Recall that moviegoers around the world learned about the Blumhouse studio in 2009, when the film “Paranormal Activity” was released, shot in the pseudo-documentary genre. The budget of the film was 15 million dollars, and at the box office it collected 193. And this is not an isolated story. The film “Oculus”, filmed in 2014, with a budget of $ 5 million, received 44, the studio spent 3.3 million on the Lazar Effect, and the box office was 38.
There are studies and psychological dramas in the portfolio. For example, in 2014, he released the film “Obsession” with a budget of $ 3.3 million, fees amounted to 48 million, and the film also received three Oscars, three BAFTAs, a Golden Globe and a the USA Screen Actors Guild.
Blumhouse Games intends to follow the same approach as the parent company: creating successful projects with a budget of less than $10 million. It plans to achieve this by “expanding creative boundaries and innovation.”