Opening Credits Analysis

Here is the common order in which opening credits will appear on screen.

Firstly, the name of the studio that is distributing the film will appear. this may or may not be the same company that produced the film. Walt Disney Pictures, Columbia, Lions Gate, Universal, Marvel Studios, Dimension, Miramax are all examples of well known and successful distribution companies.
The next peice of information that generally appears on screen is the name of the production company. This is the name of the company that actually made the film or name of the investment groups or companies that financed a substantial part of the film, usually in the form of "in association with" or "A 20th Century Fox production" for example.
Then we have the name of the producer and the director. for example, "a film by Quentin Tarantino" or "a Quentin Tarantino film".   
Now we move on to principal actors. Sometimes the stars' and director's credits will be reversed, depending on the star's deal with the studio.
then comes the name of the film, and then some other, less important credits. things such as featured actors, casting director, composer of music, production designer etc.

Below is the title sequence from the film "Catch me if you can" by steven speilberg, whic i have used as a focalpoint for this analysis.