The Exorcist

2000 | Horror

Synopsis

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

Scores

Overall Score
85.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.2%
Review Aggregate
75.9

Critic Consensus

77.2% Fresh • 167 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 167 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotscarydarkvisually strikingsuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalstylizedmacabrefunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count177
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes23,021

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$39,671,012$72,269,431
International2000$72,382,056$131,859,757
Worldwide2000$112,053,064$204,129,180

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 Revenue2000$48,788,328$88,878,618
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$25,885,000$47,155,193
Physical Purchases ?2000$34,522,000$62,889,378
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$9,917,753$18,067,358
Total Revenues2000$119,113,081$216,990,547
Expenses
Budget ?2000$11,000,000$20,038,907
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$13,750,000 (est)$25,048,634 (est)
Participations2000$9,529,000$17,359,159
Residuals ?2000$4,937,000$8,993,826
Interest & Overhead2000$2,200,000$4,007,781
Total Expenses2000$41,416,000$75,448,308
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$77,697,081$141,542,239

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