Jason Blum wants to make a Whiplash.
The Blumhouse model has proven to be very effective within the Hollywood landscape. The company aims to produce movies using a relatively small budget, opening the door for the chance at even bigger profits. Get Out, for example, was made for $4.5 million and brought in an estimated $255 million at the worldwide box office. This goes against the recent trend of big blockbusters having increasingly large budgets. It’s not uncommon for the newest superhero film to cost hundreds of millions of dollars to produce. Jason Blum, on the other hand, is more concerned with using smaller budgets to foster creative talents like James Wan or Jordan Peele.
Now, according to The Invisible Man, Blum seems to think he could successfully tackle other, similar material.
Blumhouse made headlines this past weekend with its opening of The Invisible Man, directed by Leigh Whannell. The movie stars Elisabeth Moss and puts a contemporary spin on H.G. Well’s original story. The film received a 91% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and scored a 88% fan approval rating. That, combined with the $29 million three-day opening it had and its $7 million budget, makes the release another big win for the company.
This news seems appropriate considering the success Blumhouse just had revamping a classic monster character. The success of a film like The Invisible Man is proof that, when done right, audiences will flock to the theaters to see these types of stories. While Victor Frankenstein, haven’t fared well critically or at the box office. If it were done right, the Frankenstein idea could attract a lot of attention and provide Blumhouse with another huge financial and critical success.
Source: The Evolution of Horror (via ComicBook)
