cinematographer-

Roger Deakins

Screen Writer-

Joel & Ethan Coen

Music-

Carter Burwell- Credidted, although little to no music in main film

Main Cast-

Tommy Lee Jones
Javier Bardem
Josh Brolin

Other Production Info-

Edited by Joel & Ethan Coen under name- Roderick Jaynes. Not much music in the film

Distribution-

Distribution Company-

Miramax (USA) Paramount (Brazil, Japan, UK) + others in various countries eg. Universal/Wat Disney

Marketing Budget-
$45 million

Test Screening-

No test screen. Shown at festivals, first Cannes on 19 may 2007

Release Pattern-
Festivals 19 May 2007- 1 November 2007

Limited USA 9 November 2007
Full USA 21 November 2007
UK 18 January 2008

Marketing and promotion-

Trailers/Posters
Website

Available Media Platforms-

DVD/Blu ray

UV

Digital Download

Other distribution info-

Many different distibutors across world

Exhibition-

Types of cinema-

How long was it on for-

USA- 11 November 2007- 6 April 2008

Box office Figures-

$74,273,505 total Box Office

US Opening Weekend- $1,226,333

Age Classification-

UK 15

US R

Primary Target Audience-

Male 16-25

Success (compared to DVDs etc.)-
DVD/Blu ray sales- around $51 million as of 2008(DVD)/2011(Blu ray)