About Time (2013) - Is this a typical Working Title Production?

About Time is a ROM-COM that was produced by Working Title and came out in 2013. The movie was produced with a budget of $12 million.

The main distributor in the UK  and other countries for this film, as you will be able to see in the table,  was Universal International Pictures. A few countries that made an exception for this distributor, were countries such as Bulgaria, Finland, Hong Kong and a few more. In the US the distributor was Universal.

In terms of marketing, the poster didn't change in any country like it did for Bridget Jones. However, Rachel McAdams is the one dominating this poster, because she is the actor of the two who is the most famous. Another name that really stands out is Richard Curtis and his works such as Four Weddings and a Funeral.
 

What is interesting to note, when analyzing most Working Title films is that the Gant Rule will not apply to most of the films such as Bridget Jones Diary, Wild Child, Love Actually and many more. This film, About Time, does not apply to the Gant Rule either.

There is one specific reason for this, which is that although these movies are produced by an American Company, they still have a lot of British actors in them, the movies are set in Britain and the accent is British as well. Using, About Time, as an example, the central protagonist has red hair and a British accent and is portrayed as the stereotypical British person. The film is set on the countryside in Britain, and the entire mise-en-scene of the house is also very British. The mise-en-scene within the house is set up with old furniture and flower patterned curtains.

In The US alone, About Time made over $15 million and was a great success. Worldwide the movie made over $87 million. 

About Time can be considered to be a typical Working Title ROM-COM. It has all the same features in there as all the other Working Title films. First of all, it is set in Britain and the main actors are British. Our central protagonist, Tim, is the very stereotypical British person. He has red hair, freckles, dresses with his shirt in his pants all the time and also has a British accent. Furthermore, the film is set on the countryside in a very big house in England. We can see the usual old furniture, and the big flower patterned curtains. In Bridget Jones Diary, the mise-en-scene of the house of her parents is exactly the same with old furniture and decorations.

The movie was screened in these 52 different countries. It had global success, especially in countries such as South Korea, Australia and of course the United Kingdom. There is no specific reason, why it had more success in South Korea rather than in the United Kingdom. However, these numbers are a great example for the success of these type of international Working Title Films. 

Country (click to view weekend breakdown)	Dist.	Release Date	Opening Weekend	% of Total	Total Gross / As Of
FOREIGN TOTAL	-	9/5/13	$2,748,410	3.8%	$71,777,528	2/16/14
Argentina	UPI	11/7/13	$169,575	30.1%	$563,825	2/2/14
Australia	UPI	10/10/13	$327,892	4.3%	$7,636,052	12/15/13
Austria	UIP	10/18/13	$79,272	26.7%	$297,175	11/17/13
Belgium	UPI	11/6/13	$241,957	38.4%	$630,898	12/8/13
Bolivia	UIP	12/5/13	$7,992	44%	$18,159	12/15/13
Brazil	UPI	12/6/13	$14,876	1.8%	$835,606	3/16/14
Bulgaria	Forum Films	10/18/13	$14,673	18.9%	$77,684	11/24/13
Chile	UPI	11/21/13	$39,123	37%	$105,772	12/29/13
Colombia	UIP	10/25/13	$65,255	50.8%	$128,523	12/8/13
Croatia	UIP	12/5/13	$16,585	24%	$69,025	1/12/14
Czech Republic	CinemArt	11/7/13	$103,406	26.6%	$389,391	1/5/14
East Africa	UIP	11/1/13	$992	17.1%	$5,804	11/24/13
Ecuador	UIP	2/14/14	$50,435	38.5%	$130,903	3/9/14
Egypt	UIP	10/9/13	$5,865	15.2%	$38,621	12/15/13
Finland	Finnkino	10/4/13	$63,423	28%	$226,512	11/3/13
France	UPI	11/6/13	$790,411	56.8%	$1,391,178	11/17/13
Germany	UPI	10/17/13	$580,660	31.4%	$1,850,124	11/10/13
Greece	UIP	10/17/13	$49,213	46.9%	$105,032	10/27/13
Hong Kong	EDKO	10/3/13	$219,152	24.2%	$907,079	12/1/13
Hungary	UIP	10/17/13	$100,656	26.1%	$385,991	11/10/13
Iceland	UIP	10/4/13	$7,349	21.6%	$34,093	11/3/13
India	UPI	10/11/13	$62,723	62%	$101,181	10/27/13
Israel	UIP	10/17/13	-	-	$212,923	11/24/13
Italy	UIP	11/7/13	$461,509	60.4%	$764,488	11/17/13
Japan	-	9/27/14	-	-	$1,667,751	10/26/14
Lebanon	UIP	10/10/13	$31,777	33%	$96,260	11/3/13
Malaysia	UIP	9/26/13	$57,451	28.1%	$204,102	10/27/13
Mexico	UPI	12/6/13	$236,487	11.7%	$2,026,175	2/16/14
Netherlands	UPI	10/10/13	$260,392	20.8%	$1,251,809	11/17/13
New Zealand	UIP	10/24/13	$184,032	24%	$765,825	12/1/13
Nigeria	-	10/11/13	-	-	$11,717	12/8/13
Norway	UIP	10/11/13	-	-	$183,216	10/20/13
Peru	UPI	12/5/13	$87,332	26.4%	$331,287	1/26/14
Philippines	UIP	9/18/13	$97,283	54.8%	$177,382	10/13/13
Poland	UIP	9/20/13	$182,691	18.3%	$999,602	11/10/13
Portugal	-	10/31/13	$104,255	31.4%	$332,155	12/15/13
Russia - CIS	UPI	10/10/13	$486,843	44.9%	$1,084,180	11/3/13
Serbia & Montenegro	UIP	10/17/13	$6,104	16%	$38,161	1/12/14
Singapore	UIP	10/10/13	$197,825	22.8%	$868,240	12/1/13
Slovakia	-	11/7/13	$44,313	38.1%	$116,214	11/24/13
Slovenia	UIP	9/19/13	$5,945	25%	$23,803	10/13/13
South Africa	UIP	10/25/13	$89,378	26.1%	$342,490	1/12/14
South Korea	UIP	12/5/13	$3,421,040	14.6%	$23,434,443	1/19/14
Spain	UPI	10/18/13	$509,694	17.6%	$2,894,564	8/3/14
Sweden	UIP	10/18/13	$114,355	38.9%	$293,908	11/3/13
Thailand	UIP	10/10/13	$194,764	21.3%	$914,088	11/24/13
Turkey	UIP	10/4/13	$106,802	25.4%	$421,028	11/3/13
Ukraine	B and H	9/12/13	$144,820	35.4%	$409,008	10/6/13
United Arab Emirates	Gulf	10/10/13	$76,235	36.1%	$211,169	11/3/13
United Kingdom	UPI	9/4/13	$2,753,095	22.8%	$12,098,359	11/24/13
Uruguay	UPI	11/21/13	$9,635	20.3%	$47,513	1/5/14
Venezuela	UIP	1/31/14	$111,840	22.2%	$504,498	4/20/14