Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

2005 | Drama, Horror, Thriller, Past, Prequel, Supernatural

Synopsis

Decades before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in Kenya. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.

Scores

Overall Score
44.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.3%
Review Aggregate
33.1

Critic Consensus

27.5% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, historical. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plothistoricalgrittysuspensefulscarycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Stellan Skarsgård2005$2,441,000$3,921,000(est)
Gabriel Mann2005$1,503,000$2,414,000(est)
Clara Bellar2005$1,131,000$1,817,000(est)
Billy Crawford2005$925,000$1,486,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count45
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes14,552

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$251,495$403,963
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$251,495$403,963

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2005$125,748$201,982
Digital Rentals ?2005$128,000$205,600
Digital Purchases ?2005$20,000$32,125
Physical Rentals ?2005$7,138,000$11,465,390
Physical Purchases ?2005$17,136,000$27,524,645
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$113,173$181,783
Total Revenues2005$24,660,920$39,611,524
Expenses
Budget ?2005$30,000,000$48,187,404
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$201,000 (est)$322,856 (est)
Participations2005$493,000$791,880
Residuals ?2005$1,799,000$2,889,638
Interest & Overhead2005$5,100,000$8,191,859
Total Expenses2005$37,593,000$60,383,636
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$-12,932,080$-20,772,112

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