'The Godfather' audience research

The Godfather is a 1972 thriller/crime/gangster film directed by Francis Ford Cappola based on the book by Mario Puzo. The main actors include Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan.
It received academy awards for best picture, best actor and best adapted screen play and the film won 5 Golden Globes and one Grammy award. The film is ranked as first on Metacritic's top 100 list, and in 2002 The Godfather and The Godfather Part II reached #2 on Film4's list of The 100 Greatest Films of All Time.

Most of the principal photography took place from March 29, 1971 to August 6, 1971, although a scene with Pacino and Keaton was shot in the autumn - there were a total of 77 days of shooting, fewer than the 83 for which the production had budgeted.

By January 1975, 132 million people had seen the film and made an established worldwide gross of $150 million.In the first week when the film was released it made $8 million and $6 million in the second week.


The table below shows that 'The Godfather' has more male viewings than female viewings, as the film includes many well known male actors (ie - Al Pacino, James Caan and Marlon Brando). Also, females would be much more interested in thriller films that include a female role, eg 'Panic Room'.
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Votes	Average
Males	315,788	9.2
Females	36,208	8.8
Aged under 18	5,798	9.2
Males under 18	4,950	9.3
Females under 18	832	8.5
Aged 18-29	221,025	9.2
Males Aged 18-29	198,779	9.3
Females Aged 18-29	21,389	8.8
Aged 30-44	100,852	9.1
Males Aged 30-44	89,923	9.2
Females Aged 30-44	9,900	8.8
Aged 45+	23,864	9.1
Males Aged 45+	19,886	9.1
Females Aged 45+	3,665	8.7
IMDb staff	57	9.3
Top 1000 voters	881	8.9
US users	117,098	9.2
Non-US users	210,373	9.2
IMDb users	420,457	9.2