| Insurge Pictures | |
| Owner: | Paramount Global |
| Parent: | Paramount Pictures |
| Fate: | Absorbed into its parent studio |
| Successor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Industry: | Motion pictures |
| Type: | Label |
Insurge Pictures was an American production company that was the specialty label belonging to the American film studio Paramount Pictures. It focused on micro-budget films.
In March 2010, it was announced that Paramount Pictures would launch a new division named Insurge Pictures, which would produce micro-budget films based on Paramount's success with the micro-budget Paranormal Activity. The first film produced by Paramount Insurge was Never Say Never (2011), a documentary film featuring Justin Bieber. Prior to the release of the film, Insurge released "Grease: The Sing-A-Long," which had a limited release.[1]
In 2011, it was announced that Insurge wrapped an at the time untitled project about a destination wedding. The film, which was released on May 22, 2015, was eventually titled Drunk Wedding and was shelved for years prior to the release.[2] [3] In January 2011, it was announced Insurge was releasing The Devil Inside.[4]
In 2012, Insurge released The Loved Ones, and . Insurge also produced a mockumentary reality series, Burning Love, which was re-adapted in 2013 into a regular series for E!.[5] In 2015, it was announced that Insurge would be releasing Area 51 and Drunk Wedding on May 15, and May 22, 2015, in a limited release exclusively at Drafthouse Theaters and through video on demand providers. Both projects were shelved prior to their releases.[3]
In May 2015, President Amy Powell was stripped of responsibility for the division, with Insurge being transferred as a label within Paramount and its staff absorbed into its feature film team, reporting to recently appointed Paramount Motion Pictures Group President Marc Evans.[6]
| Release Date | Title | Co-produced with | Distributor | Budget | Box-office Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2010 | Grease Sing-A-Long | $6 million | $395 million | |||
| February 11, 2011 | $13 million | $99 million | ||||
| January 6, 2012 | The Devil Inside | Prototype | $1 million | $101.8 million | ||
| June 1, 2012 | The Loved Ones | Omnilab Media, Ambience Entertainment, and Film Victoria | $4 million | $254,170 | ||
| July 5, 2012 | MTV Films, Imagine Entertainment, AEG Live, EMI Music, Perry Productions, Pulse Films, Magical Elves Productions, and Splinter Films | $13 million | $32.7 million | |||
| January 30, 2015 | Project Almanac | $12 million | $33.2 million | |||
| May 15, 2015 | Area 51 | Aramid Entertainment Fund, Blumhouse Productions, IM Global, Incentive Filmed Entertainment, and Room 101 | $5 million | $7,556 | ||
| May 22, 2015 | Drunk Wedding | Weston Pictures | $600,000 | $3,301 | ||
| July 31, 2015 | Staten Island Summer | Michaels-Goldwyn | N/A | |||
| September 9, 2016 | Brother Nature | N/A | ||||