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| 3 | Blumhouse Productions is a production company founded by the titular Jason Blum in 2000, but really became a powerhouse in TheNewTens as it released low-to-NoBudget horror films such as ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' and ''Film/{{Insidious}}'' that almost always make a profit due to their small budgets (rarely costing more than $10 million, even for sequel/franchise films). |
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| 5 | Blumhouse mainly produces horror films, dramas (''Film/{{Whiplash}}'', ''Film/TheNormalHeart'') and thrillers (''Film/{{The Gift|2015}}'') though they occasionally produce [[OddballInTheSeries films in other genres]]. (''Film/TheToothFairy''. Seriously.) They're also notable for defying ExecutiveMeddling, as not only do they take an [[AuteurLicense auteurist stance]] regarding what their filmmakers are allowed to do (in no small part due to Jason Blum's [[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/jason-blum-harvey-weinstein-bullying-miramax-lit-cigarette-1201984413/ experience]] working for [[Creator/MiramaxFilms the Weinsteins]]), but the films are so low-budget that any meddling would be considered meaningless. Blumhouse's [[https://deadline.com/2015/05/blumhouse-panel-produced-by-conference-1201435034/ policy]] is to keep their budgets to no more than around $5-10 million, except for a small handful of films (usually sequels and films by proven directors) that they know will be hits, as that is about how much money they can normally expect to make from home video and streaming if the film [[DirectToVideo doesn't get a wide release]]. Understandably, a number of filmmakers, from upstart indie directors to those looking to have more control of their projects, have flocked to Blumhouse. |
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| 7 | For all its success, the studio is ''very'' polarizing among horror fans. Their detractors cite their worst films as [[ClicheStorm cliché storms]] with unlikeable characters, no atmosphere, and an over-reliance on {{jump scare}}s that [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb teenagers eat up]]. Their defenders, meanwhile, feel that they allow for more freedom in the Hollywood system, citing their best films as ones where filmmakers were free to take risks within the boundaries of the budget without having to worry about interference from producers. Blumhouse's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blumhouse_Productions_projects filmography]] ranges from universally-acclaimed gems (e.g. ''Film/{{Get Out|2017}}'', widely considered to be one of the best horror films of TheNewTens, won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) to some of the worst BMovie schlock one can imagine to [[SoOkayItsAverage everything]] [[SoBadItsGood in between]], and of course, their box office success is undeniable. |
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| 9 | Since TheNewTens, Blumhouse has also branched off to producing series for the small screen, including those aired on Creator/{{HBO}}, as well as anthology series of movies, such as Creator/{{Hulu}}'s ''Series/IntoTheDark'' and Creator/PrimeVideo's ''Film/WelcomeToTheBlumhouse''. |
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| 11 | In 2022, Blumhouse announced a merger with Creator/JamesWan’s production company, Atomic Monster which was completed two years later. |
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| 13 | !!Blumhouse Productions projects with TV Tropes page: |
| 14 | |
| 15 | [[index]] |
| 16 | [[folder:Films]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | * ''Film/ThirteenSins'' (2014) |
| 19 | * ''Film/TheAccidentalHusband'' (2008) |
| 20 | * ''Film/AmityvilleTheAwakening'' (2017) |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheBay'' (2012) |
| 22 | * ''Film/TheBelkoExperiment'' (2016) |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Benji}}'' (2018) |
| 24 | * ''Film/BestNightEver'' (2013) |
| 25 | * ''Film/BirthOfTheDragon'' (2016) |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{Black Christmas|2019}}'' (2019) [[note]]remake of the [[Film/BlackChristmas1974 1974 film of the same name]].[[/note]] |
| 27 | * ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) [[note]]Won the Grand Prix award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 91st Oscars.[[/note]] |
| 28 | * ''Film/TheBlackPhone'' (2022) |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheBoyNextDoor'' (2015) |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Cam}}'' (2018) |
| 31 | * ''Film/TheCraftLegacy'' (2020) [[note]]A stand-alone sequel to ''Film/TheCraft''.[[/note]] |
| 32 | * The ''Film/{{Creep|2014}}'' series (2014, 2017) |
| 33 | * ''Film/DarkSkies'' (2013) |
| 34 | * ''Film/TheDarwinAwards'' (2006) |
| 35 | * ''Film/TheDeepHouse'' (2021) [[note]]originally produced by Apollo Films, and acquired for distribution by Blumhouse.[[/note]] |
| 36 | * ''Film/{{Delirium|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 37 | * ''Film/TheExorcistBeliever'' (2023) |
| 38 | * ''Film/{{Fantasy Island|2020}}'' (2020) |
| 39 | * ''Film/{{Firestarter|2022}}'' (2022) |
| 40 | * ''[[Film/FiveNightsAtFreddys2023 Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' (2023) |
| 41 | * ''Film/{{Freaky}}'' (2020) |
| 42 | * ''Film/TheGallows'' series (2015, 2019) |
| 43 | * ''Film/{{Get Out|2017}}'' (2017) [[note]]Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 90th Oscars.[[/note]] |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{The Gift|2015}}'' (2015) |
| 45 | * ''Film/{{Graduation}}'' (2007) |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheGreenInferno'' (2013) [[note]]Sat on the shelf for two years due to money problems with the production company.[[/note]] |
| 47 | * ''Film/{{Halloween|2018}}'' (2018) [[note]]co-produced with Creator/MiramaxFilms.[[/note]] |
| 48 | ** ''Film/HalloweenKills'' (2021) |
| 49 | ** ''FIlm/HalloweenEnds'' (2022) |
| 50 | * ''Film/HappyDeathDay'' (2017) |
| 51 | ** ''Film/HappyDeathDay2U'' (2019) |
| 52 | * ''Film/{{The Hunt|2020}}'' (2020) [[note]]previously was set to be released in Fall 2019, but when criticism regarding the film happened, including it coming off the heels of recent mass shootings, it was postponed to March 13th, 2020.[[/note]] |
| 53 | * ''Film/{{Hush}}'' (2016) |
| 54 | * ''Film/{{Imaginary}}'' (2024) |
| 55 | * The ''Film/{{Insidious}}'' series (2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023) |
| 56 | * ''Film/InAValleyOfViolence'' (2016) |
| 57 | * ''Film/{{The Invisible Man|2020}}'' (2020) [[note]]Franchise/UniversalHorror remake.[[/note]] |
| 58 | * ''Film/{{Jem and the Holograms|2015}}'' (2015) |
| 59 | * ''Film/TheKeepingHours'' (2017) |
| 60 | * ''Film/TheLazarusEffect'' (2015) |
| 61 | * ''Film/TheLordsOfSalem'' (2012) |
| 62 | * ''Film/{{Lowriders}}'' (2016) |
| 63 | * ''Film/{{M3gan}}'' (2023) |
| 64 | * ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'' (2015) [[note]]American remake of the 2008 French film.[[/note]] |
| 65 | * ''Film/{{Ma}}'' (2019) |
| 66 | * ''Film/MrHarrigansPhone'' (2022) |
| 67 | * ''Film/NightSwim'' (2024) |
| 68 | * ''Film/NotSafeForWork'' (2014) |
| 69 | * ''Film/{{Oculus}}'' (2013) |
| 70 | * ''Film/{{Ouija}}'' (2014) |
| 71 | ** ''Film/OuijaOriginOfEvil'' (2016) |
| 72 | * The ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' series (2007, 2010-12, 2014-15, 2021) |
| 73 | * ''Film/{{The Passenger|2023}}'' (2023) [[note]] produced through Blumhouse Television, though a film[[/note]] |
| 74 | * ''Film/ThePurgeUniverse'' series |
| 75 | ** ''Film/ThePurge1'' (2013) |
| 76 | ** ''Film/ThePurgeAnarchy'' (2014) |
| 77 | ** ''Film/ThePurgeElectionYear'' (2016) |
| 78 | ** ''Film/TheFirstPurge'' (2018) |
| 79 | ** ''Film/TheForeverPurge'' (2021) [[note]]Was initially set to be released in July 2020, but later taken off schedule because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 8, 2020, it returned on the schedule for a July 2021 release. [[/note]] |
| 80 | * ''Film/RunSweetheartRun'' (2022) |
| 81 | * ''Film/SevenInHeaven'' (2018) |
| 82 | * ''Film/{{Sick}}'' (2023) |
| 83 | * The ''Film/{{Sinister}}'' series (2012, 2015) |
| 84 | * ''Film/{{Sleight}}'' (2016) |
| 85 | * ''Film/SoftAndQuiet'' (2022) |
| 86 | * ''Film/SpeakNoEvil'' remake (2024) |
| 87 | * ''Film/{{Split}}'' (2017) |
| 88 | ** ''Film/{{Glass|2019}}'' (2019) |
| 89 | * ''Film/{{Stephanie}}'' (2017) |
| 90 | * ''Film/{{Sweetheart}}'' (2019) |
| 91 | * ''[[Film/TheyThem2022 They/Them]]'' (2022) |
| 92 | * ''Film/{{Thriller|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 93 | * ''Film/TheToothFairy'' (2010) |
| 94 | * ''Film/TotallyKiller'' (2023) |
| 95 | * ''Film/TheTownThatDreadedSundown'' (2014) [[note]]Meta sequel of the 1976 film of the same name.[[/note]] |
| 96 | * ''Film/{{Truth or Dare|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 97 | * ''Film/{{Unfriended}}'' (2014) |
| 98 | ** ''Film/UnfriendedDarkWeb'' (2018) |
| 99 | * ''Film/{{Unhuman}}'' (2022) |
| 100 | * ''Film/{{Upgrade}}'' (2018) |
| 101 | * ''Film/{{Vengeance|2022}}'' (2022) |
| 102 | * ''Film/{{Viral}}'' (2016) |
| 103 | * ''Film/TheVisit'' (2015) |
| 104 | * ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'' (2014) [[note]]Won three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/JKSimmons at the 87th Oscars.[[/note]] |
| 105 | * ''Film/YouShouldHaveLeft'' (2020) [[note]]Released on VOD during COVID-19 pandemic.[[/note]] |
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| 107 | [[/folder]] |
| 108 | |
| 109 | [[/index]] |
| 110 | [[index]] |
| 111 | [[folder:Television]] |
| 112 | * ''Series/{{Ascension}}'' (2014) |
| 113 | * ''Series/{{Betaal}}'' (2020) |
| 114 | * ''Series/EyeCandy'' (2015) |
| 115 | * ''Series/{{Ghoul}}'' (2018) |
| 116 | * ''Literature/TheGoodLordBird'' (2020) |
| 117 | * ''Series/{{Hellevator}}'' (2015-16) |
| 118 | * ''Series/IntoTheDark'' (2018-21) |
| 119 | * ''Film/TheJinx'' (2015) |
| 120 | * ''Series/{{The Purge|2018}}'' (2018-19) [[note]]Part of ''The Purge'' franchise.[[/note]] |
| 121 | * ''Series/TheRiver'' (2012) |
| 122 | * ''Series/SharpObjects'' (2018) |
| 123 | * ''Series/TheThingAboutPam'' (2022) |
| 124 | * ''Film/WelcomeToTheBlumhouse'' |
| 125 | ** ''Film/TheLie'' (2018) |
| 126 | ** ''Film/BlackBox'' (2020) |
| 127 | [[/index]] |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
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| 130 | !! Tropes applying to their works: |
| 131 | * AuteurLicense: Blumhouse is known for giving these provided you stay on time and on budget. |
| 132 | * BMovie: Blumhouse's output of horror, thrillers and genre films can be compared to [[Film/HammerHorror Hammer Studios]] and Creator/TheCannonGroup; with Blum's production style also drawing comparisons to Creator/RogerCorman. |
| 133 | * CreatorsOddball: Surprisingly, even Blumhouse want to have a bigger focus on horror thriller film/television, they still have to produce different genre such as Drama, Comedy, Family, Documentary, and even they have to partner with Creator/{{Disney}} to create the choir documentary [[https://youtu.be/aaHANWMh9qE?si=OxDgCbZhuSMjofgO Choir]]. |
| 134 | * DownerEnding: Rare is the Blumhouse movie with a HappyEnding, or even a BittersweetEnding. |
| 135 | * EveryEpisodeEnding: One last JumpScare straight at the camera is a specifically common ending for their movies. As Creator/BradJones puts it in [[WebVideo/MidnightScreenings his review]] of ''The Gallows'': |
| 136 | -->'''Brad:''' "'Cause it's a Blumhouse movie. ''Of fucking course'' it ends with a jump scare." |
| 137 | %% * FoundFootage: Brought it back in vogue among horror after the success of ''Film/ParanormalActivity''. |
| 138 | * JumpScare: Their movies are well known for their liberal use of jump scares, sometimes to the point of excess. |
| 139 | * NoBudget: The films made by Blumhouse usually cap off at $5 million. [[note]]Most Blumhouse productions have an accounted budget under $5.5 million, not coincidentally because this is the cutoff to qualify for special union rules (and lower pay scales) applying to low-budget productions. The large franchise films though are usually above this number, in particular the ''Purge'' series are produced for between $10-20 million. [[/note]] |
| 140 | %% * NominalHero: Especially seen in films like ''Unfriended'' and ''The Gallows''. |
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