LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Exorcist: Believer” drove out all enemies at the box workplace, however its numbers didn’t completely make heads spin.
Facing competitors from no significant brand-new releases, the newest resurrection of the demonic franchise brought in $27.2 million in North America in its opening weekend for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, according to studio approximates Sunday.
That was more than the weekend take of the next 3 movies integrated. But while it almost made back its reported budgetplan of $30 million in simply a coupleof days, the take for “The Exorcist: Believer” was underwhelming after the 2 business paid $400 million in 2021 for the rights to a brand-new trilogy.
Last week’s top movie, “ Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” was a far-off 2nd, with $11.8 million, and hasactually made $38.9 million after 2 weekends for Paramount Pictures. Another scary followup, “Saw X,” was 3rd for Lionsgate Films, with $8.2 million, and has brought in $32.6 million after 2 weekends.
Horror movies made up 4 of the leading 10, and they might see some sustained numbers as Halloween comes better.
“It appears like the need for the scary category by audiences is neverever ending,” stated Paul Dergarabedian, senior media expert for Comscore. “The common theater experience is custom-made