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MOVIE
The Exorcist
1973
122 minutes (2 hrs 02 mins)
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
FILM SERIES
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
William Friedkin
Starring
Ellen Burstyn ·
Max von Sydow
· Lee J. Cobb · Kitty Winn · Jack MacGowran · Jason Miller
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
26th December 1973
United States release
26th December 1973
United Kingdom release
14th March 1974
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
15th Mar '74
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £25 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 55
US box office
Box Office debut: 22nd Sep '00
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $8.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 12
Chart position history
UK box office
15 Mar,
1974
2
22 Mar,
1974
2
29 Mar,
1974
3
5 Apr,
1974
5
12 Apr,
1974
6
19 Apr,
1974
5
26 Apr,
1974
5
3 May,
1974
5
10 May,
1974
5
17 May,
1974
3
24 May,
1974
3
31 May,
1974
3
7 Jun,
1974
2
14 Jun,
1974
2
21 Jun,
1974
3
28 Jun,
1974
2
5 Jul,
1974
2
12 Jul,
1974
4
19 Jul,
1974
3
26 Jul,
1974
3
2 Aug,
1974
3
9 Aug,
1974
3
16 Aug,
1974
3
23 Aug,
1974
2
30 Aug,
1974
2
6 Sep,
1974
2
13 Sep,
1974
2
20 Sep,
1974
2
27 Sep,
1974
1
4 Oct,
1974
1
11 Oct,
1974
1
18 Oct,
1974
1
25 Oct,
1974
1
1 Nov,
1974
1
8 Nov,
1974
1
15 Nov,
1974
1
22 Nov,
1974
1
29 Nov,
1974
2
6 Dec,
1974
2
13 Dec,
1974
2
20 Dec,
1974
5
27 Dec,
1974
5
3 Jan,
1975
5
10 Jan,
1975
2
17 Jan,
1975
6
19 Jun,
1998
6
26 Jun,
1998
8
30 Oct,
1998
1
6 Nov,
1998
2
13 Nov,
1998
3
20 Nov,
1998
5
27 Nov,
1998
9
4 Dec,
1998
14
US box office
22 Sep,
2000
2
29 Sep,
2000
2
6 Oct,
2000
4
13 Oct,
2000
6
20 Oct,
2000
8
27 Oct,
2000
11
3 Nov,
2000
14
Global box office
Other movies in this series
The Exorcist
Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Exorcist III
Exorcist: The Beginning
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
The Exorcist: Believer
Certificates
US
R
R15+
18+
18
K-18
14
R18+
18
16
16
18
N-16
16
18
16
R
A-18
15
18
R-18
M18
15
12
18
18
16
15
16
18+
VM14
18+
M/16
16
AA
18+
B
16
D
18
18
16+
18
UA
Total grosses
UK total gross
£10 Million
US total gross
$232.9 Million
Global total gross
$441.3 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info
Weeks on UK box office:
45
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Mar 1974
2
N
£24,975
£24,975
22 Mar 1974
2
▲▼
£25,975
£60,041
29 Mar 1974
3
▼
£26,970
£95,102
5 Apr 1974
5
▼
£22,975
£124,970
12 Apr 1974
6
▼
£2,500
£128,595
19 Apr 1974
5
▲
£2,300
£131,815
26 Apr 1974
5
▲▼
£2,400
£135,055
3 May 1974
5
▲▼
£2,350
£138,463
10 May 1974
5
▲▼
£2,450
£142,016
17 May 1974
3
▲
£2,500
£145,516
24 May 1974
3
▲▼
£2,500
£148,766
31 May 1974
3
▲▼
£2,500
£152,016
7 Jun 1974
2
▲
£2,600
£155,656
14 Jun 1974
2
▲▼
£2,600
£159,036
21 Jun 1974
3
▼
£2,500
£162,536
28 Jun 1974
2
▲
£2,500
£165,786
5 Jul 1974
2
▲▼
£2,500
£169,411
12 Jul 1974
4
▼
£2,500
£172,911
19 Jul 1974
3
▲
£2,500
£176,536
26 Jul 1974
3
▲▼
£2,500
£179,911
2 Aug 1974
3
▲▼
£2,500
£183,161
9 Aug 1974
3
▲▼
£2,500
£186,411
16 Aug 1974
3
▲▼
£2,500
£189,661
23 Aug 1974
2
▲
£2,500
£193,161
30 Aug 1974
2
▲▼
£2,500
£196,536
6 Sep 1974
2
▲▼
£2,500
£200,036
13 Sep 1974
2
▲▼
£2,500
£203,661
20 Sep 1974
2
▲▼
£2,500
£206,911
27 Sep 1974
1
▲
£673,485
£1,116,116
4 Oct 1974
1
▲▼
£448,990
£1,722,253
11 Oct 1974
1
▲▼
£299,327
£2,141,311
18 Oct 1974
1
▲▼
£199,551
£2,420,682
25 Oct 1974
1
▲▼
£133,034
£2,600,278
1 Nov 1974
1
▲▼
£73,908
£2,696,358
8 Nov 1974
1
▲▼
£41,060
£2,753,842
15 Nov 1974
1
▲▼
£22,811
£2,783,496
22 Nov 1974
1
▲▼
£22,673
£2,815,238
29 Nov 1974
2
▼
£30,041
£2,854,291
6 Dec 1974
2
▲▼
£50,912
£2,920,477
13 Dec 1974
2
▲▼
£21,863
£2,951,085
20 Dec 1974
5
▼
£10,242
£2,965,936
27 Dec 1974
5
▲▼
£4,690
£2,972,268
3 Jan 1975
5
▲▼
£3,329
£2,977,095
10 Jan 1975
2
▲
£30,157
£3,017,807
17 Jan 1975
6
▼
£2,087
£3,020,729
19 Jun 1998
6
▲▼
£151,714
£151,714
26 Jun 1998
8
▼
£105,010
£288,227
30 Oct 1998
1
▲
£2,186,977
£2,776,510
6 Nov 1998
2
▼
£1,179,724
£5,104,927
13 Nov 1998
3
▼
£609,195
£6,246,912
20 Nov 1998
5
▼
£282,404
£6,746,085
27 Nov 1998
9
▼
£148,119
£7,021,983
4 Dec 1998
14
▼
£41,933
£7,143,595
29 Sep 2023
17
▼
£84,128
£84,128
6 Oct 2023
57
▼
£1,158
£139,963
US Box Office Info
Weeks on US box office:
12
US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 Sep 2000
2
▲
$8,175,666
$8,175,666
29 Sep 2000
2
▲▼
$7,205,523
$17,671,975
6 Oct 2000
4
▼
$4,441,612
$23,935,355
13 Oct 2000
6
▼
$5,235,581
$30,534,411
20 Oct 2000
8
▼
$2,910,788
$34,822,423
27 Oct 2000
11
▼
$1,585,848
$37,216,314
3 Nov 2000
14
▼
$807,497
$38,665,034
10 Nov 2000
17
▼
$338,512
$39,239,337
17 Nov 2000
42
▼
$66,711
$39,394,584
24 Nov 2000
54
▼
$28,762
$39,450,240
8 Dec 2000
33
▲
$71,145
$39,565,137
15 Dec 2000
42
▼
$33,605
$39,632,868
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
US release
United States release
United Kingdom release
£10 Million $232.9 Million 
$441.3 Million