Research on Blumhouse Productions - a well known producer of low budget horror movies.

2. Background Info
• Founded in 2000 and Run by Jason Blum
• Produce low budget genre movies
• Produce the movies independently and then release
them wide through the studio system
• Has a first look deal with Universal Pictures
• TV - first look deal with Lionsgate

3. Notable Releases from 2010
Onwards
• Paranormal Activity 2-4
• Insidious 1-3
• Sinister 1-2
• The Purge 1-2
• Ouija
• Unfriended
• The Boy Next Door
• Whiplash
• The Lazarus Effect
• Oculus
• Dark Skies
• The Bay

4. The Paranormal Activity
Franchise
• 2009-Present
• Distributed by Paramount
• Regarded as popularising the ‘Found Footage’ genre - unique -
revolutionised the horror genre
• Success of Each Film - Gross (Budget) - UK, Rank (Opening
Number):
• 1 - $193.4 million ($15,000) - $16 million, 2 ($5.9 million) -
Number 1 in Second week
• 2 - $177.5 million ($3 million) - $17.5 million, 1 ($5.9 million)
• 3 - $207 million ($5 million) - $17 million, 1 ($5.4 million)
• 4 - $140.8 million ($5 million) - $9.6 million, 2 ($4.1 million)
• 4.5 - $90.9 million ($5 million) - $4.8 million, 5 ($2.6 million)
• 5 - TO BE RELEASED
• Critics for Each Film (Rotten Tomatoes):
• 1 - 83% - POSITIVE
• 2 - 58% - MIXED
• 3 - 68% - POSITIVE
• 4 - 24% - NEGATIVE
• 4.5 - 37% - NEGATIVE

5. The Insidious Franchise
• 2010-Present
• Distributed by FilmDistrict, Stage 6 Films
& Focus Features
• Success of Each Film - Gross (Budget) -
UK, Rank (Opening Number):
• 1 - $97 million ($1.5 million) - $11.5
million, 3 ($2.4 million)
• 2 - $161.9 million ($5 million) - $11.5
million, 1 ($4.5 million)
• 3 - $109.5 million ($10 million) - $6.1
million, 3 ($2.2 million)
• Critics for Each Film (Rotten Tomatoes):
• 1 - 66% - POSITIVE
• 2 - 38% - NEGATIVE
• 3 - 60% - POSITIVE

6. The The Purge Franchise
• 2013-Present
• Distributed by Universal Pictures
• Success of Each Film - Gross
(Budget) - UK, Rank (Opening
Number):
• 1 - $89.3 million ($9 million) -
$5.3 million, 6 ($1.5 million)
• 2 - $110.6 million ($5 million) -
$7.7 million, 3 ($1.9 million)
• 3 - RELEASED 2016
• Critics for Each Film (Rotten
Tomatoes):
• 1 - 38% - NEGATIVE
• 2 - 57% - MIXED

7. The Sinister Franchise
• 2012-Present
• Distributed by Summit Entertainment
& Momentum Pictures
• Success of Each Film - Gross
(Budget) - UK, Rank (Opening
Number):
• 1 - $77.7 million ($3 million) -
$10.6 million, 3 ($2.3 million)
• 2 - $28 million ($10 million) -
$3.7 million, 3 ($1.7 million)
• Critics for Each Film (Rotten
Tomatoes):
• 1 - 62% - POSITIVE
• 2 - 12% - NEGATIVE

8. Whiplash
• 2014
• Distributed by Sony Pictures
Classics
• Success of Each Film - Gross
(Budget) - UK, Rank (Opening
Number):
• 1 - $13.9 million ($3.3
million) - $2.4 million, 7
($869,000)
• Critics for Each Film (Rotten
Tomatoes):
• 1 - 95% - POSITIVE
• Won 3 Oscars, Won 3
BAFTAs

9. Unfriended
• 2015
• Distributed by Universal Pictures
• Success of Each Film - Gross
(Budget) - UK, Rank (Opening
Number):
• 1 - $33.3 million ($1 million)
- $2 million, 3 ($2 million)
• Critics for Each Film (Rotten
Tomatoes):
• 1 - 62% - POSITIVE
• ‘In 2015 a new film will
revolutionise the horror genre’

10. • The Lazarus Effect - 38/100
• Ouija - 38/100
• The Boy Next Door - 30/100
• Dark Skies- 50/100
• Oculus - 61/100
• The Bay - 65/100
• Whiplash - 88/100
• Unfriended - 59/100
• Sinister - 53/100
• Paranormal Activity 2 - 53/100
• Paranormal Activity 3 - 59/100
• Paranormal Activity 4 - 40/100
• Paranormal Activity 4.5 - 42/100
• Insidious - 52/100
• Insidious: Chapter 2 - 40/100
• The Purge - 41/100
• The Purge: Anarchy - 50/100
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