Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT With the two coming out in close succession to one another, Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin address the comparisons between The Exorcism and The Pope's Exorcist.
Joshua J Miller: No, not really. I think that wasn't the intention, but in a weird way, we kind of like how the two of them have a conversation with one another. I have not seen the movie, to be honest. I'm not an exorcism genre fan, which is why we wanted to do something different with our movie. We love horror.Joshua J Miller: We like other subgenres, but to answer that question, I was like, "This is an interesting conversation.
Despite garnering mixed reviews from critics, The Pope's Exorcist proved to be a surprising box office smash, grossing over $77 million against its $18 million production budget. The 2023 film even went on to find further success upon its debut on Netflix a few months later, ranking as the No. 1 movie for the streamer for nine days straight.