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Platinum Dunes
Company typeProduction company
IndustryMotion picture
FoundedNovember 2001
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
USA
Key people
Michael Bay
Brad Fuller[1]
Andrew Form[2]
Websitehttp://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/

Platinum Dunes is an American production company created in 2001 by filmmakers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form. The company specializes in horror films, particularly remakes.

Their website is part of Bloody Disgusting's site.

On October 7, 2009 Paramount Pictures announced a first-look deal with Platinum Dunes. They plan to branch out of the horror genre into action and thrillers with this new deal. Their first project together will be The Butcherhouse Chronicles. [3] On May 27, 2010, it was announced they will work on The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. [4]


Filmography

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
T-Meter Top Critics
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 36%[6] 18%[7] 38
The Amityville Horror 24%[8] 21%[9] 33
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 13%[10] 7%[11] 26
The Hitcher 20%[12] 13%[13] 28
The Unborn 11%[14] 19%[15] 30
Friday the 13th 26%[16] 19%[17] 34
A Nightmare on Elm Street 13%[18] 13%[19] 35
Average 20% 16% 32


Theatrical grosses

Year Film Domestic Gross Foreign Gross Total Gross Budget (M) Reference
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre $80,571,655 $26,500,000 $107,071,655 $9,500,000 [20]
2005 The Amityville Horror $65,233,369 $42,813,762 $108,047,131 $19,000,000 [21]
2006 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning $39,517,763 $12,246,643 $51,764,406 $13,000,000 [22]
2007 The Hitcher $16,472,961 $8,926,984 $25,399,945 $10,000,000 [23]
2009 The Unborn $42,670,410 $29,622,387 $72,292,797 $16,000,000 [24]
Friday the 13th $65,002,019 $26,377,032 $91,379,051 $19,000,000 [25]
Horsemen N/A $2,405,815 $2,405,815 N/A [26]
2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street $63,075,011 $52,512,073 $115,587,084 $35,000,000 [27]

References

  1. ^ Harris, Dana (Mar. 3, 2002). "Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture". Variety. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Paramount Pictures Signs First-Look Deal with Platinum Dunes". Bloody Disgusting.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Brad Fuller Clears the Air on A Nightmare on Elm Street, Talks New Direction for Platinum Dunes". DreadCentral.
  4. ^ Platinum Dunes Steers 'Turtles' Relaunch | Deadline Hollywood
  5. ^ http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=84690
  6. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  7. ^ Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  8. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Amityville Horror
  9. ^ Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of The Amityville Horror
  10. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
  11. ^ ?critic=creamcrop Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
  12. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Hitcher
  13. ^ Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of The Hitcher
  14. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of The Unborn
  15. ^ Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of The Prestige
  16. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of Friday the 13th
  17. ^ Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of Friday the 13th
  18. ^ Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of A Nightmare on Elm Street
  19. ^ Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics Rating of A Nightmare on Elm Street
  20. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=tcm03.htm
  21. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=amityvillehorror05.htm
  22. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tcmbeginning.htm
  23. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hitcher07.htm
  24. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=unborn09.htm
  25. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fridaythe13th09.htm
  26. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=horsemen.htm
  27. ^ title=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightmareonelmstreet10.htm


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