Platinum Dunes is an American production company created in November 2003 by filmmakers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller,[1] and Andrew Form.[2] The company produces horror films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Purge, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Ouija and A Quiet Place.
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. On May 27, 2010, it was announced they would work on the reboot to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series of the same name.[3] In 2014, Platinum Dunes was named The Hollywood Reporter's Producers of the Year. In 2015, the company was also named to The Hollywood Reporter's 30 Most Powerful Film Producers in Hollywood.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Director | Distributor(s) | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Marcus Nispel | New Line Cinema | $9.5 million | $107.1 million |
| 2005 | The Amityville Horror | Andrew Douglas | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dimension Films |
$19 million | $108 million |
| 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Jonathan Liebesman | New Line Cinema | $16 million | $51.8 million |
| 2007 | The Hitcher | Dave Meyers | Rogue Pictures | $10 million | $25.4 million |
| 2009 | The Unborn | David S. Goyer | Rogue Pictures Universal Pictures |
$16 million | $76.5 million |
| Friday the 13th | Marcus Nispel | New Line Cinema Paramount Pictures |
$19 million | $91.4 million | |
| Horsemen | Jonas Åkerlund | Lionsgate | $20 million | $2.4 million | |
| 2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Samuel Bayer | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema |
$35 million | $115.7 million |
| 2013 | The Purge | James DeMonaco | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions |
$3 million | $89.3 million |
| 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | $9 million | $111.9 million | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jonathan Liebesman | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
$125 million | $493.3 million | |
| Ouija | Stiles White | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions |
$5 million | $103.6 million | |
| 2015 | Project Almanac | Dean Israelite | Paramount Pictures Insurge Pictures MTV Films |
$12 million | $33.2 million |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Dave Green | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
$135 million | $245.6 million |
| The Purge: Election Year | James DeMonaco | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions |
$10 million | $118.6 million | |
| Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mike Flanagan | $9 million | $81.7 million | ||
| 2018 | A Quiet Place | John Krasinski | Paramount Pictures | $17 million | $340.7 million |
| The First Purge | Gerard McMurray | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions |
$13 million | $136.3 million | |
| 2020 | The News Break | ||||
| 2021 | A Quiet Place Part II | Paramount Pictures | |||
| The Forever Purge | Everardo Gout | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions |
Television[]
| Year | Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Occult | Pilot |
| 2014–2017 | Black Sails | |
| 2014–2018 | The Last Ship | |
| 2016 | Billion Dollar Wreck | |
| 2018–present | Jack Ryan | |
| 2018-2020 | The Purge |
References[]
- ↑ Harris, Dana. "O’seas distribs rev up ‘Chainsaw’ redo", 3 March 2002.
- ↑ "Paramount Pictures Signs First-Look Deal with Platinum Dunes". Bloody Disgusting. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17615.
- ↑ Platinum Dunes Steers 'Turtles' Relaunch | Deadline Hollywood
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