"The Exorcist: Believer" topped the box office during its opening weekend, but now it faces competition from pop icon Taylor Swift.
"The Exorcist: Believer" possessed the box office during its opening weekend, but industry experts wonder if it will continue to turn heads in the weeks to come.and Blumhouse collaboration, the first of three planned films, tallied $26.5 million during its debut, making it the top-grossing film of the weekend. Yet that haul fell just shy of the $30 million prediction set by box office analysts. With international tickets sales, the film has generated $44 million.
There was a brief notion that the two films could have partnered to become"Exorswift," an opposites attract double-feature like"Barbenheimer" . The potential same-day opening was almost immediately shut down when"The Exorcist: Believer" moved its release date up a week. Even producer Jason Blum, head of Blumhouse, was open to the idea.
Universal and its streaming partner, Peacock, paid more than $400 million for the rights to The Exorcist brand. Through that investment, the studio has planned a trilogy of films. The company is also able to place previous Exorcist films on Peacock and integrate the IP in other ways, like Halloween Horror Nights at its domestic theme parks.
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