'The Exorcist: Believer' Tops The Box Office With $27 Million Debut
'The Exorcist: Believer' tops the box office in the United States, with an estimated $27.2 million from 3,663 screens. The movie, which is rated R, also made $17.9 million in its first 40 foreign markets, bringing its total worldwide earnings to $45.1 million.
Author:Alex MercerReviewer:Nathanial BlackwoodOct 09, 202310.3K Shares312.7K Views
'The Exorcist: Believer' tops the box officein the United States, with an estimated $27.2 million from 3,663 screens. The movie, which is rated R, also made $17.9 million in its first 40 foreign markets, bringing its total worldwide earnings to $45.1 million.
The findings were good for the current situation, but they were not as good as expected. The amount that was expected was between $30 million and $36 million. Before this movie, The Exorcist, which was directed by David Gordon Green, made history when it came out 50 years ago, making almost $450 million at the world box office before inflation was taken into account.
'The Exorcist: Believer' Tops The Box Office
At the box office, "The Exorcist: Believer" turned heads and scared away all enemies. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions say that the latest reboot of the Demon franchise made $27.2 million in its first weekend in North America, even though there were no big new releases to compete with it.
That was more than the next three movies made in a weekend put together. But "The Exorcist: Believer" didn't make nearly as much as it cost, which was $30 million. This was disappointing because two companies paid $400 million in 2021 for the rights to a new trilogy.
Last week's top movie, "Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie," came in second with only $11.8 million. After two weekends, it has made $38.9 million for Paramount Pictures. "Saw X," a second horror movie, came in third for Lionsgate Films with $8.2 million. After two weeks, it has made $32.6 million.
Universal is said to have paid $400 million for the rights to the successful brand. The company, along with Blumhouse and Morgan Creek, spent about $30 million making Believer. Two more Exorcist movies are already in the works by the production brand. The second one is set to come out in theaters in 2025.
The new "Exorcist" came out just before the 50th anniversary of the original horror classic. It also came out just two months after William Friedkin, who directed the original movie, died.
The third movie in the "Halloween" series was directed by David Gordon Green, who is now known for making legacy sequels. "The Exorcist: Believer" stars Leslie Odom Jr. from "Hamilton" and Lidya Jewett as his 13-year-old daughter.
The movie got bad reviews; on Rotten Tomatoes, reviewers gave it a score of only 23%. For its strong acting and steady direction, Jake Coyle of The Associated Press gave it two stars out of four, which is more positive than most reviews. However, he said that it “never manages anything like the deep terror of the original.”
The UK came in second with $2.1M, tied with The Nun II and ahead of Evil Dead Rise and Smile. IMAX made up 7% of the UK total. In general, The Exorcist: Believer is doing well in PLFs. It has earned $800K from IMAX globally and $3M worldwide, which shows that people are still looking for the best experience.
Italy opened at No. 1 with $1.2M, making it the second-biggest film to open at Universal/Blumhouse on Thursday. Friday and Saturday are Halloween-themed, and there are a lot of scary movies coming out, including Evil Dead Rise, M3GAN, Scream VI, and more than twice as many copies of Insidious: The Red Door.
Spain got off to a strong start at No.1 with $966K, which put it on par with Insidious: The Red Door and M3GAN and ahead of Scream VI and Smile. Germany got $938K, which is about the same as Insidious: The Red Door and more than Scream V.
Indonesia, with $881K, is another important market. Universal and Blumhouse had their biggest opening day ever on Wednesday. It was also Blumhouse's biggest day outside of the Insidious movies. According to M3GAN, this is the third-best start for a Universal/Blumhouse movie over the weekend.
China opened with $655K, which was the third-best start for a Blumhouse movie and more than five times Halloween. The movie's opening in Malaysia made $488K, making it the second-biggest Universal horror opening of all time.
"The Exorcist" came out a week earlier so that it wouldn't have to compete with "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," which is a huge hit and comes out next weekend.
“„“I think they made a good call actually. All the oxygen is going to be sucked out of the room.- Paul Dergarabedian
Movie theaters could make $100 million over the weekend thanks to the huge number of Swifties. This movie could also set a lot of new standards for music movies.
"Barbie" finally fell out of the top 10 at the box office this weekend, the first time since its July 21 release. It has made more than $600 million in the U.S. and more than $1.3 billion around the world.
This is the fourth movie in the Exorcist series. The first three were The Exorcist (1973), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), and The Exorcist III (1990). Ellen Burstyn plays Chris MacNeil again in Believer, just like she did in the first movie. Other actorsin the movie include Olivia O'Neill, Lidya Jewett, Leslie Odom Jr., Jennifer Nettles, Okwui Okpokwasili, and more.
Final Words
At the box office, "The Exorcist: Believer" turned heads and scared away all enemies. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions say that the latest reboot of the Demon franchise made $27.2 million in its first weekend in North America, even though there were no big new releases to compete with it.
That was more than the next three movies made in a weekend put together. But "The Exorcist: Believer" didn't make nearly as much as it cost, which was $30 million. This was disappointing because two companies paid $400 million in 2021 for the rights to a new trilogy.
The new "Exorcist" came out just before the 50th anniversary of the original horror classic. It also came out just two months after William Friedkin, who directed the original movie, died.
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