The Exorcist: Believer has scared its way to the top of the domestic weekend box office with ticket sales in North America reaching $27.2 million.
As reported by Comscore, The latest Exorcist film brought in another $17.8 million internationally which helped bring its global tally to $45.0 million.
The Exorcist: Believer had the strongest opening for the franchise and was well above the $18.0 million 2004's Exorcist: The Beginning earned in its debut. The original Exorcist film opened with $1.9 million in its first week back in 1973, and it went on to earn $441.3 million at the global box office.
In our The Exorcist: Believer review, we said, "Double the possession means double the problems for The Exorcist: Believer, which is a serviceable horror movie on its own merits, but a disappointing revival for a cornerstone of horror cinema."
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, which won the domestic weekend box office last weekend with ticket sales of $23 million, placed second with $11.7 million. The latest Paw Patrol film has earned $48.2 million overseas and $87.0 million globally.
Saw X followed and finished third with $8.1 million, The Creator placed fourth with $6.09 million, and The Blind rounded out the top five with $3.12 million.
For more, check out how The Exorcist: Believer honors fifty years of horror and the biggest movies still set to be released in 2023.
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