#336 All-time worldwide

#1 1973 releases

Movie profile

The Exorcist

Name: The Exorcist
Genre: Horror, Drama
Released: 1973-12-26
Duration: 122 min

1973 · 122 min · Hoya Productions

Horror Drama

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $441.3M

Budget $12.0M

Gross minus budget $429.3M

ROI 36.78x

Domestic gross

$211.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$229.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$91.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Exorcist ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #336 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1973 releases #1 Release-year chart position of 68 titles Ranked against movies released in 1973. Franchise #1 The Exorcist of 5 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #8 Horror of 1,292 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#333 The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 · $442.8M #334 Les Misérables 2012 · $442.6M #335 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023 · $441.4M #337 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 · $441.3M #338 Terminator Genisys 2015 · $440.6M #339 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023 · $440.2M

Quick answer

How did The Exorcist (1973) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Exorcist (1973) earned a reported $441.3M worldwide against a reported $12.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $429.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 36.78x. In this database it currently ranks #336 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #1 among 1973 releases.

Worldwide gross: $441,306,145
Budget: $12,000,000
Gross minus budget: $429,306,145
ROI: 36.78x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Dec 26, 1973
Production: Hoya Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyHoya Productions FranchiseThe Exorcist Release year chart1973 box office Genre chartHorror Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1973, The Exorcist is positioned in this dataset as a Horror, Drama title from Hoya Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $441.3M, reported production budget is $12.0M, gross-minus-budget is $429.3M, ROI is 36.78x. For comparison, it currently sits #336 all-time in the current chart set and #1 among 1973 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.