Jason Blum and James Wan Rename Their Horror Business as Blumhouse Atomic
“When we merged our companies, we believed the whole would be greater than the sum of its parts, and that is exactly what has happened,” Blum, co-founder of Blumhouse Atomic, says The post Jason Blum and James Wan Rename Their Horror Business as Blumhouse Atomic appeared first on TheWrap .
James Wan and Jason Blum have rebranded their horror production company as Blumhouse Atomic, following a merger in 2024. The new entity will maintain distinct production labels, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, with separate creative teams developing projects under each banner. Since the merger, the combined company has generated over $2.5 billion in worldwide box office revenue on budgets totaling less than $330 million, including more than $1 billion in 2025 and 2026.
Recent successful films include "Obsession" and "Backrooms." Blumhouse Atomic aims to support new voices in horror by expanding its work with emerging filmmakers and signing a first-look deal with Divide/Conquer to develop genre films with budgets under $5 million. The company is also working on new installments of "Saw" and "Paranormal Activity" and has announced a slate of projects for 2027 spanning original films and returning franchises.
Blumhouse Atomic is further expanding beyond film into television, gaming, live entertainment, and consumer products, including television series "The Rainmaker" and "Scarpetta," the "Worst Ever" franchise for Netflix, the game "Grave Seasons," "Paranormal Activity" on Broadway, and franchise collaborations at Universal Halloween Horror Nights.
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