1) what was the production company called that made the film?
Universal pictures
2) Who directed it?
Justin Lin is the director of the Fast & the Furious Films.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0510912/
3) What was the budget of the film?
The budget of the film is $125,000,000.
4) how much did the film make at the box office 9gross profit).
Its $626,137,675 gross on box office.
5) Did the film receive any awards or break any records? if so, what?
No, It didn't received any awards.
6) What features of the film poster / film website help us tell that it had a high budget?
I can tell that is has high budget because they have expensive cars and explosive.
7) What features of the film poster / film website help us tell it falls into the action genre?
Because it shows some explosion and a character holding a gun.
8)Looking at the poster / website can you tell who the target audience is, and if so how?
Yes, Because Explosion,guns shows us or tell us that there going be a action,shooting in the film.