Blumhouse Productions (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH) is an American film and television

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founded in 2000 by

Jason Blum Jason Ferus Blum "Jason Ferus Blum was born in LA in 1969 to Shirley Neilsen, an art professor, and Irving Blum, an art dealer" (; born 1969) is an American film and television producer. He is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, whic ...

. It is known mainly for producing

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s, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Purge ''The Purge'' is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Land ...

'', ''

Happy Death Day ''Happy Death Day'' is a 2017 American black comedy slasher film directed by Christopher Landon, and written by Scott Lobdell. It stars Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard. The film was produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions ...

'', ''

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'', '' Us'', ''

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'', '' Freaky'' and ''

The Black Phone ''The Black Phone'' is a 2021 American coming-of-age supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the ...

''. It has also produced drama films, such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', which both earned nominations for the

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. ''Get Out'' and ''BlacKkKlansman'' won Academy Awards for

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and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. It has worked with directors such as

Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannell (; is an Australian screenwriter, actor, film producer, and film director. He is best known for writing films directed by his friend James Wan, including ''Saw'' (2004), ''Dead Silence'' (2007), ''Insidious'' (2010), and '' Insid ...

, Jordan Peele,

Scott Derrickson Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' (2005), ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (2008), ''Sinister'' (2012), '' Deliver Us from Evil'' (2014), '' ...

, Christopher Landon,

James Wan James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the ''Saw'' and ''Insidious'' franchises and the creator of The Conjurin ...

, Mike Flanagan,

James DeMonaco James DeMonaco (born October 12, 1969) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the ''Purge'' franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, ''The Purge'' (2013), ''Anarc ...

Damien Chazelle Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films ''Whiplash'' (2014), ''La La Land'' (2016), and '' First Man'' (2018). For ''Whiplash'', he was nominated for the ...

, and M. Night Shyamalan. Most of Blumhouse's theatrically-released films since 2014 are owned and distributed by

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as part of a 10-year

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Overview

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. Blumhouse was originally known as Blum Israel Productions, with Amy Israel with a first-look deal at

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when the company was founded. In 2002, Blum and Israel parted ways, and the company became Blumhouse Productions. In 2015,

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was created by Jack Davis and

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which is backed Blum and the company. Blumhouse's low-budget model began in 2007 with ''

'', which was made for $15,000 and grossed over $193 million worldwide. It produced ''

'', which grossed over $100 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5 million; and ''

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'', which grossed over $87 million worldwide from a budget of $3 million. In 2010, Haunted Movies was formed as a division for Blumhouse which released ''

'', '' The River'', '' The Bay'' and '' The Lords of Salem''. In 2013, it produced ''

'', '' Insidious: Chapter 2'', and ''

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''. In 2014, it produced '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'', '' The Purge: Anarchy'', ''

Jessabelle ''Jessabelle'' is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Ben Garant. The film stars Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, Joelle Carter, David Andrews, Amber Stevens, and Ana de la Reguera. The film was release ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

''. In 2015, it produced ''

Unfriended ''Unfriended'' is a 2014 computer screen supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The first feature film to be entirely set on a computer screen, it is produced in the so-called Screenlife format. T ...

'', '' Insidious: Chapter 3'', '' The Gift'' and '' The Visit''. In 2016, it produced '' The Purge: Election Year'' and '' Ouija: Origin of Evil''. In 2017, it produced ''

'', ''

'' and ''

''. In 2018, it produced '' Insidious: The Last Key'', ''

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'', ''

The First Purge ''The First Purge'' is a 2018 American dystopian action horror film directed by Gerard McMurray and starring Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, and Steve Harris. Written and co-executive produced by James DeMonaco, it is the first film of ...

'', and ''

''. Blumhouse announced a partnership with

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to co-produce ''Spooky Jack'' but the film was removed from DreamWorks Animation's slate in 2019. In 2019, it produced ''

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'', ''

Happy Death Day 2U ''Happy Death Day 2U'' is a 2019 American science fiction black comedy slasher film written and directed by Christopher Landon. A sequel to 2017's ''Happy Death Day'', it stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Suraj Sharma, and Steve Zissis. Th ...

'', '' Us'', '' Ma'', and '' Black Christmas''. In 2020, it produced ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Gu ...

'', ''

'', '' The Hunt'', ''

You Should Have Left ''You Should Have Left'' is a 2020 American psychological horror film written and directed by David Koepp, based on the 2017 book of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann. It stars Kevin Bacon, and Amanda Seyfried. Jason Blum served as a producer thr ...

'', '' The Craft: Legacy'', ''

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,'' and '' Freaky''. In 2021, it produced ''

The Forever Purge ''The Forever Purge'' is a 2021 American dystopian action horror film directed by Everardo Valerio Gout and written by series creator James DeMonaco, who also produced along with Jason Blum and Michael Bay. Originally intended as the final instal ...

'', ''

Halloween Kills ''Halloween Kills'' is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and co-written by Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems. It is the sequel to 2018's ''Halloween'' and the twelfth installment in the'' Halloween'' franchise. The ...

'' and '' Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin''. In 2022, it produced ''

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'', ''

'', '' Mr. Harrigan's Phone'', ''

Halloween Ends ''Halloween Ends'' is a 2022 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and co-written by Green, Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier. It is the sequel to ''Halloween Kills'' (2021), the thirteenth installment in the ''Ha ...

'', ''

Run Sweetheart Run ''Run Sweetheart Run'' is a 2020 American supernatural horror film directed by Shana Feste from a screenplay by Feste, Keith Josef Adkins and Kellee Terrell. The film stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Dayo Okeniyi, Betsy Brandt, Ava Grey, La ...

'', '' Soft & Quiet'' and ''

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''. On November 16, 2022, it was announced that

Atomic Monster Productions Atomic Monster is an American film and television production company, founded in 2014 by James Wan. The company is known for producing films in ''The Conjuring'' Universe, '' Lights Out'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Malignant'' and '' M3GAN''. Overvi ...

was in talks to merge with Blumhouse with Atomic Monster having a shared first look deal with

. Both companies would continue to operate as separate labels, with each maintaining its own creative autonomy and brand identity. In 2023, they will release ''

M3GAN ''M3GAN'' is a 2022 American science fiction horror film directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper and a story by Cooper and James Wan, who produces alongside Jason Blum. The film stars Allison Williams and Violet McGraw, ...

'', '' Insidious: Fear the Dark'', '' They Listen'' and ''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty W ...

''. They are also in pre-production for ''

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''.

Television, books, podcasts, and haunted houses

In 2012, Blumhouse opened the ''Blumhouse of Horrors'', an interactive

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experience in

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. It had also collaborated with

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to bring mazes, a terror tram, and scare zones from films and properties such as ''

'', ''

'', '' Us'', '' Freaky'', ''

'' and

. On November 11, 2014, it launched Blumhouse Books, to publish original horror and thriller novels.

BH Tilt

BH Tilt was established on September 9, 2014 to produce movies from Blumhouse and other filmmakers for multi-platform release. On September 7, 2017, Blumhouse partnered up with distribution company

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to manage BH Tilt. BH Tilt's releases are '' The Green Inferno'', '' The Darkness'', ''

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'', ''

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone ''The Resurrection of Gavin Stone'' is a 2017 American Christian comedy drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins, written by Andrea Gyertson Nasfell, and starring Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Neil Flynn, Shawn Michaels and D. B. Sweeney ...

'', ''

The Belko Experiment ''The Belko Experiment'' is a 2016 American horror thriller film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn, who also produced the film with Peter Safran. It stars John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, Melon ...

'', ''

Sleight ''Sleight'' is a 2016 American superhero film, superhero Drama (film and television), drama film about a street magician in Los Angeles. The film is directed by J. D. Dillard, written by Dillard and Alex Theurer and stars Jacob Latimore, Seychel ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Birth of the Dragon ''Birth of the Dragon'' is a 2016 American martial arts action film directed by George Nolfi and written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. The film stars Philip Ng, Xia Yu, and Billy Magnussen. The film is a fictional account on th ...

'', ''

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'', '' Unfriended: Dark Web'' and '' Don't Let Go''.

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Overview

Film

Television, books, podcasts, and haunted houses

BH Tilt

See also

References

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