Horror institutions

Production companies usually go to distribution companies in order to successfully reach out to their target audience.

Twisted pictures is an American independent production company, mainly creating films of the horror genre. They are best known for producing the SAW series which made the company over half a million dollars. After the success of SAW in 2004, the production company made a nine-picture distribution deal with Lionsgate.

 

Other distribution companies such as Universal studios however are not best known for horror films however they have distributed films from the horror genre.  

Universal Studios was founded in 1912 and it is currently the 4th oldest operational movie studio in the world. Over the past century Universal have been in business, the studio has won a record 149 Academy Awards and its success has obviously come with many box office hits and classic films. Universal's top 5 films (based on gross profits) are

1. Bruce Almighty

2. How the Grinch stole Christmas

3. Jaws

4. Meet the Fockers

5. Despicable me

And so only one of their big earning films was from the horror genre however it was very successful!

 

Hammer Pictures is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s.

 

Blumhouse Productions is an American horror movie production company founded in 2000, producing big name yet low-budget films such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, and Sinister franchises. They too focus specifically on the horror genre.

 

The horror film market has continued to grow over the years and so more production companies are creating the films as there are big profits to be made. Also, many successful distribution companies have also dipped into the market.