Institutional Research

Hammer Films 

Hammer Films is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was due, in part, to distribution partnerships with major United States studios, such as Warner Bros.

Credits to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Film_Productions

Blumhouse Productions

Blumhouse Productions is founded and run by Jason Blum. Blumhouse produces micro and low-budget genre movies like the Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Sinister franchises. According to various stories, the company’s model is to produce these movies independently and then release them wide through the studio system. Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Universal Pictures. Blumhouse’s highly profitable credits began with Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000. The film was released by Paramount Pictures and grossed over $193 million worldwide. Blumhouse produced the Paranormal sequels, Insidious which grossed over $97 million worldwide on a budget of $1.5m and Sinister, which so far has grossed over $87 million worldwide on a budget of $3 million.

Credits to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blumhouse_Productions

Dark Castle Entertainment

Dark Castle Entertainment's name pays homage to William Castle, a horror filmmaker from the 1950s and 1960s. When first formed, the goal was to remake Castle's horror films (very similar to another production company Platinum Dunes). After two remakes, it moved on to producing original material, along with remakes of non-Castle films. Starting with RocknRolla, the company began producing films in genres other than horror. Initially, most of the company's films were mostly critically panned, however recently critics, including RocknRolla, Orphan, Splice and Unknown, have received their films better.

Credits to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Castle_Entertainment

Twisted Pictures

Twisted Pictures is an American independent production company, mainly creating films of the horror genre. Twisted Pictures is best known for producing the Saw film series. Twisted Pictures was formed after the box office success of Saw in 2004, which lead to a nine-picture distribution deal with Liongate. The company went on to produce six sequels in the Saw film series. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.

Credits to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Pictures