This document compares the 2009 films Paranormal Activity and The Hangover. It details that Paranormal Activity had a budget of $15 million and earned $197 million, while The Hangover had a $38 million budget and earned $467 million. It was produced by major studio Warner Brothers, while Paranormal Activity was produced by smaller company Blum House Productions. Though Blum House films are lower budget, they have found success with films like Insidious and Sinister, but are not as well known as a major studio like Warner Brothers.

1. HANGOVER (2009) V
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Rebecca Stanway

2. WHO MADE WHAT?
Paranormal Activity Hangover
Blum House Warner Brothers

3. FILM BUDGET
Paranormal Activity Budget Hangover Budget
$15 million $38 million

4. RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Paranormal Activity (%) Hangover (%)
655,000 1297

5. $ MONEY MADE $
Paranormal Activity ($) Hangover($)
197 million 467 million

6. WELL KNOWN COMPANIES?
 Warner Brothers is a well known film production company making
many big hits over the years for example ‘The Dark Knight’ and
‘Inception’.
 Over the last few years Blum House Productions have produced
many well known low budget films for example ‘Insidious’ one and
two. However they are still not as well known as the bigger companies
such as Warner Brothers.

7. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
HIGH AND LOW BUDGET FILM
 The high budget film (Hangover) was made by a huge cooperation,
who is well known and highly rated within the industry with high paid
actors/actresses they would make more money.
 The low budget film (Paranormal Activity) is made by a smaller
company who is less well known although they have made a killing at the
box office with certain films not all of the are successful due to the
unknown actors and unknown name hence why they don’t make as much
money compared to larger corporations.

8. WHAT OTHE R FIL MS HAS THE
PRODUCTION COMPANY MADE ? WE RE
THE SE AS SUCCE SSFUL ? WHY / WHY NOT?
Blum House Warner Brothers
Tooth Fairy Argo
Insidious Magic Mike
The Purge Sherlock Homes; A Game Of
Shadows
Area 51 Beautiful creatures
Sinister We’re the Millers
The Accidental Husband Man of Steel

9. WHAT OTHE R FIL MS HAS THE
PRODUCTION COMPANY MADE ? WE RE
THE SE AS SUCCE SSFUL ? WHY / WHY NOT?
 Most Warner Brother films are very successful however ‘Beautiful
‘Creatures was not a smash hit at the box office only making
$19,452,138. A considerable loss with its $60 million budget. It is
possible that the target audience was as interested as hoped, it could
be due to the casting or an unbelievable story line, although breaking
even eventually its obvious that this film was a big mistake for Warner
Brothers.

10. WHAT OTHE R FIL MS HAS THE
PRODUCTION COMPANY MADE ? WE RE
THE SE AS SUCCE SSFUL ? WHY / WHY NOT?
 During the last couple of years Blum House productions have
made a great deal of money in somen films. For example Accidental
husband made $22,707,064 in the box office.