Australia Box Office for Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

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Exorcist: The Beginning
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $882,268Details
Worldwide Box Office $43,957,541Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Father Lankester Merrin lost his faith after the atrocities he experienced during World War II. In an attempt to escape his past he travels around the world and is approached to assist by the excavation of a Christian Byzantine church, found in pristine condition in a remote region of Kenya. Only with the church also an ancient evil is unearthed that forces Merrin to face atrocities once again.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$78,000,000
Australia Releases: October 29th, 2004 (Wide)
Video Release: March 1st, 2005 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, disturbing images and rituals, and for language including some sexual dialogue
Running Time: 114 minutes
Franchise: Exorcist
Keywords: Possessed, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Demons, Delayed Sequel, Prequel
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Morgan Creek Productions
Production Countries: Italy, Morocco
Languages: English

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March 12th, 2005

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December 1st, 2004

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November 24th, 2004

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November 17th, 2004

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November 10th, 2004

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October 27th, 2004

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October 20th, 2004

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October 13th, 2004

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September 21st, 2004

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August 23rd, 2004

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August 20th, 2004

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2004/11/05 - $178,907   127 $1,409   $680,703 2
2004/11/12 - $69,016 -61% 81 $852   $812,608 3
2004/11/19 - $13,840 -80% 25 $554   $869,421 4
2004/11/26 - $1,409 -90% 6 $235   $882,268 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/29/2004 $0 0 127 239 $882,268 8/28/2020
North America 8/20/2004 $18,054,001 2,803 2,813 11,395 $41,814,863
 
Rest of World $1,260,410
 
Worldwide Total$43,957,541 8/28/2020

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Stellan SkarsgÄrd Father Lankester Merrin

Supporting Cast

James D'Arcy Father Francis
Izabella Scorupco Sarah
Remy Sweeney Joseph
Julian Wadham Major Granville
Andrew French Chuma
Ralph Brown Sergeant Major
Ben Cross Semelier
David Bradley Father Gionetti
Alan Ford Jefferies
Anthony Kamerling Lieutenant Kessler
Eddie Osei Emekwi
Israel Aduramo Jomo
Patrick O'Kane Bession
James Bellamy James
Cecilia Amati Little Dutch Girl
Matti Ristinen Medieval Priest
Lidia Darly Sebutuana's Wife
James Paparella Boy in Market
Silvio Jimenez Hernandez Stricken Turkana Worker
Yemi Goodman Ajibade Turkana Shaman
Michel Leroy Tribesman in Hospital
John Sesay Turkana Warrior
Sayoh Lahai Turkana Warrior
Alessandro Casula Preacher with Pazuzu
Roberto Purvis Corporal Finn

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin Director
James G. Robinson Producer
William Wisher Story Creator
Caleb Carr Story Creator
Alexi Hawley Screenwriter
Guy McElwaine Executive Producer
David C. Robinson Executive Producer
Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography
Mark Goldblatt Editor
Stefano Ortolani Production Designer
Wayne Morris Co-Producer
Luke Reichle Costume Designer
Trevor Rabin Composer
Bruce Franklin Assistant Director
Antti J. Jokinen Second Unit Director
Wayne Morris Unit Production Manager
Stefano Spadoni Production Supervisor (Rome)
Khadija "Fred" Alami* Production Supervisor (Morocco)
Eugenio Ulissi Art Director
Carlo Gervasi Set Decorator
Marco Carosi Second Unit Photography
Marco Scotti Costume Supervisor
Todd E. Miller Editor
Michael C. Moore Production Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Supervising Sound Mixer
Frank A. Montano Supervising Sound Mixer
Tom Bellfort Supervising Sound Editor
Harry Cohen Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis Sound Effects Editor
Ken Johnson Sound Effects Editor
Michael Kamper Sound Effects Editor
Tim Farrell Sound Effects Editor
Ann Scibelli Sound Designer
Hugh Waddell Dialogue Editor
Jon Mete Dialogue Editor
Allen Hartz Dialogue Editor
Jeanette Surga Music Editor
Fabrizio Sforza Department Head Makeup
Raffaella Iorio Key Makeup
Gioncarlo de Leonardis* Head Hairstylist
Gary J. Tunnicliffe Special Effects Makeup Designer
Paul Linford Music Producer
Trevor Rabin Music Producer
Pam Dixon Casting Director
William Peter Blatty Based on the book and screenplay "The Exorcist"
Davide Ambrosi Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.