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Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 • R • 1h 54m • Horror, Mystery, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Go back to where the horror began.

🍅 10% 27% MC 30 LB 2.14 IMDb 5.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$18.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$41.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$44.0M
$2.1M international
Domestic Legs2.3x
Budget$78M
2004 Rank#72
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Cast & Crew

Directed byRenny Harlin ScreenplayAlexi Hawley Produced byJames G. Robinson CinematographyVittorio Storaro MusicTrevor Rabin StarringStellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Julian Wadham, Remy Sweeney, Andrew French StudioWarner Bros. SeriesThe Exorcist
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 20-22 1 $18.1M — 2,803 $6,441 $18.1M
2 Aug 27-29 5 $7.1M −60.8% 2,813 $2,517 $31.2M
3 Sep 3-6 11 $3.6M −48.8% 2,452 $1,478 $37.2M
4 Sep 10-12 15 $1.3M −64.1% 1,603 $812 $40.1M
5 Sep 17-19 21 $509.5K −60.9% 705 $723 $41.0M
6 Sep 24-26 29 $223.5K −56.1% 353 $633 $41.4M
7 Oct 1-3 48 $56.2K −74.8% 98 $574 $41.5M
8 Oct 8-10 64 $18.9K −66.4% 49 $385 $41.6M
9 Oct 15-17 39 $76.2K +303.4% 202 $377 $41.7M
10 Oct 22-24 49 $53.4K −29.9% 140 $382 $41.7M
11 Oct 29-31 50 $30.3K −43.3% 124 $244 $41.8M
12 Nov 5-7 60 $19.8K −34.8% 53 $373 $41.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $53.4K
$18.1M
$7.1M
$3.6M
$1.3M
$509.5K
$223.5K
$56.2K
$18.9K
$76.2K
$53.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −29.9%
−60.8%
W1→2
−48.8%
W2→3
−64.1%
W3→4
−60.9%
W4→5
−56.1%
W5→6
−74.8%
W6→7
−66.4%
W7→8
+303.4%
W8→9
−29.9%
W9→10
Steepest −74.8%Biggest gain +303.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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The Exorcist III 1990 · Blatty $25M The Exorcist: Believer 2023 · Green $65.5M Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 · Boorman $30.7M The Exorcist: Martyrs 2027 · Flanagan Deep Water 2026 · Harlin $4.3M The Exorcist 1973 · Friedkin $231M

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