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{{Infobox company
| name = Blumhouse Productions
| name = Blumhouse Productions, LLC
| logo = Blumhouse Productions logo.svg
| logo = [[File:Blumhouse Productions logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2012
| logo_size =
| trading_name = Blumhouse
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| former_name = Blum Israel Productions (2000–2002)
| founder = [[Jason Blum]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| location_city = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| founder = {{Plainlist|
| location_country = [[United States]]
* [[Jason Blum]]
| area_served = Worldwide
* Amy Israel
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion picture]]
}}
|key_people = Jason Blum<br>Couper Samuelson<br>Jeanette Volturno<br>Beatriz Sequeira<br>Ryan Turek
| hq_location_city = Los Angeles, California
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| hq_location_country = United States
| services = {{unbulleted list|[[Filmmaking#Production|Film production]]|[[Television production]]}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| owner = [[Jason Blum]]
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion picture]]
| divisions = Haunted Movies<br>BH Tilt (with [[Neon (distributor)|Neon]])<br>Blumhouse International<br>Blumhouse Television<br>Blumhouse Books
| key_people = {{Plainlist|
| website = {{url|blumhouse.com}}
* [[Jason Blum]]
| logo_caption = Logo as of 2012
* Couper Samuelson
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000}}
* Beatriz Sequeira
* Ryan Turek
* Jennifer Scudder Trent
* Karen Barragan
* Abhijay Prakash
}}
| services = {{unbulleted list|[[Filmmaking#Production|Film production]]|[[Television production]]}}
| revenue =
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| parent = Blumhouse Holdings, LLC
| divisions = {{Plainlist|
* Haunted Movies (formerly known as Possessed Pictures)
* BH Tilt (with [[Neon (company)|Neon]])
* Blumhouse International
* BlumHansonAllen Films
* Blumhouse Television
* Blumhouse Books
* [[Blumhouse Games]]
}}
| subsid = [[Atomic Monster]] (2024–present)
| website = {{URL|blumhouse.com}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=ITV Studios acquires stake in Blumhouse Television|website=[[Screen International]]|first=Elbert|last=Wyche|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=October 1, 2021|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/itv-studios-acquires-stake-in-blumhouse-television/5116533.article}}</ref><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3752071/blumhouse-games-blumhouse-launches-new-subsidiary-to-produce-original-horror-video-games/ Blumhouse Games – Blumhouse Launches New Subsidiary to Produce Original Horror Video Games]</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|2000}}
}}
}}
'''Blumhouse Productions''' ({{IPAc-en|'|b|l|ʌ|m|h|aʊ|s}}<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=264161694526369793|user=blumhouse|title=@blauralum it's BLUM like plum!|date=2012-11-02|author=Blumhouse}}</ref>) is an American film and television [[production company]], founded by [[Jason Blum]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Insidious-Chapter-2-Producer-Jason-Blum-Admits-Horror-Haters-Fuel-His-Drive-39384.html|title=Insidious: Chapter 2 Producer Jason Blum Admits Horror Haters Fuel His Drive|publisher=Cinema Blend|date=September 11, 2013}}</ref> Blumhouse is known mainly for producing low-budget [[horror film]]s, such as ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'', ''[[Insidious (film)|Insidious]]'', ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'', ''[[The Purge (2013 film)|The Purge]]'', ''[[Oculus (film)|Oculus]]'', ''[[The Gift (2015 American film)|The Gift]]'', ''[[Split (2016 American film)|Split]]'', ''[[Get Out]]'', ''[[Happy Death Day]]'', ''[[Upgrade (film)|Upgrade]]'', ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' and ''[[The Invisible Man (2020 film)|The Invisible Man]]''.<ref name="Deadline2013">{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/03/sinister-sequel-brewing-as-blumhouse-eyes-hat-trick-of-micro-budget-franchises|title='Sinister' Sequel Brewing As Blumhouse Eyes Hat Trick Of Micro-Budget Franchises|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://theringer.com/blumhouse-new-hollywood-success-paranormal-activity-the-purge-74dc38852ac5#.yag9n1ncc | title = Scare Tactics | date=2 November 2016 | accessdate = 6 November 2016 | publisher = The Ringer | author = Chris Ryan}}</ref> Blumhouse has also produced drama films, such as ''[[Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]'', and ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'', which have earned nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]; ''Get Out'' and ''BlacKkKlansman'' won Academy Awards for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/02/18/why-whiplash-deserves-to-win-the-best-picture-oscar/|title=Why 'Whiplash' deserves to win the Best Picture Oscar|newspaper=Washington Post|date=February 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title=‘Get Out’ Producer Jason Blum On Horror Pic’s Road From Sundance To Oscars & AMPAS Embrace Of Genre|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/oscars-get-out-jason-blum-jordan-peele-1202267429/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|accessdate=11 April 2018|date=23 January 2018}}</ref> The company also produced ''[[The Normal Heart (film)|The Normal Heart]]'', which won the 2014 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie]]. Blumhouse has worked with directors such as [[Leigh Whannell]], [[Jordan Peele]], [[Christopher Landon (filmmaker)|Christopher Landon]], [[James Wan]], [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]], [[James DeMonaco]], [[Damien Chazelle]] and [[M. Night Shyamalan]].


'''Blumhouse Productions, LLC''',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1514675D:US#xj4y7vzkg | title=Blumhouse Productions LLC - Company Profile and News | website=[[Bloomberg News]] }}</ref> [[Trade name|doing business as]] '''Blumhouse''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|l|ʌ|m|h|aʊ|s}};<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=264161694526369793|user=blumhouse|title=@blauralum it's BLUM like plum!|date=November 2, 2012|author=Blumhouse}}</ref> also known as '''BH Productions''' or simply '''BH'''), is an American independent film and television [[production company]] founded in 2000 by [[Jason Blum]] and Amy Israel.<ref>{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Insidious-Chapter-2-Producer-Jason-Blum-Admits-Horror-Haters-Fuel-His-Drive-39384.html|title=Insidious: Chapter 2 Producer Jason Blum Admits Horror Haters Fuel His Drive|publisher=Cinema Blend|date=September 11, 2013}}</ref>
In 2014, the company signed a 10-year [[first-look deal]] with [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/blumhouse-prods-signs-10-year-production-deal-with-universal-pictures/|title=Blumhouse Signs 10-Year Production Deal With Universal Pictures|website=[[The Wrap]]|first=Todd|last=Cunningham|date=July 20, 2014|accessdate=September 11, 2016}}</ref>


Blumhouse is known mainly for producing [[horror film]]s, such as [[Paranormal Activity (film series)|the ''Paranormal Activity'' franchise]], [[Insidious (film series)|the ''Insidious'' franchise]], ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'', [[The Purge|''The Purge'' franchise]], ''[[Split (2016 American film)|Split]]'', ''[[Get Out]]'', ''[[Happy Death Day]]'' as well as its sequel ''[[Happy Death Day 2U]]'', [[Halloween (franchise)|the ''Halloween'' franchise]] (2018–2022), ''[[Freaky (film)|Freaky]],'' [[The Invisible Man (2020 film)|''The Invisible Man'']] (2020), ''[[The Black Phone]]'', ''[[M3GAN]]'', ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (film)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' and ''[[Speak No Evil (2024 film)|Speak No Evil]]''.<ref name="Deadline2013">{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=2013-03-01 |title='Sinister' Sequel Brewing As Blumhouse Eyes Hat Trick Of Micro-Budget Franchises |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/sinister-sequel-brewing-as-blumhouse-eyes-hat-trick-of-micro-budget-franchises-443680/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Chris |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Scare Tactics |url=https://theringer.com/blumhouse-new-hollywood-success-paranormal-activity-the-purge-74dc38852ac5#.yag9n1ncc |access-date=November 6, 2016 |website=The Ringer}}</ref> It has also produced drama films, such as ''[[Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]'' and ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'', which both earned nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. ''Get Out'' and ''BlacKkKlansman'' won Academy Awards for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/02/18/why-whiplash-deserves-to-win-the-best-picture-oscar/|title=Why 'Whiplash' deserves to win the Best Picture Oscar|newspaper=Washington Post|date=February 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title='Get Out' Producer Jason Blum On Horror Pic's Road From Sundance To Oscars & AMPAS Embrace Of Genre|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/oscars-get-out-jason-blum-jordan-peele-1202267429/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=April 11, 2018|date=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
== Overview ==

It has worked with directors such as [[Leigh Whannell]], [[Jordan Peele]], [[Scott Derrickson]], [[Christopher Landon (filmmaker)|Christopher Landon]], [[James Wan]], [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]], [[James DeMonaco]], [[Jeff Wadlow]], [[Damien Chazelle]] and [[M. Night Shyamalan]].

Most of Blumhouse's theatrically released films since 2014 are owned and distributed by [[Universal Pictures]] as part of a ten-year [[first-look deal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/blumhouse-prods-signs-10-year-production-deal-with-universal-pictures/|title=Blumhouse Signs 10-Year Production Deal With Universal Pictures|website=[[The Wrap]]|first=Todd|last=Cunningham|date=July 20, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref>

==Overview==
{{main|List of Blumhouse Productions projects}}
{{main|List of Blumhouse Productions projects}}


=== Film ===
===Film===
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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Garrahan|first=Matthew |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bc7bc3e6-8baf-11e0-a725-00144feab49a.html#axzz2Q5XqKbug|title=Master of thrills on a shoestring|publisher=FT.com|date=May 31, 2011|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> Blumhouse's low-budget model began in 2009 with ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'', which was made for $15,000 and grossed over $193 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2355725825/|title=Paranormal Activity (2009)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> Blumhouse produced ''[[Insidious (film)|Insidious]]'', which grossed over $99 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3428550145/|title=Insidious (2011)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'', which grossed over $87 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million.<ref name="Deadline2013"/>
Blumhouse's company model is to produce films on a small budget, give directors creative freedom, and release films widely through the studio system.<ref>{{cite web|last=Garrahan|first=Matthew |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bc7bc3e6-8baf-11e0-a725-00144feab49a.html#axzz2Q5XqKbug|title=Master of thrills on a shoestring|publisher=FT.com|date=May 31, 2011|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref> Blumhouse was originally known as Blum Israel Productions, as Amy Israel had a first-look deal at [[Miramax]] when the company was founded.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Lyones|first1=Charles|last2=Bing|first2=Jonathan|date=June 20, 2000|title=Ex-Miramax exex to bow pic shingle|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/ex-miramax-exex-to-bow-pic-shingle-1117782829/|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2002, Blum and Israel parted ways, and the company became Blumhouse Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dunkley|first=Cathy|date=August 29, 2002|title=Sands, Towne roll 'Six' in Vegas for Iovenko|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/sands-towne-roll-six-in-vegas-for-iovenko-1117872017/|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, [[Crypt TV]] was created by Jack Davis and [[Eli Roth]] which is backed by Blum and the company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Faughnder |first=Ryan |date=2017-08-18 |title=Horror video start-up Crypt TV is building a scary universe for the smallest screens |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-crypt-tv-20170818-story.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


Blumhouse's low-budget model began in 2007 with ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'', which was made for $15,000 and grossed over $193 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2355725825/|title=Paranormal Activity (2009)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref> It produced ''[[Insidious (film)|Insidious]]'', which grossed over $100 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5 million;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3428550145/|title=Insidious (2011)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'', which grossed over $87 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million.<ref name="Deadline2013" />
In 2010, Haunted Movies was formed as a division for Blumhouse which released ''[[Insidious (film)|Insidious]]'', ''[[The River (American TV series)|The River]]'', ''[[The Bay (film)|The Bay]]'' and ''[[The Lords of Salem (film)|The Lords of Salem]]''.


In 2018, Blumhouse announced a partnership with [[DreamWorks Animation]] to co-produce ''Spooky Jack''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2017-08-01 |title=DreamWorks Animation, Blumhouse Team For Animated Pic 'Spooky Jack' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/spooky-jack-dreamworks-animation-blumhouse-animated-scary-film-robert-ben-garant-1202140279/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2017-09-19 |title=Blumhouse Animated Film 'Spooky Jack' Gets Distant Release Date |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3460035/blumhouse-animated-film-spooky-jack-gets-distant-release-date/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> but the film was removed from DreamWorks Animation's slate in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=DreamWorks Animation & Universal To Release 'Spirit Riding Free' & 'The Bad Guys' In 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/dreamworks-animation-2021-releases-spirit-riding-free-the-bad-guys-1202753767/ |access-date=April 27, 2022 |work=Deadline |date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
In 2013, Blumhouse produced ''[[The Purge (2013 film)|The Purge]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/thepurge/|title=The Purge – Movie Trailers – iTunes|publisher=Trailers.Apple|date=June 7, 2013|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Insidious: Chapter 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Ryan|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/insidious-chapter-2-will-open-on-friday-the-13th|title=Insidious: Chapter 2 will open on Friday the 13th – Horror Movie News – Arrow in the Head|publisher=Joblo|date=April 9, 2013|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Dark Skies (film)|Dark Skies]]''.


On November 16, 2022, it was announced that [[James Wan]]'s [[Atomic Monster]] was in talks to merge with Blumhouse, with Atomic Monster having a shared first-look deal with Universal. Both companies would continue to operate as separate labels, with each maintaining its own creative autonomy and brand identity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-11-16 |title=Jason Blum's Blumhouse & James Wan's Atomic Monster In Advanced Talks To Merge |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/jason-blums-blumhouse-james-wans-atomic-monster-in-talks-to-merge-1235174570/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2022-11-16 |title=Horror Show: James Wan's Atomic Monster and Jason Blum's Blumhouse in Talks to Merge |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-wans-atomic-monster-blumhouse-in-talks-to-merge-1235263672/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=2022-11-16 |title=Jason Blum's Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster in Advanced Talks to Merge |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/blumhouse-atomic-monster-early-merger-talks-2022-1234783311/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref> The merger was finalized on January 2, 2024.<ref>[https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1742307457354154278?s=46 twitter.com]</ref>
In 2014, Blumhouse produced ''[[Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/11/paranormal-activity-5-sequel-release-date-october-252013-paramount/|title=Paramount Dates Next 'Paranormal Activity' For October 25, 2013|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> ''[[The Purge: Anarchy]]'', ''[[Jessabelle]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=99263|title=Jessabelle Trailer, News, Videos, and Reviews|publisher=Coming Soon|date=January 14, 2014|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Ouija (2014 film)|Ouija]]'' and ''[[Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]''.


===Television, video games, books, podcasts and haunted houses===
On September 9, 2014 Blumhouse established BH Tilt, dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike |url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/blumhouse-launches-multi-platform-arm-bh-tilt-831985/ |title=Blumhouse Launches Multi-Platform Arm BH-Tilt |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2014-09-04 |accessdate=2015-08-22}}</ref> On September 7, 2017 Blumhouse partners up with distribution company [[Neon (distributor)|Neon]] to manage BH Tilt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/blumhouse-bh-tilt-neon-1202550069/|title=Blumhouse Partners With Neon to Manage BH Tilt Label|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> The films released by BH Tilt are ''[[The Green Inferno (film)|The Green Inferno]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/green-inferno-eli-roth-sept-25-release-date-blumhouse-1201435688/|title=Eli Roth’s ‘Green Inferno’ To Finally Bow Sept. 25 Via Blumhouse BH Tilt, Uni & High Top|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 1, 2015|accessdate=April 8, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Darkness (film)|The Darkness]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/the-darkness-trailer-kevin-bacon-blumhouse-bh-tilt-1201705303/|title=‘The Darkness’ Trailer: Young Michael Has Been Acting Strange Lately|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 18, 2016|accessdate=April 8, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Incarnate (film)|Incarnate]]'',<ref name=wwe>{{cite web | url = https://www.thewrap.com/wwe-partners-blumhouse-aaron-eckhart-exorcism-thriller-incarnate/ | title = WWE Partners With Blumhouse for Aaron Eckhart Exorcism Thriller ‘Incarnate’ | date=25 November 2013 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 | publisher = The Wrap | author = Greg Gillman}}</ref> ''[[The Resurrection of Gavin Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.theabstractnews.com/2016/09/check-out-trailer-for-inspirational.html?m=1 | title = Check out the trailer for the inspirational comedy, 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' | date = 15 September 2016 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 | publisher = The Abstract | author = | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221101728/http://www.theabstractnews.com/2016/09/check-out-trailer-for-inspirational.html?m=1 | archive-date = 21 December 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> ''[[The Belko Experiment]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2016/09/the-belko-experiment-toronto-midnight-madness-bh-tilt-orion-deal-1201817315/ | title = Finally! A Toronto Deal! BH Tilt Lands Orion’s ‘The Belko Experiment’ | date=11 September 2016 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 | magazine = Deadline | author = Mike Fleming Jr.}}</ref> ''[[Sleight]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/wwe-blumhouse-magician-thriller-sleight-1201690877/ | title = Sundance: Blumhouse, WWE Studios Buy Magician Thriller ‘Sleight’ | date=28 January 2016 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 | magazine = Variety | author = Brent Lang}}</ref> ''[[Lowriders (film)|Lowriders]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/relative-unknown-nabs-lead-universals-761587 | title = Relative Unknown Nabs Lead in Universal's Lowrider Drama (Exclusive) | date=7 January 2015 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 | magazine = The Hollywood Reporter | author = Borys Kit}}</ref> ''[[Birth of the Dragon]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/bruce-lee-birth-of-the-dragon-wong-jack-man-bh-tilt-wwe-studios-george-nolfi-1201899704/|title=Bruce Lee-Wong Jack Man Brawler ‘Birth Of The Dragon’ To Land At BH Tilt & WWE Studios|first1=Mike, Jr. |last1=Fleming|date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Upgrade (film)|Upgrade]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/shailene-woodley-adrift-june-release-deadpool-2-slot-1202676198/|title=Shailene Woodley’s ‘Adrift’ Set for June Release in ‘Deadpool 2’ Slot|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=January 24, 2018|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Unfriended: Dark Web]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3498437/bh-tilt-sets-unfriended-dark-web-july-release/|title=BH Tilt Sets ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ for July Release|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Don't Let Go (2019 film)|Don't Let Go]]''.<ref name="Don't Let Go">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/dont-let-go-storm-reid-movie-universal-blumhouse-briarcliff-entertainment-1202644260/|title=Blumhouse Tilt, Universal OTL & Briarcliff Entertainment Team To Release Supernatural Thriller ‘Don’t Let Go’|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=July 10, 2019|accessdate=July 11, 2019}}</ref>
In 2012, Blumhouse opened the ''Blumhouse of Horrors'', an interactive [[haunted house]] experience in [[Downtown Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2012-sep-06-la-et-ct-blum-haunted-house-20120906-story.html |title='Paranormal Activity' producer branches out into haunted houses|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 6, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>


In November 2014, it launched Blumhouse Books, to publish original horror and thriller novels.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Clarke |date=November 2, 2014 |title=Blumhouse Productions Announces Blumhouse Books! |url=https://nerdist.com/blumhouse-productions-announces-blumhouse-books/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616082334/https://nerdist.com/blumhouse-productions-announces-blumhouse-books/ |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2016 |publisher=The Nerdist}}</ref>
In 2014, Blumhouse signed a first-look deal with [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/06/universal-in-first-look-deal-with-paranormal-activity-and-insidious-producer-jason-blum/|title=Universal Makes First-Look Deal With Jason Blum Of 'Paranormal Activity' And 'Insidious'|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref>


In February 2023, it launched Blumhouse Games to produce and publish original horror-themed video games for console, PC and mobile devices as part longer-term effort to branch out into interactive media. The division would join up with independent developers and focus on games with budgets of under $10 million. It would offer financing and help with creative input. The company appointed Zach Wood as President and Don Sechler as CFO of the new venture. No specific projects were discussed at the time of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Lucas |date=2023-02-21 |title=Producer Behind M3GAN and The Purge Is Entering the Video Game Business |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-21/horror-movie-maestro-jason-blum-enters-the-video-game-business |access-date=2023-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=2023-02-21 |title=Horror juggernaut Blumhouse to launch video game division |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/blumhouse-to-launch-video-game-division.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>
In 2015, Blumhouse produced ''[[Unfriended]]'', ''[[Insidious: Chapter 3]]'', ''[[The Gift (2015 film)|The Gift]]'' and ''[[The Visit (2015 American film)|The Visit]]''.


==BH Tilt==
In 2016, Blumhouse produced ''[[The Purge: Election Year]]'' and ''[[Ouija: Origin of Evil]]''.
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| parent = Blumhouse Productions, LLC (with [[Neon (company)|Neon]])
| website =
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Blumhouse Tilt, LLC,<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/201633710127 |website=Opencorporates.com}}</ref> [[Trade name|doing business as]] BH Tilt, was established on September 9, 2014, a new label dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=September 4, 2014 |title=Blumhouse Launches Multi-Platform Arm BH-Tilt |url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/blumhouse-launches-multi-platform-arm-bh-tilt-831985/ |access-date=August 22, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
In 2017, Blumhouse produced ''[[Split (2016 American film)|Split]]'', ''[[Get Out]]'' and ''[[Happy Death Day]]''.


On September 7, 2017, Blumhouse partnered with [[Neon (company)|Neon]], a distribution company, to manage BH Tilt with the aim of achieving long-term sustainable success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/blumhouse-bh-tilt-neon-1202550069/|title=Blumhouse Partners With Neon to Manage BH Tilt Label|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Blumhouse produced ''[[Insidious: The Last Key]]'', ''[[Truth or Dare (2018 film)|Truth or Dare]]'', ''[[The First Purge]]'' and ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]''. ''[[DreamWorks Animation#Upcoming films|Spooky Jack]]'' was announced as an upcoming film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/spooky-jack-dreamworks-animation-blumhouse-animated-scary-film-robert-ben-garant-1202140279/|title=DreamWorks Animation, Blumhouse Team For Animated Pic ‘Spooky Jack’|first1=Mike, Jr. |last1=Fleming|date=August 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3460035/blumhouse-animated-film-spooky-jack-gets-distant-release-date/|title=Blumhouse Animated Film ‘Spooky Jack’ Gets Distant Release Date|first=John|last=Squires|date=September 19, 2017}}</ref>


BH Tilt's releases are:
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.<ref name=A>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/12/20/netflix-pr-chief-moves-to-horrorproduction-company.html |title=Netflix PR chief moves to horror production company Blumhouse |author=Annlee Ellingson |date= December 20, 2018|newspaper=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]] |access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref>
''[[The Green Inferno (film)|The Green Inferno]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/green-inferno-eli-roth-sept-25-release-date-blumhouse-1201435688/|title=Eli Roth's 'Green Inferno' To Finally Bow Sept. 25 Via Blumhouse BH Tilt, Uni & High Top|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Darkness (2016 American film)|The Darkness]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/the-darkness-trailer-kevin-bacon-blumhouse-bh-tilt-1201705303/|title='The Darkness' Trailer: Young Michael Has Been Acting Strange Lately|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 18, 2016|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Incarnate (film)|Incarnate]]'',<ref name="wwe">{{cite web |last=Gillman |first=Greg |date=November 25, 2013 |title=WWE Partners With Blumhouse for Aaron Eckhart Exorcism Thriller 'Incarnate' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/wwe-partners-blumhouse-aaron-eckhart-exorcism-thriller-incarnate/ |access-date=November 20, 2016 |website=The Wrap}}</ref> ''[[The Resurrection of Gavin Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Check out the trailer for the inspirational comedy, 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' |url=http://www.theabstractnews.com/2016/09/check-out-trailer-for-inspirational.html?m=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221101728/http://www.theabstractnews.com/2016/09/check-out-trailer-for-inspirational.html?m=1 |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |access-date=November 20, 2016 |website=The Abstract}}</ref> ''[[The Belko Experiment]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2016-09-11 |title=Finally! A Toronto Deal! BH Tilt Lands Orion's 'The Belko Experiment' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/the-belko-experiment-toronto-midnight-madness-bh-tilt-orion-deal-1201817315/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Sleight]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2016-01-28 |title=Sundance: Blumhouse, WWE Studios Buy Magician Thriller 'Sleight' |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/wwe-blumhouse-magician-thriller-sleight-1201690877/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Lowriders (film)|Lowriders]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2015-01-07 |title=Relative Unknown Nabs Lead in Universal's Lowrider Drama (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/relative-unknown-nabs-lead-universals-761587/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Birth of the Dragon]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |date=February 1, 2017 |title=Bruce Lee-Wong Jack-man Brawler 'Birth Of The Dragon' To Land At BH Tilt & WWE Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/bruce-lee-birth-of-the-dragon-wong-jack-man-bh-tilt-wwe-studios-george-nolfi-1201899704/}}</ref> ''[[Upgrade (film)|Upgrade]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/shailene-woodley-adrift-june-release-deadpool-2-slot-1202676198/|title=Shailene Woodley's 'Adrift' Set for June Release in 'Deadpool 2' Slot|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Unfriended: Dark Web]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3498437/bh-tilt-sets-unfriended-dark-web-july-release/|title=BH Tilt Sets 'Unfriended: Dark Web' for July Release|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Don't Let Go (2019 film)|Don't Let Go]]''.<ref name="Don't Let Go">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/dont-let-go-storm-reid-movie-universal-blumhouse-briarcliff-entertainment-1202644260/|title=Blumhouse Tilt, Universal OTL & Briarcliff Entertainment Team To Release Supernatural Thriller 'Don't Let Go'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2019}}</ref>


==Blumhouse Games==
In 2019, Blumhouse produced ''[[Glass (2019 film)|Glass]]'', ''[[Happy Death Day 2U]]'', ''[[Ma (film)|Ma]]'' and ''[[Black Christmas (2019 film)|Black Christmas]]''. 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=Mattel Films & Blumhouse Team For ‘Magic 8 Ball’, ‘Truth Or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow Set To Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/magic-8-ball-blumhouse-mattel-movie-jeff-wadlow-directs-1202626269/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |accessdate=June 3, 2019 |language=en |date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
{{Main|Blumhouse Games}}
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| founded = February 2023
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Blumhouse Games is a division of Blumhouse Productions that produces original horror video games.
In 2020, Blumhouse produced ''[[The Hunt (2020 film)]]''


The gaming division focuses on indie budget projects with production costs below $10 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Blumhouse Games Continue to Their Push As They Hire Horror Game Extraordinaire - FandomWire |url=https://fandomwire.com/blumhouse-games-horror-extraordinaire/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018022139/https://fandomwire.com/blumhouse-games-horror-extraordinaire/ |archive-date=October 18, 2023 }}</ref>
=== Television, books, podcasts, and haunted houses ===
In 2012, Blumhouse opened the ''Blumhouse of Horrors'', an interactive [[haunted house]] experience in [[Downtown Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2012-sep-06-la-et-ct-blum-haunted-house-20120906-story.html |title='Paranormal Activity' producer branches out into haunted houses|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 6, 2012|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref>
Blumhouse had also collaborated with [[Halloween Horror Nights]] to bring mazes, a terror tram and scare zones from films such as ''[[Insidious (film)|Insidious]]'', ''[[The Purge (2013 film)|The Purge]]'', ''[[Happy Death Day]]'', ''[[Sinister (film)|Sinister]]'', ''[[Truth or Dare (2018 film)|Truth or Dare]]'' and ''[[Unfriended]]''.


In November 2023, Blumhouse Games hired Jo Lammert as the production lead and Clint Brewer as the technical director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=2023-11-30 |title=Blumhouse crosses from film to horror games with addition of new studio leaders |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/blumhouse-crosses-from-film-to-horror-games-with-addition-of-new-studio-leaders/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>
On November 11, 2014 the company launched Blumhouse Books, dedicated to having filmmakers and authors create original horror and thriller novels.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nerdist.com/blumhouse-productions-announces-blumhouse-books/ | title = Blumhouse Productions Announces Blumhouse Books! | date = 2 November 2014 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 | publisher = The Nerdist | author = Clarke Wolfe | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180616082334/https://nerdist.com/blumhouse-productions-announces-blumhouse-books/ | archive-date = 16 June 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==Blumhouse Books==
On the television side, Blumhouse had a first look deal with Lionsgate, and the company produced the short-lived series ''[[Stranded (TV series)|Stranded]]'' for [[Syfy]] and executive produced ''[[The River (U.S. TV series)|The River]]'' with [[Amblin Television]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/02/feature-producer-jason-blum-signs-first-look-television-deal-with-lionsgate/|title=Feature Producer Jason Blum Signs First-Look Television Deal With Lionsgate|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/stranded/about|title=About – Stranded|publisher=SyFy|accessdate=January 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203035811/http://www.syfy.com/stranded/about|archive-date=2014-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> Recently, Blumhouse has a first look deal with [[Universal Television]] and had released a television series based on [[The Purge|''The Purge'' franchise]] in 2018.
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| founder = Jason Blum
| hq_location = Los Angeles, California, United States
| parent = Blumhouse Productions
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Blumhouse Books is a publishing company that specializes in horror novels. It was founded in 2014 as a subsidiary of Blumhouse Productions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Tobias |date=2018-10-22 |title=Blumhouse reinvented the horror movie, so why not the horror novel? |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/22/18003036/new-horror-books-blumhouse-books |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blumhouse.com/about/|title=About Blumhouse|website=www.blumhouse.com}}</ref>


===Novels published by Blumhouse Books===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/crypt-tv-expansion-jason-blum-eli-roth-1201740227/|title=Jason Blum, Eli Roth-Backed Crypt TV Eyes Expansion|first1=Brent|last1=Lang|date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> On May 11, 2016 Blumhouse launched their podcast titled ''Shock Waves'' with hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, [[Rebekah McKendry]] and Ryan Turek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the13thfloor.tv/podcast/|title=Podcasts|date=April 30, 2016|website=The 13th Floor}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/blumhouse-com-podcast-network-shock-waves-killer-pov-1201748040/|title=Blumhouse.com Launching Podcast Network With ‘Shock Waves’ From ‘Killer POV’ Team|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=May 2, 2016}}</ref> On January 16, 2018 it was announced that [[Mick Garris]]' horror podcast ''Post Mortem'' would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012808/http://podcast.blumhouse.com/episode-79-post-mortem-with-mick-garris]</ref>
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602217/final-cuts-by-ellen-datlow/ ''Final Cuts'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557959/bad-man-by-dathan-auerbach/ ''Bad Man'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609524/happy-death-day-and-happy-death-day-2u-by-aaron-hartzler/ ''Happy Death Day & Happy Death Day 2U'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552432/hark-the-herald-angels-scream-by-christopher-golden/ ''Hark! The Herald Angels Scream'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/548337/meddling-kids-by-edgar-cantero/ ''Meddling Kids'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546215/haunted-nights-by-lisa-morton-and-ellen-datlow-editors/ ''Haunted Nights'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540320/feral-by-james-demonaco-and-b-k-evenson/ ''Feral'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541314/the-apartment-by-s-l-grey/ ''The Apartment'']
# [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248647/the-blumhouse-book-of-nightmares-by-presented-by-jason-blum/ ''The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares'']


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[Dark Castle Entertainment]]
{{Portal|Companies}}
* [[List of Blumhouse Productions projects]]
* [[Platinum Dunes]]
* [[Ghost House Pictures]]
* [[Ghost House Pictures]]
* [[Blinding Edge Pictures]]
* [[Gold Circle Films]]
* [[Platinum Dunes]]
* [[Twisted Pictures]]
* [[Vertigo Entertainment]]
* [[Atomic Monster]]
* [[Lionsgate]]
* [[Monkeypaw Productions]]
* [[Monkeypaw Productions]]
* [[Universal Pictures]]
* [[Atomic Monster Productions]]
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* [[Neon (distributor)|Neon]]
* [[A24 (company)|A24]]
* [[Studio 8 (company)|Studio 8]]
* [[Dark Castle Entertainment]]
* [[The Picture Company]]


== References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.blumhouse.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.blumhouse.com/}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0098315/ Blumhouse Productions] on [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0539434/ BH Tilt] on [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0341427/ Haunted Movies] on [[Internet Movie Database]]


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"Blumhouse" redirects here. Not to be confused with Blue House, Bloom House, or Blum House.

Blumhouse Productions, LLC
Blumhouse
FormerlyBlum Israel Productions (2000–2002)
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion picture
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Founder
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jason Blum
  • Couper Samuelson
  • Beatriz Sequeira
  • Ryan Turek
  • Jennifer Scudder Trent
  • Karen Barragan
  • Abhijay Prakash
Services
ParentBlumhouse Holdings, LLC
Divisions
  • Haunted Movies (formerly known as Possessed Pictures)
  • BH Tilt (with Neon)
  • Blumhouse International
  • BlumHansonAllen Films
  • Blumhouse Television
  • Blumhouse Books
  • Blumhouse Games
SubsidiariesAtomic Monster (2024–present)
Websiteblumhouse.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Blumhouse Productions, LLC,[3] doing business as Blumhouse (/ˈblʌmhaʊs/;[4] also known as BH Productions or simply BH), is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum and Amy Israel.[5]

Blumhouse is known mainly for producing horror films, such as the Paranormal Activity franchise, the Insidious franchise, Sinister, The Purge franchise, Split, Get Out, Happy Death Day as well as its sequel Happy Death Day 2U, the Halloween franchise (2018–2022), Freaky, The Invisible Man (2020), The Black Phone, M3GAN, Five Nights at Freddy's and Speak No Evil.[6][7] It has also produced drama films, such as Whiplash and BlacKkKlansman, which both earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Get Out and BlacKkKlansman won Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.[8][9]

It has worked with directors such as Leigh Whannell, Jordan Peele, Scott Derrickson, Christopher Landon, James Wan, Mike Flanagan, James DeMonaco, Jeff Wadlow, Damien Chazelle and M. Night Shyamalan.

Most of Blumhouse's theatrically released films since 2014 are owned and distributed by Universal Pictures as part of a ten-year first-look deal.[10]

Overview

Main article: List of Blumhouse Productions projects

Film

Blumhouse's company model is to produce films on a small budget, give directors creative freedom, and release films widely through the studio system.[11] Blumhouse was originally known as Blum Israel Productions, as Amy Israel had a first-look deal at Miramax when the company was founded.[12] In 2002, Blum and Israel parted ways, and the company became Blumhouse Productions.[13] In 2015, Crypt TV was created by Jack Davis and Eli Roth which is backed by Blum and the company.[14]

Blumhouse's low-budget model began in 2007 with Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000 and grossed over $193 million worldwide.[15] It produced Insidious, which grossed over $100 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5 million;[16] and Sinister, which grossed over $87 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million.[6]

In 2018, Blumhouse announced a partnership with DreamWorks Animation to co-produce Spooky Jack[17][18] but the film was removed from DreamWorks Animation's slate in 2019.[19]

On November 16, 2022, it was announced that James Wan's Atomic Monster was in talks to merge with Blumhouse, with Atomic Monster having a shared first-look deal with Universal. Both companies would continue to operate as separate labels, with each maintaining its own creative autonomy and brand identity.[20][21][22] The merger was finalized on January 2, 2024.[23]

Television, video games, books, podcasts and haunted houses

In 2012, Blumhouse opened the Blumhouse of Horrors, an interactive haunted house experience in Downtown Los Angeles.[24]

In November 2014, it launched Blumhouse Books, to publish original horror and thriller novels.[25]

In February 2023, it launched Blumhouse Games to produce and publish original horror-themed video games for console, PC and mobile devices as part longer-term effort to branch out into interactive media. The division would join up with independent developers and focus on games with budgets of under $10 million. It would offer financing and help with creative input. The company appointed Zach Wood as President and Don Sechler as CFO of the new venture. No specific projects were discussed at the time of the announcement.[26][27]

BH Tilt

BH Tilt, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
FoundedSeptember 9, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-09-09)
FounderJason Blum
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
ParentBlumhouse Productions, LLC (with Neon)

Blumhouse Tilt, LLC,[28] doing business as BH Tilt, was established on September 9, 2014, a new label dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release.[29]

On September 7, 2017, Blumhouse partnered with Neon, a distribution company, to manage BH Tilt with the aim of achieving long-term sustainable success.[30]

BH Tilt's releases are: The Green Inferno,[31] The Darkness,[32] Incarnate,[33] The Resurrection of Gavin Stone,[34] The Belko Experiment,[35] Sleight,[36] Lowriders,[37] Birth of the Dragon,[38] Upgrade,[39] Unfriended: Dark Web[40] and Don't Let Go.[41]

Blumhouse Games

Main article: Blumhouse Games
Blumhouse Games, LLC
Company typeLimited Liability Company
IndustryVideo Games
FoundedFebruary 2023
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
ParentBlumhouse Productions

Blumhouse Games is a division of Blumhouse Productions that produces original horror video games.

The gaming division focuses on indie budget projects with production costs below $10 million.[42]

In November 2023, Blumhouse Games hired Jo Lammert as the production lead and Clint Brewer as the technical director.[43]

Blumhouse Books

Blumhouse Books, LLC
IndustryBooks
Founded2014
FounderJason Blum
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
ParentBlumhouse Productions

Blumhouse Books is a publishing company that specializes in horror novels. It was founded in 2014 as a subsidiary of Blumhouse Productions.[44]

Novels published by Blumhouse Books

  1. Final Cuts
  2. Bad Man
  3. Happy Death Day & Happy Death Day 2U
  4. Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
  5. Meddling Kids
  6. Haunted Nights
  7. Feral
  8. The Apartment
  9. The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares

See also

References

  1. ^ Wyche, Elbert (April 5, 2017). "ITV Studios acquires stake in Blumhouse Television". Screen International. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Blumhouse Games – Blumhouse Launches New Subsidiary to Produce Original Horror Video Games
  3. ^ "Blumhouse Productions LLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News.
  4. ^ Blumhouse [@blumhouse] (November 2, 2012). "@blauralum it's BLUM like plum!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Puchko, Kristy (September 11, 2013). "Insidious: Chapter 2 Producer Jason Blum Admits Horror Haters Fuel His Drive". Cinema Blend.
  6. ^ a b Tartaglione, Nancy (March 1, 2013). "'Sinister' Sequel Brewing As Blumhouse Eyes Hat Trick Of Micro-Budget Franchises". Deadline. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Ryan, Chris (November 2, 2016). "Scare Tactics". The Ringer. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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