Conventional Order of a Film Opening

The convential order of a normal film opening would open with a production companies ident followed by the distribution company. This is followed by either actors or the film title, there is a variation in order depending on how known an actor is. If an actor isn't well known, the titles would appear first. 

After the film title appears, more actors will be credited whether appearing in groups or individually. Shortly after more actors appear, more people will appear such as the;

• casting agents, 
• costumes, designers, 
• music supervisors, 
• editors, 
• production designers,
• producers,
• directors

All film openings have different conventional orders as the people involved may have different statuses in the film industry. Some films with different conventional orders are Memento and The Roommate. 

Memento's Conventional Order:

Production Company 1 at 2 seconds

Distribution Company 1 at 8 seconds

Distribution Company 2 at 13 seconds

Production Company 2 at 17 seconds

Writer at 22 seconds

Actor 1 at 27 seconds

Actor 2 at 31 seconds 

Actor 3 at 35 seconds 

Film titles at 40 seconds

Actor 4 at 48 seconds 

Actor 5/6 at 51 seconds 

Actor 7/8 at 55 seconds

Casting by at 61 seconds 

Music by at 64 seconds 

Costume by at 69 seconds 

Editor at 72 seconds

Production designer at 76 seconds 

Director of Photography at 81 seconds 

Co-Producer at 84 seconds 

Co-executive producer at 89 seconds 

Executive producers at 94 seconds 

Producers at 97 seconds 

Screenplay and Story author at 103 seconds 

Director at 108 seconds

The Roommate's Conventional Order: 

Production Company 1 at 6 seconds 

Distribution Company 1 at 16 seconds

Production Company 2 at 21 seconds

Film Title at 25 seconds

Actor 1 at 32 seconds

Actor 2 at 37 seconds

Actor 3 at 42 seconds

Actor 4 at 46 seconds

Actor 5 at 51 seconds

Actor 6 at 55 seconds

Actor 7 at 59 seconds

Actor 8 at 64 seconds

Actor 9/10 at 72 seconds

Casting agents at 77 seconds

Costume designer at 85 seconds

Music Supervision at 91 seconds

Music by at 104 seconds

Editing by at 109 seconds

Production designer at 111 seconds

Director of Photography at 114 seconds

Executive Producers at 121 seconds

Producers at 125 seconds

Writers at 129 seconds

Directors at  134 seconds

 Comparison of Memento and The Roommate:

Both opening start off with a production company which is then followed by the distribution company and another production company. Memento then has three actors which is followed by the film title unlike The Roommate which has the film title first. This is probably because the actors in one film are more known than the other. In Memento the writers are one of the first to appear whereas in The Roommate the writer is one of the last. However in both film openings, the director is the last to appear in the opening to signify their importance.