These are: rags to riches – an ongoing emotional rise as seen in films such as The Shawshank Redemption; riches to rags – an ongoing emotional fall (Psycho); man in a hole – a fall followed by a rise (The Godfather); Icarus – a rise followed by a fall (On the Waterfront); Cinderella – a rise followed by a fall followed by a rise (Babe); and Oedipus, a fall followed by a rise followed by a fall (All About My Mother).
A team of UK scientists believe they have found the formula for box office success.
They were able to then map the clusters that were most successful at the box office across 21 genres.
“We know that when we talk about movie production it is a small group of people that make decisions for the viewers.