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Blumhouse Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Jason Blum.[1] Blumhouse is known mainly for producing low-budget horror films, such as Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Get Out, Insidious, Split, Happy Death Day, Upgrade, Sinister, Halloween, and The Gift.[2][3] Blumhouse has also produced dramatic fare films, such as Whiplash, and BlacKkKlansman, which have earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[4][5] The company also produced The Normal Heart, which won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Blumhouse has worked with directors such as Jordan Peele, James Wan, Mike Flanagan, James DeMonaco and M. Night Shyamalan.
In 2014, the company signed a 10-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures.[6]
Overview[]
- Main article(s): List of Blumhouse Productions projects
Film[]
According to various stories, the company's model is to produce films on a small budget, give their directors creative freedom and release them wide through the studio system.[7] Blumhouse's low-budget model began in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000 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 $87 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million.[2]
In 2010, Haunted Movies was formed as a division for Blumhouse which released Insidious, The River, The Bay and The Lords of Salem.
In 2013, Blumhouse produced The Purge,[10] Insidious: Chapter 2,[11] and Dark Skies. In 2014, Blumhouse produced Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,[12] The Purge: Anarchy, Jessabelle,[13] Ouija and Whiplash.
On September 9, 2014 Blumhouse established BH Tilt, dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release.[14] On September 7, 2017 Blumhouse partners up with distribution company Neon to manage BH Tilt.[15] The films released by BH Tilt are The Green Inferno,[16] The Darkness,[17] Incarnate,[18] The Resurrection of Gavin Stone,[19] The Belko Experiment,[20] Sleight,[21] Lowriders,[22] Birth of the Dragon,[23] Upgrade[24] and Unfriended: Dark Web.[25]
In 2014, Blumhouse signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.[26]
In 2015, Blumhouse produced Unfriended, Insidious: Chapter 3, The Gift and The Visit. In 2016, Blumhouse produced The Purge: Election Year and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
In 2017, Blumhouse produced Split, Get Out and Happy Death Day.
In 2018, Blumhouse produced Insidious: The Last Key, Truth or Dare, The First Purge and Halloween. Spooky Jack was announced as an upcoming film.[27][28]
In December 2018, the company hired Netflix's head of public relations Karen Barragan, with Silicon Valley Business Journal noting at the time that Blumhouse was "pushing more aggressively into television and streaming." It had previously signed a deal with Amazon Studios for eight films.[29]
In 2019, Blumhouse produced Glass, Happy Death Day 2U and Ma. In June 2019, it was announced that Blumhouse would partner with Mattel Films to produce Magic 8 Ball, based on the children's toy of the same name.[30]
Television, books, podcasts, and haunted houses[]
In 2012, Blumhouse opened the Blumhouse of Horrors, an interactive haunted house experience in Downtown Los Angeles.[31] Blumhouse had also collaborated with Halloween Horror Nights to bring mazes, a terror tram and scare zones from films such as Insidious, The Purge, Happy Death Day, Sinister, Truth or Dare and Unfriended.
On November 11, 2014 the company launched Blumhouse Books, dedicated to having filmmakers and authors create original horror and thriller novels.[32][33]
On the television side, Blumhouse had a first look deal with Lionsgate, and the company produced the short-lived series Stranded for Syfy and executive produced The River with Amblin Television for ABC.[34][35] Recently, Blumhouse has a first look deal with Universal Television and had released a television series based on The Purge franchise in 2018.
On April 4, 2017, Blumhouse announced the launch of an independent television studio with ITV Studios acquiring a 45% stake. With this investment, Blumhouse Television became an independent television studio and has continued its growth by financing and producing original scripted and unscripted ‘dark’ genre programming for global audiences. [36]
Blumhouse is currently backing Jack Davis and Eli Roth's digital network titled Crypt TV where they release horror shorts and other content on social media outlets.[37] On May 11, 2016 Blumhouse launched their podcast titled Shock Waves with hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek.[38][39] On January 16, 2018 it was announced that Mick Garris' horror podcast Post Mortem would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network.[40]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Director | Release date | Budget | Gross |
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2006 | Griffin & Phoenix | Ed Stone | November 20, 2006 | $.500 !$500,000 | $1.4 million |
2007 | The Fever | Carlo Gabriel Nero | June 13, 2007 | ||
The Darwin Awards | Finn Taylor | July 31, 2007 | $.309 !$309,408 | ||
2008 | Graduation | Mike Mayer | May 2, 2008 | ||
2009 | Paranormal Activity | Oren Peli | September 25, 2009 | $.0155 !$15,000 | $193.4 million |
The Accidental Husband | Griffin Dunne | November 10, 2009 | $22.7 million | ||
2010 | Tooth Fairy | Michael Lembeck | January 22, 2010 | $48 million | $112.5 million |
Paranormal Activity 2 | Tod Williams | October 22, 2010 | $3 million | $177.5 million | |
2011 | Insidious | James Wan | April 1, 2011 | $1.5 million | $97 million |
Paranormal Activity 3 | Henry Joost
Ariel Schulman |
October 21, 2011 | $5 million | $207 million | |
2012 | The Babymakers | Jay Chandrasekhar | August 3, 2012 | $.475 million !$475,511 | |
Sinister | Scott Derrickson | October 12, 2012 | $3 million | $87.7 million | |
Paranormal Activity 4 | Henry Joost
Ariel Schulman |
October 19, 2012 | $5 million | $142.8 million | |
The Bay | Barry Levinson | November 2, 2012 | $2 million | $1.6 million | |
2013 | Dark Skies | Scott Stewart | February 22, 2013 | $3.5 million | $26.4 million |
The Lords of Salem | Rob Zombie | April 19, 2013 | $1.5 million | $1.5 million | |
The Purge | James DeMonaco | June 7, 2013 | $3 million | $89.3 million | |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | James Wan | September 13, 2013 | $5 million | $161.9 million | |
Plush | Catherine Hardwicke | $2 million | $.028 million !$28,864 | ||
Best Night Ever | Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer |
December 26, 2013 | $.289 million !$289,511 | ||
2014 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | Christopher Landon | January 3, 2014 | $5 million | $90.9 million |
Oculus | Mike Flanagan | April 11, 2014 | $44 million | ||
13 Sins | Daniel Stamm | April 18, 2014 | $4 million | $.826 million !$826,252 | |
Not Safe for Work | Joe Johnston | May 9, 2014 | $2.5 million | ||
The Normal Heart | Ryan Murphy | May 25, 2014 | |||
The Purge: Anarchy | James DeMonaco | July 18, 2014 | $9 million | $111.9 million | |
Mockingbird | Bryan Bertino | October 7, 2014 | |||
Mercy | Peter Cornwell | ||||
Stretch | Joe Carnahan | $5 million | |||
Whiplash | Damien Chazelle | October 10, 2014 | $3.3 million | $49 million | |
The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | October 16, 2014 | |||
Ouija | Stiles White | October 24, 2014 | $5 million | $103.6 million | |
Jessabelle | Kevin Greutert | November 7, 2014 | $7 million | ||
2015 | The Boy Next Door | Rob Cohen | January 23, 2015 | $4 million | $52.4 million |
The Lazarus Effect | David Gelb | February 27, 2015 | $3.3 million | $38.4 million | |
Unfriended | Leo Gabriadze | April 17, 2015 | $1 million | $64.1 million | |
Area 51 | Oren Peli | May 15, 2015 | $5 million | $.007556 million !$7,556 | |
Insidious: Chapter 3 | Leigh Whannell | June 5, 2015 | $10 million | $113 million | |
Creep | Patrick Brice | June 23, 2015 | |||
Exeter | Marcus Nispel | July 2, 2015 | $2 million | $.291 !$291,097 | |
The Gallows | Chris Lofing
Travis Cluff |
July 10, 2015 | $2 million | $43 million | |
The Gift | Joel Edgerton | August 7, 2015 | $5 million | $59 million | |
Sinister 2 | Ciaran Foy | August 21, 2015 | $10 million | $54.1 million | |
The Visit | M. Night Shyamalan | September 11, 2015 | $5 million | $98.5 million | |
The Green Inferno | Eli Roth | September 25, 2015 | $12.9 million | ||
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | Gregory Plotkin | October 23, 2015 | $10 million | $78.9 million | |
Jem and the Holograms | Jon M. Chu | $5 million | $2.3 million | ||
2016 | Visions | Kevin Greutert | January 19, 2016 | $1 million | |
Curve | Iain Softley | ||||
The Veil | Phil Joanou | $4 million | |||
Martyrs | Kevin Goetz
Michael Goetz |
January 22, 2016 | $1 million | $.397 !$397,072 | |
Hush | Mike Flanagan | April 8, 2016 | |||
The Darkness | Greg McLean | May 13, 2016 | $4 million | $10.9 million | |
The Purge: Election Year | James DeMonaco | July 1, 2016 | $10 million | $118.6 million | |
Viral | Henry Joost
Ariel Schulman |
July 29, 2016 | $.551 !$551,760 | ||
In a Valley of Violence | Ti West | October 21, 2016 | $.061797 !$61,797 | ||
Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mike Flanagan | $9 million | $81.7 million | ||
Incarnate | Brad Peyton | December 2, 2016 | $5 million | $9 million | |
2017 | Split | M. Night Shyamalan | January 20, 2017 | $9 million | $278.5 million |
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone | Dallas Jenkins | $2 million | $2.3 million | ||
Get Out | Jordan Peele | February 24, 2017 | $4.5 million | $255.2 million | |
The Belko Experiment | Greg McLean | March 17, 2017 | $5 million | $11.1 million | |
Sleight | J.D. Dillard | April 28, 2017 | $.2 !$250,000 | $4 million | |
Lowriders | Ricardo de Montreuil | May 12, 2017 | $.9 !$916,000 | $6.3 million | |
Birth of the Dragon | George Nolfi | August 25, 2017 | $31 million | $7.2 million | |
Happy Death Day | Christopher Landon | October 13, 2017 | $4.8 million | $122.6 million | |
Creep 2 | Patrick Brice | October 24, 2017 | |||
Amityville: The Awakening | Franck Khalfoun | October 28, 2017 | $7.7 million | ||
Like. Share. Follow. | Glenn Gers | October 31, 2017 | |||
Totem | Marcel Sarmiento | ||||
2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Adam Robitel | January 5, 2018 | $10 million | $167.7 million |
Benji | Brandon Camp | March 16, 2018 | $6 million | ||
Truth or Dare | Jeff Wadlow | April 13, 2018 | $3.5 million | $94.8 million | |
Stephanie | Akiva Goldsman | April 17, 2018 | |||
Family Blood | Sonny Mallhi | May 4, 2018 | |||
Delirium | Dennis Iliadis | May 22, 2018 | $.378 million !$378,253 | ||
Upgrade | Leigh Whannell | June 1, 2018 | $3 million | $15.4 million | |
The First Purge | Gerard McMurray | July 4, 2018 | $13 million | $136.2 million | |
Unfriended: Dark Web | Stephen Susco | July 20, 2018 | $1 million | $9.6 million | |
The Keeping Hours | Karen Moncrieff | July 24, 2018 | |||
BlacKkKlansman | Spike Lee | August 10, 2018 | $15 million | $85.9 million | |
Seven in Heaven | Chris Eigeman | October 5, 2018 | |||
Halloween | David Gordon Green | October 19, 2018 | $10 million | $172.1 million | |
Cam | Daniel Goldhaber | November 16, 2018 |
Upcoming films[]
Year | Film | Director | Release date | |||||
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2019 | Glass | M. Night Shyamalan | January 18, 2019 | |||||
Happy Death Day 2U | Christopher Landon | February 14, 2019 | ||||||
Us | Jordan Peele | March 15, 2019 | ||||||
The Hunt | Craig Zobel | September 27, 2019 | ||||||
2021 | Slendytubbies | Spike Lee | March 10, 2021 | |||||
2021 | Spooky Jack | September 17, 2021 | ||||||
2022 | ||||||||
Stockholm | Robert Budreau | |||||||
Boogeyman Pop | Brad Michael Elmore | |||||||
Hurt | Sonny Mallhi | |||||||
The Lie | Veena Sud | |||||||
Bloodline | Henry Jacobson | |||||||
Thriller | Dallas Jackson | |||||||
Only You | Jacob Estes | |||||||
The Gallows Act II | Chris Lofing
Travis Cluff |
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Ma | Tate Taylor | |||||||
Once Upon a Time in Staten Island | James DeMonaco | |||||||
Prey | Franck Khalfoun | |||||||
Sweetheart | J.D. Dillard | |||||||
Adopt a Highway | Logan Marshall-Green | |||||||
Five Nights at Freddy's | Chris Columbus | |||||||
Island | Jeff Wadlow | |||||||
Spawn | Todd McFarlane |
See also[]
- List of Blumhouse Productions projects
- Platinum Dunes
- Ghost House Pictures
- Blinding Edge Pictures
- Monkeypaw Productions
- Atomic Monster Productions
- Neon
- Studio 8
- Dark Castle Entertainment
- The Picture Company
References[]
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tartaglione, Nancy. "'Sinister' Sequel Brewing As Blumhouse Eyes Hat Trick Of Micro-Budget Franchises". http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/sinister-sequel-brewing-as-blumhouse-eyes-hat-trick-of-micro-budget-franchises. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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- ↑ Merry, Stephanie. "Why 'Whiplash' deserves to win the Best Picture Oscar", February 18, 2015.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (23 January 2018). "‘Get Out’ Producer Jason Blum On Horror Pic’s Road From Sundance To Oscars & AMPAS Embrace Of Genre". http://deadline.com/2018/01/oscars-get-out-jason-blum-jordan-peele-1202267429/. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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- ↑ Garrahan, Matthew (May 31, 2011). "Master of thrills on a shoestring". FT.com. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bc7bc3e6-8baf-11e0-a725-00144feab49a.html#axzz2Q5XqKbug. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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- ↑ "Jessabelle Trailer, News, Videos, and Reviews". Coming Soon. January 14, 2014. http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=99263. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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- ↑ Greg Gillman (25 November 2013). "WWE Partners With Blumhouse for Aaron Eckhart Exorcism Thriller ‘Incarnate’". The Wrap. http://www.thewrap.com/wwe-partners-blumhouse-aaron-eckhart-exorcism-thriller-incarnate/. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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- ↑ Mike Flemming Jr. (11 September 2016). "Finally! A Toronto Deal! BH Tilt Lands Orion's 'The Belko Experiment'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Brent Lang (28 January 2016). "Sundance: Blumhouse, WWE Studios Buy Magician Thriller 'Sleight'". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Borys Kit (7 January 2015). "Relative Unknown Nabs Lead in Universal's Lowrider Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/02/bruce-lee-birth-of-the-dragon-wong-jack-man-bh-tilt-wwe-studios-george-nolfi-1201899704/
- ↑ McNary, Dave (January 24, 2018). "Shailene Woodley’s ‘Adrift’ Set for June Release in ‘Deadpool 2’ Slot". https://variety.com/2018/film/news/shailene-woodley-adrift-june-release-deadpool-2-slot-1202676198/. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ↑ http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3498437/bh-tilt-sets-unfriended-dark-web-july-release/
- ↑ Fleming, Mike. "Universal Makes First-Look Deal With Jason Blum Of 'Paranormal Activity' And 'Insidious'". http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/universal-in-first-look-deal-with-paranormal-activity-and-insidious-producer-jason-blum/. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/08/spooky-jack-dreamworks-animation-blumhouse-animated-scary-film-robert-ben-garant-1202140279/
- ↑ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3460035/blumhouse-animated-film-spooky-jack-gets-distant-release-date/
- ↑ Annlee Ellingson. "Netflix PR chief moves to horror production company Blumhouse", December 20, 2018.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 3, 2019). "Mattel Films & Blumhouse Team For ‘Magic 8 Ball’, ‘Truth Or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow Set To Direct" (in en). https://deadline.com/2019/06/magic-8-ball-blumhouse-mattel-movie-jeff-wadlow-directs-1202626269/. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ↑ Fritz, Ben. "'Paranormal Activity' producer branches out into haunted houses", September 6, 2012. Retrieved on January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Clarke Wolfe (2 November 2014). "Blumhouse Productions Announces Blumhouse Books!". The Nerdist. http://nerdist.com/blumhouse-productions-announces-blumhouse-books/. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ http://blumhousebooks.com
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Feature Producer Jason Blum Signs First-Look Television Deal With Lionsgate". http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/feature-producer-jason-blum-signs-first-look-television-deal-with-lionsgate/. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "About – Stranded". SyFy. http://www.syfy.com/stranded/about. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.blumhouse.com/about/
- ↑ https://variety.com/2016/film/news/crypt-tv-expansion-jason-blum-eli-roth-1201740227/
- ↑ http://www.blumhouse.com/podcast/
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- ↑ http://podcast.blumhouse.com/episode-79-post-mortem-with-mick-garris
External links[]
- Official website
- Blumhouse Productions on Internet Movie Database
- BH Tilt on Internet Movie Database
- Haunted Movies on Internet Movie Database