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{{Infobox company
| name = Blinding Edge Pictures
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date|1998|08|02}}
| founder = [[M. Night Shyamalan]]
| location_country = [[Berwyn, Pennsylvania]], United States<ref name="manta.com">{{cite web |title=Blinding Edge Pictures, Inc |url=http://www.manta.com/c/mt9n578/blinding-edge-pictures |website=www.manta.com |access-date=November 1, 2015}}{{
| industry = {{hlist|[[Film]]|[[Television]]}}
| products =
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| key_people = [[M. Night Shyamalan]]<ref name="manta.com" /><br />Ashwin Rajan<ref name=:0/><ref>{{cite press release| url= http://www.blastr.com/2012/08/m_night_shyamalan_comes_t.php | title=Syfy, Marti Noxon, M. Night Shyamalan and Universal Cable Productions Team for Proof Pilot | access-date= November 1, 2015}}</ref>
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'''Blinding Edge Pictures''' is an American film and television production company, founded in 1998 by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].<ref name=:0>{{Cite web|last=Nellie Andreeva|date=2021-04-13|title=M. Night Shyamalan Signs With Range Media Partners|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/m-night-shyamalan-signs-range-media-partners-1234732843/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=M. Night Shyamalan|url=https://variety.com/exec/m-night-shyamalan/|url-status=live|language=en|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303073658/https://variety.com:80/exec/m-night-shyamalan/ |archive-date=2014-03-03 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2018-02-27|title=M. Night Shyamalan to Produce Straight-to-Series Thriller for Apple|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/m-night-shyamalan-apple-series-1202711707/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Variety}}</ref> The company is known for producing films, such as the ''[[Unbreakable (film series)|Unbreakable]]'' series, ''[[Signs (
==Overview==
On August 2, 1998, [[M. Night Shyamalan]] founded Blinding Edge Pictures. The first films produced by the company include ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'', ''[[Signs (
In July 2008, The Night Chronicles was formed as a division for Blinding Edge Pictures and [[MRC (company)|Media Rights Capital]].<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/12999/ M. Night Shyamalan to Produce, Instead of Direct?]</ref> The plan for this division was to create a trilogy of films with Shyamalan writing and producing the stories and picking the filmmakers while Media Rights Capital would finance the films. The first installment in ''The Night Chronicles'' trilogy was the 2010 horror film ''[[Devil (2010 film)|Devil]]'' helmed by [[John Erick Dowdle]], the film revolves on five people trapped in an elevator where one of them is [[Satan|the Devil]].<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20824/ M. Night's 'Devil' Moved Way UP to This September!]</ref> In June 2010, ''Reincarnate'' (formerly ''Twelve Strangers'') was announced to be the second installment in the trilogy which would be helmed by [[Daniel Stamm]], the film revolves on a jury that's haunted by supernatural forces while deliberating on a murder case.<ref>[https://variety.com/2010/film/news/daniel-stamm-to-helm-reincarnate-1118024203/ Daniel Stamm to helm 'Reincarnate']</ref> In September 2010, the third installment in the trilogy would be a sequel to Shyamalan's film ''Unbreakable'', the film would've focused on a villain origin story.<ref>[https://collider.com/m-night-shyamalan-unbreakable-2-night-chronicles-2/ M. Night Shyamalan Used UNBREAKABLE 2 Plot/Villain for THE NIGHT CHRONICLES]</ref>
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In 2015, the company released its first television series ''[[Wayward Pines]]'' created by [[Chad Hodge]] and executive produced by Shyamalan and released by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2014/01/09/m-knight-shyamalan-wayward-pines/ M. Night Shyamalan's TV debut 'Wayward Pines': A first look -- PHOTO]</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/wayward-pines-interview-chad-hodge-m-night-shyamalan-1201495221/ 'Wayward Pines' Showrunner on the Series' Twists and Turns, Working With M. Night Shyamalan]</ref>
In January 2016, it was announced that
In 2019, the company released its second television series ''[[Servant (TV series)|Servant]]'', created by [[Tony Basgallop]] and executive produced by Shyamalan and released by [[Apple TV+]].<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/02/apple-m-night-shyamalan-psychological-thriller-tv-series-1202304557/ Apple Orders M. Night Shyamalan Psychological Thriller TV Series]</ref>
In February 2023, Shyamalan signed a multi-year first-look directing and producing deal with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], thus ending his deal with [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/m-night-shyamalan-departs-universal-for-warner-bros-1235328123/ M. Night Shyamalan Departs Universal for Warner Bros. First-Look Deal]</ref> The deal would have Shyamalan and his company develop original projects for the filmmaker to produce and/or direct for [[List of assets owned by Warner Bros. Discovery#Warner Bros.
==Filmography==
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!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Director(s)
! scope="col" | Budget
!scope="col"| Gross
!scope="col"| Distributor(s)
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| style="text-align:center;"|November 22, 2000
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]''
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |[[M. Night Shyamalan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|$75 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$248.1 million
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|-
| style="text-align:center;"|August 2, 2002
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Signs (
| style="text-align:center;"|$72 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$408.2 million
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|July
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[The Last Airbender (film)|The Last Airbender]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|$150 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$319.7 million
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|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Devil (2010 film)|Devil]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[John Erick Dowdle]]
| style="text-align:center;" |$10 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$62.7 million
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Universal Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|May 31, 2013
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[After Earth]]''
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|M. Night Shyamalan
| style="text-align:center;" |$130 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$243.6 million
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group|Sony Pictures Releasing]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|September 11, 2015
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[The Visit (2015 American film)|The Visit]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |$5 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$98.5 million
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Universal Pictures
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 3, 2023
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Knock at the Cabin]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |$20 million
| style="text-align:center;"|$54.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| June 7, 2024<ref>
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[The Watchers (film)|The Watchers]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Ishana Night Shyamalan]]
| style="text-align:center;" | $30 million<ref name="NUM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-winners-losers-inside-out-2-furiosa-madame-web-1236046832/|title=From ''Inside Out 2'' to ''Madame Web'', Grading the Box Office Winners and Losers of 2024 (So Far)|date=June 26, 2024|first1=Rebecca|last1=Rubin|first2=Brent|last2=Lang|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | $33 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Watchers-The-(2024) |title=The Watchers (2024) |access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=The Watchers |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2180940545/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Warner Bros. Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| August 2, 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/trap-movie-release-date-pushed-up-warner-bros-1235973103/|title=Warner Bros Pushes Up Release Date For ''Trap'', Dates Four Other Projects|date=June 13, 2024|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| August 2, 2024<ref name="deadline.com"/>▼
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Trap (2024 film)|Trap]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |M. Night Shyamalan
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Celine Held]]<br>[[Logan George]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Max (streaming service)|Max]]
|}
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!scope="col"| Network
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Wayward Pines]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Chad Hodge]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
|scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|''[[Servant (TV series)|Servant]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Tony Basgallop]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Apple TV+]]
▲| style="text-align:center;"|July 18, 2004
▲| style="text-align:center;"|[[Nathaniel Kahn]]
|}
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