Title research: American Psycho

What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?

The titles displayed during the opening sequences are all in this order:

1. Lion Gates Present
2. Edward Production (who produced it)
3. (Who they associated with) Muse Production
4. A Mary Harron Film
5. American Psycho(title)
6. All the actor
7. Casting by
8. Costume Designer
9. Production Designer
10. Music supervisors Barry Cole and Christopher Corvert
11. Music by
12. Editer
13. Director of Photography
14. Co Producers
15. Executive Producers
16. Produced
17. Based on a novel
18. Screenplay by
19. Directed by

What images are prioritized in the opening sequences?

The images prioritized in the opening sequences has to be the drops of blood, the knife, the restaurant and establishing the main character.

How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the opening sequences?

It establishes the feeling of horror movie due to how it introduces blood in the beginning. Plus in the title they bold the word psycho making the audience know that one person is going to be bad. Lastly at the end they make the main character say he is going to kill the bar tender making it obvious it is a horror movie.