Blumhouse Productions

Blumhouse Productions
Private
Industry Motion picture
Founded 2000 (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 produces micro and low-budget horror movies, such as the Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Sinister and Ouija 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 the Paranormal sequels, 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.

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 first release from BH Tilt was Eli Roth's The Green Inferno which was released on September 25, 2015.[18] The second release from BH Tilt is Greg McLean's The Darkness which was released on May 13, 2016.[19] The third release from BH Tilt is Brad Peyton's Incarnate which will be released on December 2, 2016.[20] The fourth release from BH Tilt is Dallas Jenkin's The Resurrection of Gavin Stone which will be released January 20, 2017.[21] The fifth release from BH Tilt is Greg McLean's The Belko Experiment which will be released March 17, 2017.[22] The sixth release from BH Tilt is J.D. Dillard's Sleight which will be released on April 7, 2017.[23] The seventh release from BH Tilt is Ricardo de Montreuil's Lowriders which will be released on May 12, 2017.[24]

On November 11, 2014 Blumhouse launches Blumhouse Books, dedicated of 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).[25]

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."[26]

Portfolio

Filmography

Year Film Genre Budget Gross Rotten
Tomatoes
2006 Griffin & Phoenix Drama $500,000 $1.4 million N/A
2007 The Darwin Awards Comedy N/A $309,408 25%
2008 Graduation Crime N/A N/A 0%
2009 Paranormal Activity Horror $15,000 $193.4 million 83%
The Accidental Husband Drama N/A $22.7 million 6%
2010 Tooth Fairy Comedy $48 million $112.5 million 18%
Paranormal Activity 2 Horror $3 million $177.5 million 58%
2011 Insidious $1.5 million $97 million 66%
Paranormal Activity 3 $5 million $207 million 68%
2012 The Babymakers Comedy N/A $475,511 8%
Sinister Horror $3 million $77.7 million 63%
Paranormal Activity 4 $5 million $142.8 million 24%
The Bay $2 million $1.6 million 77%
2013 Dark Skies $3.5 million $26.4 million 41%
The Lords of Salem $1.5 million $1.5 million 44%
The Purge $3 million $89.3 million 37%
Insidious: Chapter 2 $5 million $161.9 million 39%
Plush Thriller $2 million $28,864 29%
Best Night Ever Comedy N/A $289,511 0%
2014 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Horror $5 million $90.9 million 39%
Oculus $44 million 73%
13 Sins $4 million $826,252 63%
Not Safe for Work Thriller $2.5 million N/A N/A
The Purge: Anarchy Horror $9 million $111.9 million 56%
Mockingbird N/A N/A N/A
Mercy N/A N/A N/A
Whiplash Drama $3.3 million $49 million 94%
Stretch Comedy $5 million $4,833 86%
The Town That Dreaded Sundown Horror N/A N/A 70%
Ouija $5 million $103.6 million 7%
Jessabelle N/A $7 million 26%
2015 The Boy Next Door Thriller $4 million $52.4 million 10%
The Lazarus Effect Horror $3.3 million $38.4 million 14%
Unfriended $1 million $64.1 million 62%
Area 51 $5 million $7,556 20%
Insidious: Chapter 3 $10 million $113 million 58%
Creep N/A N/A 96%
Exeter $2 million N/A N/A
The Gallows $100,000 $43 million 16%
The Gift Thriller $5 million $59 million 93%
Sinister 2 Horror $10 million $52.9 million 13%
The Visit $5 million $98.5 million 64%
The Green Inferno $12.7 million 34%
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension $10 million $78.1 million 13%
Jem and the Holograms Drama $5 million $2.3 million 18%
2016 Visions Horror N/A $1 million 21%
Curve N/A N/A N/A
The Veil $4 million N/A N/A
Martyrs $1 million N/A 7%
Hush N/A 100%
The Darkness $4 million $10.9 million 4%
The Purge: Election Year $10 million $118.4 million 55%
Viral N/A $174,657 60%
In a Valley of Violence Western N/A $61,797 76%
Ouija: Origin of Evil Horror $9 million $80.7 million 82%
Incarnate $5 million $915,000 21%

Upcoming films

Year Film Genre
2017 Split Horror
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone Comedy
Get Out Horror
The Belko Experiment
Sleight Sci-Fi
Lowriders Drama
Insidious: Chapter 4 Horror
Creep 2
Stephanie
TBA The Keeping Hours
Amityville: The Awakening

Short films

Year Short Genre
2013 Whiplash Drama
2015 Fifteen: Periscope Movie Horror

Television

Year Show Genre Notes
2007 The Fever Drama TV movie
2009 Washingtonienne Comedy TV pilot
2012 The River Horror TV series
2013 Stranded Reality TV series
2014 The Normal Heart Drama TV movie
Ascension Sci-Fi TV miniseries
2015 Eye Candy Thriller TV series
Hellevator Horror TV series
South of Hell TV series
#15SecondScare Web series
2016 Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? Reality TV series
#Room301 Horror Web series
12 Deadly Days Web series
2017 Sharp Objects Thriller TV series

Documentaries

Year Documentary
2006 Stagedoor
2015 Real Scares
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
How to Dance in Ohio
2016 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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  2. 1 2 Tartaglione, Nancy. "'Sinister' Sequel Brewing As Blumhouse Eyes Hat Trick Of Micro-Budget Franchises". Deadline. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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  19. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 18, 2016). "'The Darkness' Trailer: Young Michael Has Been Acting Strange Lately". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
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  21. "Check out the trailer for the inspirational comedy, 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone'". The Abstract. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  22. Mike Flemming Jr. (11 September 2016). "Finally! A Toronto Deal! BH Tilt Lands Orion's 'The Belko Experiment'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  23. Brent Lang (28 January 2016). "Sundance: Blumhouse, WWE Studios Buy Magician Thriller 'Sleight'". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  24. Borys Kit (7 January 2015). "Relative Unknown Nabs Lead in Universal's Lowrider Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  25. Clarke Wolfe (2 November 2014). "Blumhouse Productions Announces Blumhouse Books!". The Nerdist. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  26. Greg Evans (23 May 2016). "John Carpenter To Exec Produce New 'Halloween' For Miramax, Trancas & Blumhouse". Deadline. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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