Jason Blum is a renowned Emmy-winning producer and the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, a multi-media production company that has revolutionized the film industry by producing high-quality, micro-budget films. Through his company, Blum has developed a unique model of studio filmmaking, which has yielded a string of highly profitable and critically acclaimed films.
Blum's company, Blumhouse Productions, has a first-look deal with Universal Pictures and has produced a number of successful franchises, including Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious, and Sinister, which have collectively grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide on budgets under $40 million. The company's most profitable film to date is the original Paranormal Activity, which was made for just $15,000 and grossed nearly $200 million worldwide, making it the most profitable film in Hollywood history.
In addition to its film productions, Blumhouse Productions has also produced a number of award-winning television projects, including The Normal Heart and Whiplash. The company has also launched a new label, BH Tilt, which is dedicated to releasing films across multiple platforms, taking advantage of new distribution strategies.
In television, Blum has won an Emmy for producing HBO's The Normal Heart, and his company has produced a number of other shows, including Ascension, Eye Candy, and South of Hell. Blumhouse's development slate includes a number of projects, including Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects with eOne and an unscripted show with Mike Darnell.
In addition to its film and television productions, Blumhouse Productions has also produced a number of live events, including The Blumhouse of Horrors, a haunted house experience in downtown Los Angeles, and The Purge: Fear the Night, a live event inspired by the backstory to the feature film.
Before founding Blumhouse Productions, Blum served as co-head of the Acquisitions and Co-Productions department at Miramax Films in New York, where he was instrumental in acquiring over 50 films, including The Others, Smoke Signals, A Walk On the Moon, and The House of Yes.
Throughout his career, Blum has produced over 75 films and TV series, including The Reader, which won Kate Winslet an Academy Award; Hysterical Blindness, starring Uma Thurman, which aired on HBO and won Thurman a Golden Globe Award; and Hamlet, starring Ethan Hawke, Bill Murray, Sam Shepard, and Kyle MacLachlan.
Blum began his career as the producing director of the Malaparte theater company, which was founded by Ethan Hawke.
