Blumhouse Productions
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Jason Blum |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | |
| Owner | Jason Blum |
| Website | blumhouse.com |
Blumhouse Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Jason Blum.[1] Blumhouse is mostly known for producing low-budget horror movies, such as the Paranormal Activity, Insidious and The Purge franchises.[2][3] In 2014, Blumhouse produced the Academy Award–nominated drama film Whiplash, for which Blum was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[4] The company currently has a 10-year first-look deal with the studio Universal Pictures.[5]
Overview
According to various stories, the company's model is to produce movies independently and release them wide through the studio system.[6] Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.[7] Blumhouse's highly profitable credits began in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000. The film was released by Paramount Pictures and grossed over $193 million worldwide.[8] Blumhouse produced Insidious, which grossed over $97 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5 million,[9] and Sinister, which grossed over $77 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million.[2]
Blumhouse has worked with directors such as James Wan, Mike Flanagan, James DeMonaco, M. Night Shyamalan and Scott Derrickson. Blumhouse's films include its first for Universal Pictures – The Purge starring Ethan Hawke – which debuted on June 7, 2013,[10] Insidious: Chapter 2, released on September 13, 2013[11] and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, released on January 3, 2014.[12] Films the company produced in 2014 include Stretch, which was released on October 7, The Purge: Anarchy, which opened on July 18, Jessabelle for Lionsgate Entertainment, which was released on November 7,[13] and Whiplash, which was released on October 10, 2014. Blumhouse also produced The Boy Next Door, which was released on January 23, 2015. In 2016 Blumhouse produced Hush, The Purge: Election Year, In a Valley of Violence and Ouija: Origin of Evil. In 2017 Blumhouse released Split, Get Out and The Belko Experiment.
On the television side, Blumhouse has a first look deal with Lionsgate, and the company produced the short-lived series Stranded for Syfy and executive produced The River for ABC.[14][15] For Halloween 2012, Blumhouse opened the Blumhouse of Horrors, an interactive haunted house experience in Downtown Los Angeles.[16]
On September 9, 2014 Blumhouse established BH Tilt, dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release.[17] The releases from BH Tilt are The Green Inferno,[18] The Darkness,[19] Incarnate,[20] The Resurrection of Gavin Stone,[21] The Belko Experiment,[22] Sleight,[23] Lowriders[24] and Birth of the Dragon.[25]
On November 11, 2014 Blumhouse launches Blumhouse Books, dedicated to having filmmakers and authors create original horror and thriller novels. The first couple releases are The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City (2015), The Apartment (2016) and Feral (2017).[26]
On May 23, 2016 it was announced that Blumhouse, Miramax and Trancas would be developing a new Halloween film which they will co-finance. John Carpenter is set to produce the project and act as creative consultant. John Carpenter stated, "Thirty-eight years after the original Halloween, I'm going to help to try to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all."[27] On February 9, 2017 John Carpenter announced that the next Halloween film would be released on October 19, 2018, and is going to be written by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride and will be directed by Green.[28] The film is said to be a direct sequel to Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981).[29]
On January 19, 2017 Blumhouse Television, AMPLE and A&E revived the television series Cold Case Files for a ten-episode run and is scheduled to air on February 27, 2017.[30]
Portfolio
Filmography
| Year | Film | Genre | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Griffin & Phoenix | Romance | $500,000 | $1.4 million |
| 2007 | The Darwin Awards | Comedy | — | $309,408 |
| 2008 | Graduation | Crime | — | — |
| 2009 | Paranormal Activity | Horror | $15,000 | $193.4 million |
| The Accidental Husband | Romance | — | $22.7 million | |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | Comedy | $48 million | $112.5 million |
| Paranormal Activity 2 | Horror | $3 million | $177.5 million | |
| 2011 | Insidious | $1.5 million | $97 million | |
| Paranormal Activity 3 | $5 million | $207 million | ||
| 2012 | The Babymakers | Comedy | — | $475,511 |
| Sinister | Horror | $3 million | $77.7 million | |
| Paranormal Activity 4 | $5 million | $142.8 million | ||
| The Bay | $2 million | $1.6 million | ||
| 2013 | Dark Skies | $3.5 million | $26.4 million | |
| The Lords of Salem | $1.5 million | $1.5 million | ||
| The Purge | $3 million | $89.3 million | ||
| Insidious: Chapter 2 | $5 million | $161.9 million | ||
| Plush | Thriller | $2 million | $28,864 | |
| Best Night Ever | Comedy | — | $289,511 | |
| 2014 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | Horror | $5 million | $90.9 million |
| Oculus | $44 million | |||
| 13 Sins | $4 million | $826,252 | ||
| Not Safe for Work | Thriller | $2.5 million | — | |
| The Purge: Anarchy | Horror | $9 million | $111.9 million | |
| Mockingbird | — | — | ||
| Mercy | — | — | ||
| Stretch | Crime | $5 million | $4,833 | |
| Whiplash | Drama | $3.3 million | $49 million | |
| The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Horror | — | — | |
| Ouija | $5 million | $103.6 million | ||
| Jessabelle | — | $7 million | ||
| 2015 | The Boy Next Door | Thriller | $4 million | $52.4 million |
| The Lazarus Effect | Horror | $3.3 million | $38.4 million | |
| Unfriended | $1 million | $64.1 million | ||
| Area 51 | $5 million | $7,556 | ||
| Insidious: Chapter 3 | $10 million | $113 million | ||
| Creep | — | — | ||
| Exeter | $2 million | — | ||
| The Gallows | $100,000 | $43 million | ||
| The Gift | Thriller | $5 million | $59 million | |
| Sinister 2 | Horror | $10 million | $52.9 million | |
| The Visit | $5 million | $98.5 million | ||
| The Green Inferno | $12.7 million | |||
| Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | $10 million | $78.1 million | ||
| Jem and the Holograms | Musical | $5 million | $2.3 million | |
| 2016 | Visions | Horror | — | $1 million |
| Curve | — | — | ||
| The Veil | $4 million | — | ||
| Martyrs | $1 million | — | ||
| Hush | — | |||
| The Darkness | $4 million | $10.9 million | ||
| The Purge: Election Year | $10 million | $118.6 million | ||
| Viral | — | $551,760 | ||
| In a Valley of Violence | Western | — | $61,797 | |
| Ouija: Origin of Evil | Horror | $9 million | $81.7 million | |
| Incarnate | $5 million | $8.9 million | ||
| 2017 | Split | $9 million | $265.3 million | |
| The Resurrection of Gavin Stone | Comedy | $2 million | $2.3 million | |
| Get Out | Horror | $4.5 million | $154.4 million | |
| The Belko Experiment | $5 million | $7.6 million |
Upcoming films
| Year | Film | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sleight | Drama |
| Lowriders | ||
| Amityville: The Awakening | Horror | |
| Insidious: Chapter 4 | ||
| Creep 2 | ||
| Stephanie | ||
| The Keeping Hours | ||
| 2018 | The Purge 4 | |
| Halloween | ||
| TBA | Birth of the Dragon | Drama |
| Five Nights at Freddy's[31] | Horror |
Short films
| Year | Short | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Whiplash | Drama |
| 2015 | Fifteen: Periscope Movie | Horror |
Television
| Year | Show | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Fever | Drama | TV movie |
| 2012 | The River | Horror | TV series |
| 2013 | Stranded | Reality | |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Drama | TV movie |
| Ascension | Sci-Fi | TV miniseries | |
| 2015 | Eye Candy | Thriller | TV series |
| Real Scares | Documentary | Web series | |
| Hellevator | Horror | TV series | |
| South of Hell | |||
| #15SecondScare | Documentary | Web series | |
| 2016 | Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? | Reality | TV series |
| #Room301 | Horror | Web series | |
| 12 Deadly Days | |||
| 2017 | Cold Case Files | Reality | TV series |
| Sharp Objects | Thriller | TV series |
Documentaries
| Year | Documentary |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Stagedoor |
| 2015 | The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst |
| How to Dance in Ohio | |
| 2017 | Election Day: Lens Across America |
| Alive and Kicking |
Blumhouse Books
| Year | Books | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City. | Horror |
| 2016 | The Apartment. | |
| 2017 | Feral. |
References
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- ^ Garrahan, Matthew (May 31, 2011). "Master of thrills on a shoestring". FT.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Fleming, Mike. "Universal Makes First-Look Deal With Jason Blum Of 'Paranormal Activity' And 'Insidious'". Deadline. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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- ^ "Paramount Dates Next 'Paranormal Activity' For October 25, 2013". Deadline. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "Jessabelle Trailer, News, Videos, and Reviews". Coming Soon. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Feature Producer Jason Blum Signs First-Look Television Deal With Lionsgate". Deadline. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "About – Stranded". SyFy. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Fritz, Ben (September 6, 2012). "'Paranormal Activity' producer branches out into haunted houses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (2014-09-04). "Blumhouse Launches Multi-Platform Arm BH-Tilt". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 1, 2015). "Eli Roth's 'Green Inferno' To Finally Bow Sept. 25 Via Blumhouse BH Tilt, Uni & High Top". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 18, 2016). "'The Darkness' Trailer: Young Michael Has Been Acting Strange Lately". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Greg Gillman (25 November 2013). "WWE Partners With Blumhouse for Aaron Eckhart Exorcism Thriller 'Incarnate'". The Wrap. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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- ^ Clarke Wolfe (2 November 2014). "Blumhouse Productions Announces Blumhouse Books!". The Nerdist. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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- ^ https://www.deadline.com/2017/01/cold-case-files-true-crime-series-reboot-ae-1201889745/
- ^ https://twitter.com/real_scawthon/status/846749317922783237