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The Exorcist

1973 R 2h 1m Horror Warner Bros.

Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house…And a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.

The Exorcist Box Office

Domestic Total
$231M
Final
Worldwide Total
$428.9M
$197.9M international
Budget$12M
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Sep 22-24 2 $8.18M $201.18M 664 $12.3K 1,396
Sep 29-Oct 1 2 $7.46M -8.7% $210.69M 1,150 $6.5K 1,397
Oct 6-8 4 $4.53M -39.3% $217.04M 1,150 $3.9K 1,398
Oct 13-15 6 $5.18M +14.4% $223.58M 1,655 $3.1K 1,399
Oct 20-22 9 $2.81M -45.7% $227.77M 1,708 $1.6K 1,400
Nov 3-5 27 $192K $229.41M 950 $202 1,402
Nov 10-12 43 $71K -63.0% $229.72M 455 $156 1,403
Nov 17-19 43 $67K -6.0% $229.87M 455 $147 1,404
Nov 24-26 55 $29K -56.9% $229.93M 94 $306 1,405
Dec 1-3 53 $26K -10.1% $229.96M 94 $275 1,406
Dec 8-10 33 $71K +175.2% $230.04M 345 $206 1,407
Dec 15-17 42 $34K -52.8% $230.11M 175 $192 1,408
Dec 22-24 53 $10K -71.4% $230.12M 33 $291 1,409

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Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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Cast & Crew

Directed byWilliam Friedkin
ScreenplayWilliam Peter Blatty
Produced byWilliam Peter Blatty
CinematographyOwen Roizman
Music byJack Nitzsche
StarringEllen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair
StudioWarner Bros.

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