Editing Encyclopedia:Naming conventions (films) (section)

==General==
In general, article titles should use the official title of the film as indicated by its [https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/24/opinion/sunday/ben-schott-movies-billing-blocks.html billing block], [https://www.filmratings.com/ MPAA certificate], press releases, [https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First copyright agencies], the [https://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress], the [https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web BFI catalog], the [https://aficatalog.afi.com/ AFI catalog], etc.

* '''Marketing stylizations''' – Be aware that it is common for film titles to be rendered differently in promotional materials.
*: Examples: [[Seven (1995 film)|''Seven'' (1995 film)]], [[Ghostbusters (2016 film)|''Ghostbusters'' (2016 film)]], ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]''
* '''Onscreen titles''' – Be aware that it is also common for films to use a slightly modified title onscreen.
*: Examples: [[Dune (2021 film)|''Dune'' (2021 film)]], ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', ''[[Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials]]''
* '''Retroactive changes''' – Use the title used at the time of the film's release, disregarding retroactive changes.
*: Examples: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', [[Star Wars (film)|''Star Wars'' (film)]], [[Dark Phoenix (film)|''Dark Phoenix'' (film)]]
* '''Common names''' – Sometimes, it is acceptable to use an alternative [[WP:COMMONNAME|common name]] that is more concise or recognizable.
*: Examples: ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'', ''[[Ocean's 8]]''
* '''Branding subtitles''' – Subtitles and possessives used for brand recognition may be omitted for concision, unless they are being used for [[WP:NATURAL|natural disambiguation]].
*: Examples: ''[[Hobbs & Shaw]]'', ''[[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]'', ''[[Guy Ritchie's The Covenant]]''
* '''International titles''' – Use the title used in the film's country of origin, not international ones.
*: Examples: ''[[Zootopia]]'', ''[[Mad Max 2]]'', ''[[Ford v Ferrari]]''
* '''Formatting irregularities''' – Take note of small formatting quirks that may be overlooked by some sources.
*: Examples: ''[[Jurassic World Dominion]]'', ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'', ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]''
* '''En dashes''' – Per [[MOS:CONFORMTITLE]], convert hyphens to en dashes where applicable.
*: Examples: ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'', [[K–12 (film)|''K–12'' (film)]]
* '''Special characters''' – Per [[MOS:TMRULES]], ignore special characters and normalize them as regular text. This does not apply to numbers or common symbols.
*: Examples: ''[[Alien 3]]'', ''[[WALL-E]]'', ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]''