‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Scares Up $45M WW Debut; ‘Paw Patrol’ Nears $100M; WB Crosses $2B Overseas For 2023 To Date – International Box Office
deadline.comRefresh for latest…: Just as it came in lower than hoped for domestically, Universal/Blumhouse/Morgan Creek’s The Exorcist: Believer didn’t fully convert overseas audiences, summoning a $17.9M international box office debut for $45.1M global.
The R-rated David Gordon Green-directed reboot/sequel did see some of its 52 launch markets give it a No. 1 start, while in like-for-likes, the bow is above M3GAN, Evil Dead Rise, Scream VI and Smile. (As regards the latter, recall that it legged out with terrific holds, so the comparison may not stick down the line since scores on Believer are not good, and Taylor Swift is on deck.) Anthony has done a deep dive on the details behind Universal’s purchase of the Exorcist franchise and how this opening stacks against it.
Read that here. Overseas, supernatural horror tends to play best in Latin America, and Mexico did lead the charge this session for The Exorcist: Believer, levitating to $4M at No.
1 for the second-best start of a Blumhouse film post-pandemic. It’s in line with The Curse of La Llorona, and more than double Scream VI, M3GAN and Smile.
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