This film started off with a budget of an estimated $6,000,000 which was made back with a gross of $244,900,000 worldwide gross. The production team was headed by Paramount Pictures, a famous American company known for its creation of a variety of films. Alfran productions also co-produced, but they are a less known company from the time who only created a few films in comparison. The distributors include a vast amount of companies which is again fronted by the well-known Paramount Pictures. This shows that they believed that the film would be a success as they were willing to put money into it. This film is also shown to have been successful as it has become a trilogy although the other films haven't been as successful.
Scarface, 1983.
Scarface had an estimated budget of $25,000,000 which it made with profit with a $65,884,703 worldwide gross. Its production company was Universal Pictures which is a very famous American company that produces a wide variety of successful films yearly. The distributors are more widespread with the lead company universal pictures but also smaller companies participating in the regular re-releases of the film on to DVD. 
Lock, stock and two smoking barrels, 1998.
The budget for this film was an estimated £960,000 and their gross in America alone on the 23rd of May 1999 was $3,650,677 which made them a big profit. It was produced by a mixture of both British and American companies such as Summit Entertainment which is an American film company that produces a variety of films and SKA Films that produce films that fit into the gangster genre such as snatch. The British influence on the films is also shown through the other company credits such as the special effects company Cinesite who have created the special effects for many films such as Harry Potter series. 
The departed, 2006.
This was a high budget, high profile film with a budget of about $90,000,000 and huge A-list actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. This casting paid off massively though as the film made a gross of $289,847,354 worldwide by the 22nd of March 2007, which would still be increasing through recent sales. The production companies involved in this film were mainly American, with the massive company Warner brothers company presenting as well as distributing it although there was the company, Media Asia Films, from Hong Kong, who worked in association with the film. One of the visual effects companies was Lola Visual Effects, an American company who have worked on many incredible films such as Life of Pi and Avengers Assemble. This shows that this company are still an important institution for film making.
Gangster Squad, 2013.
This film doesn't seem to be as high class as the others that I have researched. It started off with the budget of around $60,000,000 and although it had made a seemingly good $17,070,347 in the first week (11th January 2013) alone in America, this highly building gross didn't keep going and by the 31st of March, instead of making a profit they didn't even meet their budget with a gross of $45,996,718. This shows that the film was a flop and was a lot less memorable than the other films that I have looked at. Although Warner Brothers, who were involved in the distribution of Gangster Squad, wouldn't have been massively impacted by this as they make enough films yearly to be earning a lot of profit, some of the other institutions involved would have felt a loss from the film. Langley Park Productions for example have only produced a few films so they would have been impacted. Other companies involved such as Village Roadshow Pictures would have probably felt some impact as they have co-produced in some big films such as Sherlock Holmes and The Great Gatsby but it hasn't produced as many films as the main companies such as Warner Brothers.
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