Action: Target Audience

Action: Target Audience 

Action films have traditionally been aimed at ages 13 to the mid-30s; it’s generally aimed at mainly males. This is because males of this age range generally are more interested and enjoy fast paced plot with lots of action filled scenes that include explosions and fight scenes. This genre attracts men, as they like to imagine themselves as the main character.

This table shows the amount of people that watched The Mechanic in the theatre, this shows us that action films are most popular among  males in their teens and early 30s which suggests that they're attracted this genre because of the stereotypical male protagonist. Most of the viewers are in lower middle class which suggests that they watch it to escape the reality.