Opening sequence credits conventions

I've watched a few thriller opening sequences, and have made a list of the credits that appear in them. By doing this I have learnt about which credits/graphics always/often appear and this will help me when it comes to creating my own thriller opening.

Flightplan

• 'Touchstone' graphic
• 'Imagine Entertainment' graphic
• 'Touchstone pictures and Imagine Entertainment present'
• 'a Brian Grazer production'
• Actor name
• Film name
• More actor names
• Casting
• 'Music composed by...'
• Costume design
• 'Editing by...'
• Production Designer
• Director of Photography
• Executive Producers
• 'Produced by...
• 'Written by...
• 'Directed by...

Firewall

• Warner Brothers graphic
• Village Roadshow Pictures graphic
• 'warner bros. pictures presents'
• 'in association with village roadshow pictures'
• 'a beacon pictures/john shestack/thunder road production'
• 'a richard loncraine film'
• Actor names
• Film name
• More actor names
• 'Casting by...'
• 'Costume design by...'
• 'Music by...'
• Co-producer
• 'Edited by...'
• Production designer
• Director of photography
• Executive producers
• 'Produced by...'
• 'Written by...'
• 'Directed by...'

1408

• Dimension Films graphic
• 'Dimension Films presents'
• 'A Lorenzo Di Bonaventura production'
• 'A Mikael Hafstrom Film'
• Actor names
• Film name
• More actor names
• 'Casting by...'
• Costume designer
• 'Music by...'
• Editor
• Production designer
• Director of photography
• Associate producers
• Executive producers
• 'Produced by...'
• 'Based on the short story by...'
• 'Screenplay by...'
• 'Directed by...'

When a Stranger Calls

• ScreenGems graphic
• 'ScreenGems presents...'
• 'A David Entertainment Production'
• 'A Film by...'
• Actor names
• Film name
• 'Casting by...'
• 'Music by...'
• Costume designer
• 'Edited by...'
• Production designer
• Director of photography
• Executive producer
• 'Produced by...'
• 'Based on the film written by...'
• 'Screenplay by...'
• 'Directed by...'

The Number 23

• New Line Cinema graphic
• 'New Line Cinema presents'
• 'a Contrafilm/Firm Films production'
• 'a Joel Schumacher film'
• Actor name
• Film name
• More actor names
• 'Music by...'
• Associate producer
• Costume designer
• Editor
• Production designer
• Director of photography
• Co-producers
• Executive producers
• 'Produced by...'
• 'Written by...'
• 'Directed by...'

Conventional credits included in opening sequences
(in the conventional order they appear in)

• Film company graphic
• '[Film company] presents'
• 'A [producer/production company] production'
• 'A [director name] film'
• Main actor names
• Film name
• Supporting actor names

Other credits that often appear, but not necessarily in this order:

• 'Casting by...'
• 'Music by...'
• Producers/Executive Producers/Associate Producers/Co-producers
• Costume designer
• Editor
• Director of photography/Cinematographer
• Production designer
• Writers/'Screenplay by...'

Sometimes there are also credits to indicate if the film is based on a book/other film