In 2000, Jason Blum – the former director of acquisitions and co-productions for Miramax, the Weinstein brothers’ company – founded his company Blumhouse, which specializes in the production of low-budget horror and/or thriller films. His rule is simple: never invest more than 5 million dollars in a film, so as not to risk it.
Small budget for big success
A model that has proven itself since 2009 with the release of Oren Pell’s Paranormal Activity. This is a horror movie Footage found It grossed $193 million worldwide on a budget of $15,000. making it the highest-grossing horror film of all time.
Then the studio started a franchise (5 “sequels” followed) and released a series of horror films: James Wan’s Insidious, which earned $ 100 million at the international box office on a budget of 1.5 million, the evil Scott Derrick, who In addition to attracting public attention, it has achieved great critical success, American Nightmare and its many sequels, The Return of Jordan Peele, The Visit and The Split by M. Night Shyamalan, The New Halloween Trilogy and the recent M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Imaginary
In total, the studio has released more than 139 films and series, which have earned almost 6 billion dollars at the box office.
The latest film is Jeff Wadlow’s Imaginary, which is currently in theaters. Directed by Devanda Weisz, Tom Paine, Teigen Burns and Piper Brown, the feature film that combines Alice in Wonderland and Poltergeist sees a blended family move into Jessica’s childhood home. But soon her younger stepdaughter Alice develops a strange attachment to a teddy bear she found in the basement named Chauncey. Everything starts out as innocent games, but Alice’s behavior becomes more and more disturbing. Jessica then realizes that Chauncey is much more than just a toy…
What is the best Blumhouse horror film by audience?
With an average viewer rating of 4.1 stars out of 5 for 25,592 ratings it is Go outside from Jordan Peele which is the highest rated film of the studio.
Released in 2017, Get Out is the debut of comedian, actor and screenwriter Jordan Peele. The film tells the story of a mixed-race couple, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams). Chris is set to meet his cousin on a weekend trip to their estate in the States. A young man begins to think that the tense atmosphere is related to the difference in skin color, but very quickly, a series of increasingly disturbing incidents allows him to discover the unthinkable.

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With a budget of $4.5 million, Get Out grossed $255 million worldwide and won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The critics were delighted and praised Jordan Peele, who went on to become one of the most distinguished and mysterious directors. Each of his projects is virtually shrouded in secrecy until its release. Whether we are or not, the subject matter of his films remains a mystery until the first trailer is released.
Critics are unanimous
The international press seems to be unanimous. In France, a highly sought-after specialized magazine Cinema notebooks gives a maximum rating of 5 stars and writes “A mixture of excess and realism, comedy and terror, ‘Gadi’ evokes a real nightmare from which it is time to wake up.”“In turn, positive Writing: “From his experience in comics, Jordan Peele has maintained a fertile imagination and a sense of rhythm that perfectly orchestrates the breaking of convention, from the uncanny grotesque to the terrifying.”
Urnal Პirveli Jordan Peele compares George Romero and John Carpenter:What if it was scary, real, to be black in America? It’s a very clever and enjoyable premise for Get Out, the best political-horror satire to come our way in a long time from the land of George Romero and John Carpenter.”And the specialist magazine Crazy movies wrote in 2017:The suspension follows every successive metamorphosis of the lopsided relationship between the United States and blacks. It is quite strong.”

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And viewers are not left behind as out of 1177 reviews written, Get Out has 960 reviews with more than 3 stars. Hailed as “original”, “stunning”, “perfectly staged”, its screenplay has been described as “absolutely insane”, “clever” and “hypnotic”.
Internet user scarface666 writes: “Arthouse horror cinema has proven once again that the genre is not dead when it is in the hands of talented directors. Get Out is probably one of the best atmospheric horror films since Gems He will follow you and a magician.”
For Bolt, the exit is “A huge slap. An unsettling and strange film with excellent performance. A masterstroke that should not be missed under any circumstances.“, and for Rainfall_Shadow, it’s the movie theme that hits the mark: “We must dare to make such a film in the midst of an identity crisis between blacks and whites in the US. This thriller immerses us in ordinary racism, well-disguised, terrifying and terrifying, bloody and brutal. This movie is a gem of 2017!“
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