Yeah, but where do you go from here?
However, for Universal,Halloweenwas a big subscription driver.
The $30M spent on thisExorcistdoesnt include backends.
‘The Exorcist: Believer’Blumhouse
Its for these reasons why Universal and Peacock bit at CAAs auction for the IP.
TheExorcistIP has been ripped off and copied so much that the brand is rather diluted, i.e.
Furthermore, Ellen Burstyns Chris MacNeil isnt exactly Curtis Strode in regards to being the last girl standing.
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Reportedly, Odom Jr. walked off the set ofExorcist: The Believerand production stopped.
However, thats less this movies problem than its subpar set-up.
However, going earlier really wasnt the problem here forExorcist: Believer.It was always in the execution.
Consider the fact that the phenomenal results for 2018sHalloweenbegan when Blumhouse blasted off the movie at TIFFs Midnight Madness.
The firstExorcist: Believertrailer launched to exhibitors back at CinemaCon in April.
WhetherExorcist: Believerprofits remains a question.
Stateside outlook is $75M per some analysts.
Other stats from the weekend,Exorcist: Believerrepped 34% of all foot traffic.
Studio reported Sunday figures:
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Were still making heads and tails of this.
When have you ever heard of a horror film costing that much?
What weve told you is thatThe Exorcistreboot was made for $30M before P&A.
Friday is coming in at $11.9M at 3,663 theaters, including Thursday nights previews of $2.85M.
Also proving to be a bad first step for the studios with the franchise: Nobody likes it.
As is typical for a horror movie,Believerplayed best in South Central and West.
The weekend is shaping up to be $76.5M for all movies, less than $100M again.
Taylor Swift, save us.
Some are calling sales meh, but cmon, its a 31-minute film.
Previews began at 5 p.m. in 3,050 theaters.
Universal has Imax and PLFs on this one, which is booked at 3,663 theaters.
That is more than 2017sJigsawakaSaw 8, which grossed a first week of $22.1M.
The Twisted Pics tenthquel horror movie led the B.O.
in its weekdays despite Paramount and Spin MastersPAW Patrol: The Mighty Moviewinning last weekend.
The canine cartoon ended its first week with an estimated $27.1M.
Saw Xsaw $1.1M yesterday, -16% from Wednesday, whilePAW Patrol 2had $900K, +7%.
