Universal's $400 million investment in the Exorcist franchise is looking bleak, with reviews and weekend box office turning in huge disappointments.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Following a poor critical and commercial reception for The Exorcist: Believer, Universal may need to cut their $400 million losses on the planned trilogy. The film, written and directed by Halloween trilogy director David Gordon Green, is a legacy sequel to the William Friedkin classic, in which a mother comes to believe that her 12-year-old daughter is possessed by a demonic entity.
The Exorcist Trilogy's $400 Million Deal Explained NBCUniversal made headlines in 2021 with the announcement that they had acquired the rights to The Exorcist for a colossal $400 million, with the intention of distributing in theaters and streaming exclusively on their platform, Peacock. While the figure may seem absurd, it’s not unprecedented in Hollywood. Only a few months earlier, Netflix shelled out $469 million for the rights to two planned Knives Out sequels .
The Exorcist: Believer's Reviews Are A Bad Start For The Franchise David Gordon Green’s 2018 Halloween kicked off the new trilogy with a tide of critical praise which likely boosted the film’s box office through positive word of mouth and laid a strong foundation for the burgeoning trilogy. However, The Exorcist: Believer’s scathing reviews are an early indication that the new trilogy won’t be repeating this success.
The Exorcist: Believer's Box Office Doesn't Indicate Sequel Interest While critical reception is a fallible indicator of audience enthusiasm, box office figures don’t lie. The Exorcist: Believer’s $27 million opening came in under projections for the legacy sequel. Indeed, the disappointing weekend return may even spell a box office bomb for Universal and Blumhouse.
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