Movie Watching Habits



Movie Watching Habits
Choice Total Percent
1. Your Age?    
   10-15 0 0%
   15-20 1 4%
   20-25 20 87%
   25-30 0 0%
   30-35 1 4%
   35-40 1 4%
   45- 0 0%
Total Number of Choices23 
2. Gender    
   male 8 35%
   female 15 65%
Total Number of Choices23 
3. Education    
   High School Diploma 3 13%
   Associate Degree 0 0%
   Bachelor's Degree 18 78%
   Master's Degree 2 9%
Total Number of Choices23 
4. How many movies do you watch a month?    
   less than 5 12 52%
   less than 10 8 35%
   more than 10 3 13%
   I don't watch movies (obviously you should stop filling out the survey :D ) 0 0%
Total Number of Choices23 
5. How many of these do you watch in movie theaters?    
   all of them 0 0%
   less than half 5 22%
   more than half 2 9%
   just one or two 16 70%
Total Number of Choices23 
6. What do you consider an independent film. A film that is...    
   foreign 5 7%
   boring 1 1%
   a low budget movie 15 21%
   not advertised 12 17%
   character-driven 2 3%
   made by unknown director with unknown actors 14 20%
   has limited release 13 19%
   film with an artistic vision 8 11%
Total Number of Choices70 
7. What aspect of a movie draws you to the theaters?    
   director 2 5%
   special effects 4 9%
   well prompoted 6 14%
   cast 12 28%
   good trailer 19 44%
Total Number of Choices43 
8. Which director's work do you prefer to watch? (you can choose more than one)    
   Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) 11 15%
   Jim Jarmusch (Coffee and Cigarettes, Stranger Than Paradise) 0 0%
   Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain, The Wrestler) 0 0%
   Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales) 4 5%
   Coen Brothers (No Country for Old men, Burn After Reading) 8 11%
   Martin Scorsese (The Aviator, The Departed) 8 11%
   Tim Burton (9, Corpse Bride) 8 11%
   Michael Bay (Transformers movies; Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) 7 10%
   James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) 8 11%
   Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Schindler's List) 14 19%
   Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Jarhead) 5 7%
Total Number of Choices73 
9. Check the movies you've seen from this list (Part I.)    
   Jaws 14 5%
   The Sound of Music 17 6%
   Star Wars (any of them :) ) 18 7%
   Independence Day 18 7%
   I Am Legend 9 3%
   The Sixth Sense 17 6%
   Edward Scissorhands 18 7%
   Titanic 21 8%
   Forest Gump 23 9%
   New Moon 9 3%
   Gone With the Wind 9 3%
   The Hangover 14 5%
   Shrek 2 20 8%
   Avatar 8 3%
   The Blind Side 10 4%
   The Dark Night 16 6%
   Spiderman 1. 21 8%
Total Number of Choices262 
10. Check the movies you've seen from this list (Part II.)    
   Pulp Fiction 12 9%
   Reservoir Dogs 9 7%
   THX-1138 1 1%
   The Terminator 14 10%
   The Blair Witch Project 11 8%
   Paranormal Activity 7 5%
   Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 1 1%
   Donnie Darko 14 10%
   Neo Ned 0 0%
   Lost in Translation 9 7%
   Little Miss Sunshine 15 11%
   Napoleon Dynamite 18 13%
   Brothers 3 2%
   Inglorious Basterds 13 10%
   The Wrestler 5 4%
   The Hurt Locker 4 3%
Total Number of Choices136 
11. What kind of movies do you prefer?    
   action 8 14%
   romantic 11 20%
   comedy 15 27%
   thriller/horror 7 13%
   independent / art films 6 11%
   drama 9 16%
Total Number of Choices56 
12. Why do you buy a movie on DVD?    
   I liked it in the movie theatre 16 62%
   I haven't seen it yet 4 15%
   It won several awards 1 4%
   My favorite actors are playing in the movie 2 8%
   I only buy special edition DVDs 0 0%
   I don't buy DVDs, I just download movies from the internet 3 12%
Total Number of Choices26 
13. What kind of movies does your DVD collection contain mostly?    
   comedy 12 28%
   drama 11 26%
   romantic 6 14%
   thriller/horror 4 9%
   big-hit movies in general 6 14%
   sci-fi, fantasy 2 5%
   low budget art films 2 5%
Total Number of Choices43 
14. 10.In a scale of 1-5, how important for you who is the actor in a movie?    
   1 2 9%
   2 4 17%
   3 8 35%
   4 6 26%
   5 3 13%
Total Number of Choices23 
15. In a scale of 1-5 how important for you is the director working on a movie?    
   1 10 43%
   2 6 26%
   3 7 30%
   4 0 0%
   5 0 0%
Total Number of Choices23 
16. In a scale of 1-5 how important is the storyline in a movie for you?    
   1 1 4%
   2 0 0%
   3 2 9%
   4 6 26%
   5 14 61%
Total Number of Choices23 
17. Are you following the Oscars?    
   I read all about the nominies and the results, but I don't watch the show 4 17%
   I watch all the movies nominated and wait for the show to start 2 9%
   I don't really care about it I haven't seen most of the movies nominated 8 35%
   I stopped watching it because I always disagree with the results 3 13%
   I don't watch the show, but I definetaly watch the movies that won 6 26%
Total Number of Choices23 
18. Are you following Sundance?    
   I watch all the movies selected 0 0%
   I only watch the ones that won 3 13%
   If a movie won at Sundance it's more appealing to me 14 58%
   What's Sundance? 7 29%
Total Number of Choices24 
19. Do you watch classic movies like 'Casablanca' or 'Gone with the Wind'?    
   Most of my favorite movies are from before the 80's! 3 12%
   No, they're black and white. I don't like that. 3 12%
   No, they're boring 4 16%
   I watch them but I don't really like them 3 12%
   I love old films, but I'd rather watch contemporary movies 12 48%
Total Number of Choices25