Blumhouse Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Jason Blum. Blumhouse produces low-budget horror films, such as Get Out, Insidious, Split, The Purge, Happy Death Day, Upgrade, Sinister, Paranormal Activity, Halloween, and The Gift. Their films Whiplash and Get Out have earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The company also produced The Normal Heart, which won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. In 2014, the company signed a 10-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures.
Overview[]
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. Blumhouse's low-budget model began in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000 and grossed over $193 million worldwide. Blumhouse produced Insidious, which grossed over $97 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5 million, and Sinister, which grossed over $87 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million. In 2014, Blumhouse signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures. 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. On May 11, 2016 Blumhouse launched their podcast titled Shock Waves with hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek. On January 16, 2018 it was announced that Mick Garris' horror podcast Post Mortem would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network.
Blumhouse has worked with directors such as James Wan, Mike Flanagan, James DeMonaco, M. Night Shyamalan and Scott Derrickson. In 2013, Blumhouse produced The Purge, Insidious: Chapter 2, and Dark Skies. In 2014, Blumhouse produced Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, The Purge: Anarchy, Jessabelle, Ouija and Whiplash. 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. Some of the company's upcoming films include Halloween, Glass, Five Nights at Freddy's and their first animated feature Spooky Jack.
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. Recently, Blumhouse has a first look deal with Universal Television and had released a television series based off The Purge franchise in 2018.
In 2010, Haunted Movies was formed as a division for Blumhouse which released Insidious, The River, The Bay and The Lords of Salem.
In 2012, Blumhouse opened the Blumhouse of Horrors, an interactive haunted house experience in Downtown Los Angeles. 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 September 9, 2014 Blumhouse established BH Tilt, dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release. On September 7, 2017 Blumhouse partners up with distribution company Neon to manage BH Tilt. The films released by BH Tilt are The Green Inferno, The Darkness, Incarnate, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, The Belko Experiment, Sleight, Lowriders, Birth of the Dragon, Upgrade and Unfriended: Dark Web.
On November 11, 2014 the company launched Blumhouse Books, dedicated to having filmmakers and authors create original horror and thriller novels.
Portfolio[]
Films[]
| Year | Film | Director | Release date | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Griffin & Phoenix | Ed Stone | November 20, 2006 | $500,000 | $1.4 million |
| 2007 | The Fever | Carlo Gabriel Nero | June 13, 2007 | N/A | N/A |
| The Darwin Awards | Finn Taylor | July 31, 2007 | N/A | $309,408 | |
| 2008 | Graduation | Mike Mayer | May 2, 2008 | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Paranormal Activity | Oren Peli | September 25, 2009 | $15,000 | $193.4 million |
| The Accidental Husband | Griffin Dunne | November 10, 2009 | N/A | $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 | N/A | $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 | $28,864 | ||
| Best Night Ever | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer |
December 26, 2013 | N/A | $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 | $826,252 | |
| Not Safe for Work | Joe Johnston | May 9, 2014 | $2.5 million | N/A | |
| The Normal Heart | Ryan Murphy | May 25, 2014 | N/A | N/A | |
| The Purge: Anarchy | James DeMonaco | July 18, 2014 | $9 million | $111.9 million | |
| Mockingbird | Bryan Bertino | October 7, 2014 | N/A | N/A | |
| Mercy | Peter Cornwell | N/A | N/A | ||
| Stretch | Joe Carnahan | $5 million | N/A | ||
| Whiplash | Damien Chazelle | October 10, 2014 | $3.3 million | $49 million | |
| The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | October 16, 2014 | N/A | N/A | |
| Ouija | Stiles White | October 24, 2014 | $5 million | $103.6 million | |
| Jessabelle | Kevin Greutert | November 7, 2014 | N/A | $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 | $7,556 | |
| Insidious: Chapter 3 | Leigh Whannell | June 5, 2015 | $10 million | $113 million | |
| Creep | Patrick Brice | June 23, 2015 | N/A | N/A | |
| Exeter | Marcus Nispel | July 2, 2015 | $2 million | $489,792 | |
| 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 | N/A | $1.1 million |
| Curve | Iain Softley | N/A | N/A | ||
| The Veil | Phil Joanou | $4 million | N/A | ||
| Martyrs | Kevin Goetz Michael Goetz |
January 22, 2016 | $1 million | $397,072 | |
| Hush | Mike Flanagan | April 8, 2016 | N/A | ||
| 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 | N/A | $551,760 | |
| In a Valley of Violence | Ti West | October 21, 2016 | N/A | $61,797 | |
| Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mike Flanagan | $9 million | $81.7 million | ||
| Incarnate | Brad Peyton | December 2, 2016 | $5 million | $9.4 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 | $255.4 million | |
| The Belko Experiment | Greg McLean | March 17, 2017 | $5 million | $11.1 million | |
| Sleight | J.D. Dillard | April 28, 2017 | $250,000 | $4 million | |
| Lowriders | Ricardo de Montreuil | May 12, 2017 | $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 | N/A | N/A | |
| Amityville: The Awakening | Franck Khalfoun | October 28, 2017 | N/A | $7.7 million | |
| Like. Share. Follow. | Glenn Gers | October 31, 2017 | N/A | N/A | |
| Totem | Marcel Sarmiento | N/A | $51,247 | ||
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Adam Robitel | January 5, 2018 | $10 million | $167.7 million |
| Benji | Brandon Camp | March 16, 2018 | $6 million | N/A | |
| Truth or Dare | Jeff Wadlow | April 13, 2018 | $3.5 million | $94.8 million | |
| Stephanie | Akiva Goldsman | April 17, 2018 | N/A | N/A | |
| Family Blood | Sonny Mallhi | May 4, 2018 | N/A | N/A | |
| Delirium | Dennis Iliadis | May 22, 2018 | N/A | $378,253 | |
| Upgrade | Leigh Whannell | June 1, 2018 | $3 million | $16 million | |
| The First Purge | Gerard McMurray | July 4, 2018 | $13 million | $136.3 million | |
| Unfriended: Dark Web | Stephen Susco | July 20, 2018 | $1 million | $9.6 million | |
| The Keeping Hours | Karen Moncrieff | July 24, 2018 | N/A | N/A | |
| BlacKkKlansman | Spike Lee | August 10, 2018 | $15 million | $88.2 million | |
| Seven in Heaven | Chris Eigeman | October 5, 2018 | N/A | N/A | |
| Halloween | David Gordon Green | October 19, 2018 | $10 million | $252.9 million | |
| Cam | Daniel Goldhaber | November 16, 2018 | $1 million | N/A |
Upcoming films[]
| Year | Film | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Glass | M. Night Shyamalan | January 18, 2019 |
| Happy Death Day 2U | Christopher Landon | February 14, 2019 | |
| Us | Jordan Peele | March 15, 2019 | |
| Untitled film | TBA | May 31, 2019 | |
| The Hunt | Craig Zobel | September 27, 2019 | |
| Untitled film | TBA | October 18, 2019 | |
| Untitled film | TBA | December 13, 2019 | |
| 2020 | Untitled film | TBA | January 3, 2020 |
| Fantasy Island | Jeff Wadlow | February 28, 2020 | |
| Untitled film | TBA | March 13, 2020 | |
| Untitled film | TBA | October 16, 2020 | |
| 2021 | Untitled film | TBA | January 8, 2021 |
| Untitled film | TBA | August 13, 2021 | |
| Spooky Jack | TBA | September 17, 2021 | |
| Untitled film | TBA | October 15, 2021 |
In development[]
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| Stockholm | Robert Budreau |
| Boogeyman Pop | Brad Michael Elmore |
| Hurt | Sonny Mallhi |
| The Lie | Veena Sud |
| Bloodline | Henry Jacobson |
| Thriller | Dallas Jackson |
| Relive | Jacob Estes |
| The Gallows Act II | Chris Lofing Travis Cluff |
| 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 |
| Spawn | Todd McFarlane |
| You Should Have Left | David Koepp |
Short films[]
| Year | Short | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Whiplash | Damien Chazelle | January 18, 2013 |
| 2015 | Fifteen | Gavin Michael Booth | October 29, 2015 |
Television[]
Released television projects[]
| Year | Show | Creator | Premiere date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The River | Oren Peli Michael R. Perry |
February 7, 2012 | TV series |
| 2013 | Stranded | Josh Gates | February 27, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Ascension | Damion Black Philip Levens Adrian A. Cruz |
December 15, 2014 | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Eye Candy | Christian Taylor | January 12, 2015 | TV series |
| Real Scares | N/A | April 13, 2015 | Web series | |
| 2015–2016 | Hellevator | N/A | October 21, 2015 | TV series |
| 2015 | #15SecondScare | N/A | October 22, 2015 | Web series |
| South of Hell | Matt Lambert | November 27, 2015 | TV series | |
| 2016 | Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? | Joe Berlinger | May 22, 2016 | |
| 12 Deadly Days | Chris Cullari Jennifer Raite |
December 12, 2016 | Miniseries | |
| 2017 | Cold Case Files | N/A | February 27, 2017 | TV series |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects | Marti Noxon | July 8, 2018 | Miniseries |
| Sacred Lies | Raelle Tucker | July 27, 2018 | TV series | |
| Ghoul | Patrick Graham | August 24, 2018 | Miniseries | |
| The Purge | James DeMonaco | September 4, 2018 | TV series | |
| Into the Dark | N/A | October 5, 2018 |
Upcoming television projects[]
| Year | Show | Creator | Premiere date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Scare Tactics | Scott Hallock Kevin Healey |
N/A | TV series |
| The Good Lord Bird | Ethan Hawke | N/A | ||
| The Loudest Voice in the Room | Tom McCarthy | N/A | Miniseries | |
| Run for Your Life | Chris Cullari Jennifer Raite |
N/A | TV pilot |
Documentaries[]
| Year | Documentary | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stagedoor | Alexandra Shiva | May 24, 2006 |
| 2015 | The Jinx: The Life and Death of Robert Durst | Andrew Jarecki | February 8, 2015 |
| How to Dance in Ohio | Alexandra Shiva | October 26, 2015 | |
| 2017 | Election Day: Lens Across America | Henry Jacobson Emma Tammi |
January 17, 2017 |
| Alive and Kicking | Susan Glatzer | April 7, 2017 | |
| 2018 | This is Home: A Refugee Story | Alexandra Shiva | April 6, 2018 |
| Bathtubs Over Broadway | Dava Whisenant | November 30, 2018 |
Books[]
| Year | Book | Author | Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City | Various Authors | July 7, 2015 |
| 2016 | The Apartment | S.L. Grey | October 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | Feral | James DeMonaco B.K. Evenson |
April 4, 2017 |
| Meddling Kids | Edgar Cantero | July 11, 2017 | |
| Haunted Nights | Various Authors | October 3, 2017 | |
| 2018 | This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us | Edgar Cantero | July 31, 2018 |
| Bad Man | Dathan Auerbach | August 7, 2018 | |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Scream | Various Authors | October 23, 2018 |
Comics[]
| Year | Comic | Writer | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sleight | Ryan Parrott | March 30, 2017 | Tie-in prequel comic to Sleight (2017) |
Podcasts[]
| Year | Podcast | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–present | Shock Waves | Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane Rebekah McKendry, Ryan Turek |
| 2018–present | Post Mortem with Mick Garris | Mick Garris |
| Fear Initiative | Clarke Wolfe, Morgan Peter Brown, Cara Mandel, Josh Forbes, Megan Duffy, Jeff Seidman, David Ian McKendry, Rob Schrab | |
| Attack of the Queerwolf! | Michael Kennedy, M.A. Fortin Nay Bever, Brennan Klein | |
| The Oval Office Tapes | R. J. Cutler |