This document compares the 2009 films Transformers and Paranormal Activity. Transformers had a budget of $210 million and grossed $836.5 million, while Paranormal Activity had a tiny budget of $15,000 but grossed $196.6 million. Blumhouse Productions, which produced Paranormal Activity, is known for producing low-budget horror films that are highly profitable, while Paramount Pictures, which produced Transformers, invests much higher budgets but appeals to wider audiences. The main difference between the companies is their budgets and marketing strategies, with Blumhouse focusing on online promotion while Paramount spends more on widespread advertising.

1. Transformers
Vs
Paranormal
Activity
2009 Films

2. Transformers
Paranormal activity

3. Transformers
Budget: $210,000,000
Total Gross:
$836,519,699
Paranormal activity
Budget: $15,000
Total Gross:
$196,681,656

4.  These two production companies are very
well know for their high end, popular films that
they churn out with high budgets and
generally make their money back.

5.  BlumHouse has become a very successful low
budget movie producer, their most profitable
film was Paranormal Activity 1, made for just
£15,000 and brought in over £196 Million.
BlumHouse has become well know for its
horror films, made on a low budget and raking
in the millions.

6. Differences
The main different is the amount of capital
each institution throws at each films, for
transformers paramount threw a large
amount of money to publicise and market
the film unlike paranormal activity who's
marketing mainly revolved around trailers
on YouTube and online advertising as it was
cheaper for Blumhouse

7. Other Films:
Blumhouse
 Insidious 1 + 2
 Dark Skies
 Sinister
 Paranormal activity
1,2,3,4
Paramont Pictures
 Hundreds and
hundreds of films,
they have been
producing films
since the early
1910’s

8. Blumhouse:
Blumhouse has just about established itself
as a successful horror film production
company. They have only released horror
films so far and most of them have been
hugely successful which helped it secure it
a place in mainstream cinema medias.

9. Audiences
 Blumhouse mainly aims their films at 15 to
18 year olds and older while paramount
films appeal to every audience
imaginable with over 100 years movie
making experience they have the money
to gamble on different audiences and
take greater risks In their production tatics.

10. Which is better?
Although paramount is a well established
company and has been churning films out
for over 100 years, blumhouse has exploded
onto the market and produces some very
successful films of a comparable tiny
budget and the takings of their films
outshine some of the larger institution
biggest blockbusters.