The sequel to the film “The Exorcist” tops the North American box office

The Exorcist – Devotion recorded a “good first weekend for a sequel to a horror film” and this, despite the rather mixed reviews regarding this production, underlined the firm’s analyst, David A. Gross. The film generated 27.2 million dollars for its first weekend in theaters , according to data published Sunday October 8 by the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.

Like the original released in 1973, the film revolves around characters possessed by supernatural forces, with faces covered in wounds, against the backdrop of a sometimes anxiety-provoking soundtrack and with an appearance by Ellen Burstyn who already played in the original production.

Early release because of Taylor Swift

The Exorcist – Devotion was supposed to haunt screens from Friday, October 13, but Universal Studios moved up its release so as not to have to face pop megastar Taylor Swift’s film on her world tour Eras scheduled for the same weekend. Ticket pre-sales for this film on Swift’s tour have already exceeded $100 million worldwide, theater operator AMC announced Thursday, October 5.

By seizing the head of the box office, The Exorcist – Devotion relegates to second place the new part of the adventures of the puppies of Paw Patrol, which collected $11.8 million from Friday to Sunday. American actor and comedian Chris Rock and former tennis champion Serena Williams lend their voices to the superpowered dog characters in this animated film.

In this new adventure inspired by the hit cartoon, the Super Patrol sets out on the trail of supervillains, whom it seeks to stop in order to save Adventureville, which has crashed on a magical meteorite.

Next in order is another horror film, Saw X, with its 8.2 million dollars in revenue and rather positive reviews; the science fiction thriller The Creator with 6.1 million and The Blind about the inner struggles of reality TV star Phil Robertson.