Exorcist: The Beginning
In 1947, Lancaster Merrin, a former priest turned archaeologist, is called to Kenya to investigate the ruins of a church that appears to have been purposely buried. During the excavation, he discovers that something else was buried there.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$18,054,001
2,803 theaters
2,803 theaters
Budget$80,000,000
Release DateAug 20, 2004
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Nov 11, 2004
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresHorror
Mystery
Thriller
In Release140 days/20 weeks
Widest Release2,813 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20-22 Athens Olympics | 1 | $18,054,001 | - | 2,803 | - | $6,440 | $18,054,001 | 1 |
| Aug 27-29 Athens Olympics | 5 | $7,081,057 | -60.8% | 2,813 | +10 | $2,517 | $31,167,046 | 10 |
| Sep 3-5 | 11 | $3,623,328 | -48.8% | 2,452 | -361 | $1,477 | $37,158,508 | 3 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 11 | $4,511,507 | - | 2,452 | - | $1,839 | $38,046,687 | - |
| Sep 10-12 | 15 | $1,302,383 | -64.1% | 1,603 | -849 | $812 | $40,084,790 | 4 |
| Sep 17-19 | 21 | $509,495 | -60.9% | 705 | -898 | $722 | $41,030,819 | 5 |
| Sep 24-26 | 29 | $223,484 | -56.1% | 353 | -352 | $633 | $41,408,127 | 6 |
| Oct 1-3 | 49 | $56,213 | -74.8% | 98 | -255 | $573 | $41,529,870 | 7 |
| Oct 8-10 | 69 | $18,886 | -66.4% | 49 | -49 | $385 | $41,567,668 | 8 |
| Oct 8-11 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 41 | $21,350 | - | 49 | - | $435 | $41,570,132 | - |
| Oct 15-17 | 41 | $76,190 | +303.4% | 202 | +153 | $377 | $41,652,219 | 9 |
| Oct 22-24 | 50 | $53,433 | -29.9% | 140 | -62 | $381 | $41,737,335 | 10 |
| Oct 29-31 | 54 | $30,316 | -43.3% | 124 | -16 | $244 | $41,784,746 | 11 |
| Nov 5-7 | 60 | $19,756 | -34.8% | 53 | -71 | $372 | $41,814,863 | 12 |
