Film Magazines

Sam Biddulph

Empire

• Published by Bauer.• Cost £3.99.• Published monthly.• Targeted at main stream film fans.• Has a house style of a clean magazine, it is the

GQ of the film world.• Always has a very large title.

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• Costs £3.40 per issue.• Published by Future Publishing.• Published every 4 weeks, 13 times a year.• Second biggest film magazine after Empire.• Has a house style of having actors on main

image.• Simple text is used to appeal to audience.

• Published monthly by British Film Institute• Published monthly.• Not as well known as other mainstream

magazine such as Empire and Total Film.• Popular for their “Top Ten” features yearly.• Simple magazine aimed at ‘hardcore’ film fans.

• Monthly published.• Published by IPC Media.• A mix of both music and films.• Aimed at an Indie/rock audience due to the

bands they feature.• They always have a lot of text on front cover.• Has a circulation of around 73,000.• Aimed at 25-45 year old men.

• Cost £4.25• Published every two months.• Published by The Church Of London.• It is an independent film magazine.• Very distinct style to appeal to the audience.• The audience is very specialised and classed as

‘indie’.

• Published every month by Future Publishing.• Covers the genre of popular science fiction,

fantasy and horror.• Very distinct style of sci-fi and future.• Aimed at Sci-fi fans and people interested in

science fiction movies.• Costs £4.50 a month.

Summary

• Only two mainstream film magazines in Empire and Total Film.

• Cost on average £4.50 per issue.• The majority of the magazines are published

every month.