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#REDIRECT [[The Exorcist (franchise)]]
{{Short description|American horror film series}}
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{{Infobox film
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| name = The Exorcist
| image = File:The Exorcist official franchise logo.png
| caption = Official franchise logo
| distributor = {{plainlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] (''1-2'', ''4-5'')
* [[20th Century Fox]] (''3'', ''TV series'')
* [[Universal Pictures]] (''6-9'')
}}
| released = 1973-present
| country = United States
| language = English
| runtime =
| budget = $147 million <br />(total of 6 films)
| gross = $661 million <br />(total of 6 films)
}}

'''''The Exorcist''''' is an American [[horror film]] series consisting of six films based on the 1971 novel ''[[The Exorcist (novel)|The Exorcist]]'' by [[William Peter Blatty]]. The films have been distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[20th Century Fox]].

The films have grossed over $661 million at the worldwide box office. Critics have given the films mixed reviews. In 2004, a prequel (''[[Exorcist: The Beginning]]'') was released. This was the second version of the film, as the first version (directed by [[Paul Schrader]]) was deemed unsatisfactory by the studio upon completion, and the entire project was refilmed by director [[Renny Harlin]]. However, Schrader's version received a limited release in 2005, after Harlin's, and was titled ''[[Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist]]''. [[20th Century Fox Television]] developed a [[The Exorcist (TV series)|television series]] continuation of ''The Exorcist''.<ref name="TV">{{cite web|title='The Exorcist' Pilot Ordered at Fox with Modern Twist|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/the-exorcist-tv-series-pilot-fox-1201686653/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Laura Prudom|date=23 January 2016|accessdate=February 2, 2016}}</ref> It premiered on September 23, 2016. As of 2020, a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the film series which was later changed to a direct sequel to the 1973 film is in development with [[David Gordon Green]] as director.

==Film==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width=100%
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Film
! scope="col" | U.S. <br />release date
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Screenwriter(s)
! scope="col" | Story by
! scope="col" | Producer(s)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1973|12|26|}}
| [[William Friedkin]]
| colspan="3"| [[William Peter Blatty]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Exorcist II: The Heretic]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1977|06|17|}}
| [[John Boorman]]
| colspan="2" | William Goodhart
| John Boorman and Richard Lederer
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1980|02|29|}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" | [[William Peter Blatty]]
| [[William Peter Blatty]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[The Exorcist III]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1990|08|17|}}
| Carter DeHaven and [[James G. Robinson]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Exorcist: The Beginning]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|2004|08|20|}}
| [[Renny Harlin]]
| Alexi Hawley
| [[William Wisher Jr.|William Wisher]] and [[Caleb Carr]]
| rowspan="2"| James G. Robinson
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|2005|05|20|}}
| [[Paul Schrader]]
| colspan="2"| [[William Wisher Jr.]] and Caleb Carr
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Exorcist Vengeance]]
| '''''February 8''''', 2022
| rowspan="3"|
* [[Scott Jeffrey Reid|Scott Jeffrey]]
* [[Rebecca Matthews]]
| rowspan="3"| David Gordon Green & Peter Sattler
| rowspan="3"| David Gordon Green & [[Danny McBride]] & [[Scott Teems]] & Peter Sattler
| rowspan="3"| [[Jason Blum]], James Robinson and David Robinson
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[#Future|Untitled film]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[#Future|Untitled film]]
| {{N/A}}
|}

===William Peter Blatty's Faith Trilogy===
====''The Exorcist'' (1973)====
{{Main|The Exorcist (film)}}
Based on the 1971 novel by [[William Peter Blatty]], ''The Exorcist'' marries three scenarios into one plot.

The film opens with Father Merrin ([[Max Von Sydow]]) on an archaeological dig in [[Hatra|Al-hadar]], near [[Nineveh]], in [[Iraq]]. He is alerted that a small carving is found in the dig, resembling a grimacing, bestial creature. After talking to one of his supervisors, he travels to a statue of [[Pazuzu (The Exorcist)|Pazuzu]]; the small carving resembles the head of the statue. He sees ominous figures and two dogs fight viciously nearby, setting the tone for the rest of the film.

====''The Ninth Configuration'' (1980)====
{{main|The Ninth Configuration}}
A post-[[Vietnam War]] drama set in a mental institution, released in 1980 and based on Blatty's novel of the same name. Though it contrasts sharply with the tone of ''The Exorcist'', Blatty regards ''The Ninth Configuration'' as its true sequel, with [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]] portraying Captain Billy Cutshaw, previously portrayed by Dick Callinan in ''The Exorcist''.<ref name="TRUE.sequel_ESM">{{cite web|url=http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/features/2011/02/25/light-in-the-darkness-william-peter-blattys-faith-trilogy/|work=Electric Sheep Magazine|title=Light in the Darkness: William Peter Blatty's Faith Trilogy|date=February 25, 2011|author=Fitch, Alex|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> The film explores the insane asylum with a tone and style of [[Comedy film|comedy]] before evolving into a darker tone which details human suffering and the role of [[faith]]. The movie questions the differences between reality and perception, sane and insane. ''The Ninth Configuration'' received the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay]] and two other nominations at the [[38th Golden Globe Awards]].

====''The Exorcist III'' (1990)====
{{Main|The Exorcist III}}
[[Film adaptation|Adapted]] and directed by Blatty from his 1983 novel ''[[Legion (Blatty novel)|Legion]]'', the film stars [[George C. Scott]] and several cast members ([[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]], [[Ed Flanders]], [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]] and [[George DiCenzo]]) from Blatty's previous film ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]''. The story takes place 15 years after the events of ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'' and centers on the philosophical police detective William F. Kinderman (Scott) from the first film. He investigates a series of brutal murders in [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]] that resemble the ''[[modus operandi]]'' of a serial killer executed about the time of the MacNeil exorcism.

Originally titled ''Legion'', the film was drastically changed after rewrites and re-shoots ordered by the studio [[Morgan Creek Productions]].<ref>''Fangoria'' #122 (May 1993)</ref> Studio executives demanded the addition of an exorcism sequence and retitled the film as ''The Exorcist III'' in order to more strongly tie the film to the rest of the franchise. All of the deleted footage is apparently lost.<ref name="tncf">{{cite web|url=https://www.theninthconfiguration.com/#july102016|title=:: LEGION - DIRECTOR'S CUT!|website=The Ninth Configuration.com|date=July 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3397788/exorcist-iii-getting-2-disc-collectors-edition/|title='The Exorcist III' Getting 2-Disc Collector's Edition|website=Bloodydisgusting.com|date=July 6, 2016|author=Jonathan Barkan|accessdate=March 28, 2020}}</ref>

===''Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977)===
{{Main|Exorcist II: The Heretic}}
Father Philip Lamont ([[Richard Burton]]), who is struggling with his faith, is assigned by the [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] ([[Paul Henreid]]) to investigate the death of Father Lankester Merrin ([[Max von Sydow]]). Merrin was killed in the first film during the exorcism of [[Regan MacNeil]] ([[Linda Blair]]). The Cardinal informs Lamont (who has had some experience at exorcism, and has been exposed to Merrin's teachings) that Merrin is being investigated posthumously for heresy. Despite approval for the MacNeil exorcism by a bishop, the Church is no longer convinced that MacNeil was truly possessed, and the controversial nature of Merrin's books on the subject are being reconsidered as politically and theologically suspect.

===Prequel series===
====''Exorcist: The Beginning'' (2004)====
{{Main|Exorcist: The Beginning}}
The plot revolves around the crisis of faith suffered by [[Lankester Merrin|Father Merrin]] (Stellan Skarsgård) following the horrific events he witnessed during [[World War II]].

After WWII, Merrin is an [[archaeologist]] in [[Cairo]], when he is approached by a collector of antiquities who asks him to come to a British excavation in the Turkana region of [[Kenya]]. This dig is excavating a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Byzantine]] [[Church (building)|church]] from the 5th century—long before Christianity had reached that region. Further, the church is in perfect condition, as though it had been buried immediately after the construction was completed. Merrin is asked to participate in the dig and find an ancient relic hidden in the ruins before the British do. Merrin takes the job but soon discovers that all is not well—something evil lies in the church and is infecting the region. The local tribesman hired to dig refuse to enter the building, and there are stories of an epidemic that wiped out an entire village. However, when Merrin, growing suspicious of these rumors, digs up one of the graves of the supposed victims of this plague, he discovers it is empty. Meanwhile, the evil grows, turning people against each other and resulting in violence, atrocities, and more bloodshed.

====''Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist'' (2005)====
{{Main|Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist}}
Many years before the events in ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'', the young Father Lankester Merrin (played by Skarsgård, who played the same part in the ''[[Exorcist: The Beginning]]'') travels to [[East Africa]]. Merrin has taken a sabbatical from the Church and devoted himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith. He is haunted especially by an incident in a small village in occupied Holland during [[World War II]], where he served as the parish priest. Near the end of the war, a sadistic Nazi SS commander, in retaliation for the murder of a German trooper, forces Merrin to participate in arbitrary executions in order to save a full village from slaughter.

He meets up with a team of archaeologists, who are seeking to unearth a church that they believe has been buried for centuries. At first, Merrin resists the idea that supernatural forces are in play but eventually helps them, and the ensuing events result in an encounter with [[Pazuzu (The Exorcist)|Pazuzu]], the same demon referenced in ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''.

===David Gordon Green's ''Exorcist'' trilogy===
In August 2020, it was revealed that [[Morgan Creek Entertainment]] is developing a theatrical reboot of ''The Exorcist'', scheduled to be released in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3628068/exorcist-morgan-creek-reportedly-developing-new-reboot-movie-theaters/ |title={{'}}''The Exorcist''{{'}}: Morgan Creek Reportedly Developing a New Reboot Movie for Theaters |first=John |last=Squires |date=August 18, 2020 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> Later in December, [[Blumhouse Productions]] and Morgan Creek announced that the reboot was changed to a "direct" sequel of the original film which will be directed by [[David Gordon Green]], the director of ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]''. [[Jason Blum]] and the Robinson brothers will produce.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/exorcist-sequel-in-the-works-with-halloween-director-david-gordon-green |title={{'}}''Exorcist''{{'}} Sequel in the Works with {{'}}''Halloween''{{'}} Director David Gordon Green |first= Aaron |last= Couch |date=December 20, 2020|website= www.hollywoodreporter.com |access-date= December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://observer.com/2020/12/david-gordon-green-exorcist-sequel-blumhouse-info-details/|title= Exclusive: David Gordon Green in Talks to Direct {{'}}''Exorcist''{{'}} Sequel for Blumhouse|first= Brandon |last= Katz|date=December 20, 2020 |website= observer.com |access-date= December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://io9.gizmodo.com/blumhouse-is-summoning-another-exorcist-movie-to-the-mo-1845933090 |title= Blumhouse Is Summoning Another ''Exorcist'' Movie to the Mortal Plane|first= Charles |last= Pulliam-Moore |date= December 24, 2020 |website= io9.gizmodo.com |access-date= December 21, 2020}}</ref> Though the film serves as a direct follow-up to the original, Green confirmed that each of franchise installments are still canon to his new movie.<ref name="Canon_SF">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/david-gordon-greens-exorcist-movie-confirmed-to-be-a-direct-sequel-to-the-original/|work=Slash Film|title=David Gordon Green's {{‘}}''Exorcist''{{’}} Movie Confirmed to Be a Direct Sequel to the Original|author=Ryan, Danielle|date=July 23, 2021|accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, it was revealed that a trilogy of sequels are in development with David Gordon Green attached as director on each film. [[Jason Blum]] will serve as producer, alongside James Robinson and David Robinson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/exorcist-new-trilogy-blumhouse-david-gordon-green-leslie-odom-jr/|work=Collider|title={{'}}''The Exorcist''{{'}}: David Gordon Green to Direct New Blumhouse Trilogy Starring Leslie Odom Jr.|author=Sneider, Jeff|date=July 26, 2021|accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref> Burstyn will reprise her role from the original film, with [[Leslie Odom Jr.]] co-starring. The projects will be joint-venture productions between [[Blumhouse Productions]] and Morgan Creek Entertainment, with [[Universal Pictures]] serving as distributing company. Universal collaborated with [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] to purchase distribution rights for $400 million total. The second and third films of the trilogy are being optioned as Peacock exclusive films. The first film is scheduled to be released on October 13, 2023. On July 26, Linda Blair said on [[Twitter]] that she has not been contacted as of yet to reprise her role of Regan MacNeil: "As of now, there has not been any discussions about me participating or reprising my role. I wish all those involved the best and I appreciate the loyalty and passion the fans have for ''The Exorcist'' and my character."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/408041/linda-blair-has-not-been-contacted-about-returning-for-the-new-exorcist-trilogy-as-of-now/?fbclid=IwAR3_KQTX7ZhYV---yprMLJ2lPfhZphR7Y3YFJ9bvy4G4lHVU7JhEzDfCBLk|title=Linda Blair Has NOT Been Contacted About Returning for the New ''EXORCIST'' Trilogy "As of Now" |first=Josh |last=Millican |date=July 27, 2021 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref> Green will co-write the screenplay for each entry with Peter Sattler, based on a story by Green, Sattler, [[Danny McBride]], and [[Scott Teems]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Welk|first=Brian|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-exorcist-trilogy-acquired-by-universal-leslie-odom-jr-to-star-and-ellen-burstyn-to-return/|title=Universal Pays $400 Million for New ''Exorcist'' Trilogy Featuring Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn|date=July 26, 2021|website=The Wrap|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lussier|first=Germain|url=https://gizmodo.com/a-new-exorcist-trilogy-is-coming-from-universal-and-blu-1847362971|title=A New ''Exorcist'' Trilogy Is Coming From Universal and Blumhouse [Updated]|date=July 26, 2021|website=Gizmodo|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Ryan Turek will oversee the project while Green, McBride, and Couper Samuelson will serve as executive producers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-exorcist-ellen-burstyn-sequel-universal-peacock-1234800049/|title=Universal & Peacock Close $400M Deal For ''Exorcist'' Trilogy; Ellen Burstyn To Reprise Classic Role|date=July 26, 2021|website=Deadline|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> In October, Green affirmed the first script was written, while the latter two were in the midst of being outlined.<ref>{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3687200/david-gordon-green-planning-directing-three-films-brand-new-exorcist-trilogy/|title=David Gordon Green is Planning on Directing All Three Films in Brand New ''The Exorcist'' Trilogy|date=October 14, 2021|website=Bloody Disgusting|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Gregory|url=https://collider.com/new-exorcist-movies-david-gordon-green-trilogy-script/|title=David Gordon Green on Why His ''Exorcist'' Trilogy Is an "Entirely Different Writing Process" Than 'Halloween''|date=October 13, 2021|website=Collider|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Television==
{{main|The Exorcist (TV series)}}
A continuation series that directly follows the original film was developed from [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. [[Jeremy Slater]] served as the writer/producer with James Robinson, David Robinson and Barbara Wall on as executive producers. The premise was described as "a propulsive, serialized psychological thriller following two very different men tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession, and confronting the face of true evil."<ref name="TV.series_EW">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/22/exorcist-tv-fox/|work=Entertainment Weekly|title='The Exorcist' TV series in the works at Fox|author=Hibberd, James|date=January 22, 2016|accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref>

The series ran for two seasons, and was canceled by Fox in May 2018.<ref name="TV.cancel_Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-exorcist-canceled-fox-1202800378/|work=Variety|title='The Exorcist' Canceled by Fox After Two Seasons|author=Turchiano, Danielle|date=May 11, 2018|accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==
<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:justify; width:98.5%; float:center; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; display:table;">
<center>'''List indicator(s)'''</center>
* This table only shows characters that have appeared in three or more films in the series.
* A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the film or that the character's presence in the film has yet to be announced.
* An {{note label|Archive|A}} indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills.
* A {{note label|Cameo|C}} indicates a cameo role.
* An {{note label|Main|M}} indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season.
* An {{note label|Recurring|R}} indicates the actor was part of the recurring cast for the season.
* An {{note label|Guest|G}} indicates the actor was part of the guest cast for the season.
* A {{note label|Uncredited|U}} indicates an uncredited role.
* A {{note label|Young|Y}} indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
* A {{note label|Voice|V}} indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
</blockquote>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%"
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:15%;" | Characters
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="width:17%;"| ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:09%;"| ''[[Exorcist II: The Heretic|Exorcist II:<br />{{small|The Heretic}}]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:00%;"| ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"| ''[[The Exorcist III]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:09%;"| ''[[Exorcist: The Beginning|Exorcist:<br />{{small|The Beginning}}]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:13%;"| ''[[Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist|Dominion:<br />{{small|Prequel to the Exorcist}}]]''
! colspan="2" | ''[[The Exorcist (TV series)|The Exorcist]]''
! rowspan="2" style="width:00%;"| [[#David Gordon Green's Exorcist trilogy|''Exorcist'' trilogy]]
|-
! style="width:10%;"| [[The Exorcist (TV series)#Season 1 (2016)|Season 1]]
! style="width:08%;"| [[The Exorcist (TV series)#Season 2 (2017)|Season 2]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''1973'''}}
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''1977'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''1980'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''1990'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2004'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2005'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2016'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2017'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2023'''}}
|-
! rowspan="3" | [[Pazuzu (The Exorcist)|Pazuzu]]
| colspan="2" | [[Mercedes McCambridge]]{{ref|Voice|V}}
| rowspan="3" | Karen Knapp{{ref|Voice|V}}
| rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| rowspan="3" | [[Colleen Dewhurst]]{{ref|Voice|V}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Rupert Degas]]{{ref|Voice|V}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Mary Beth Hurt]]{{ref|Voice|V}}
| rowspan="2" | Robert Emmet Lunney
| rowspan="3" | David Hewlett{{ref|Voice|V}}
| rowspan="3" {{TBA}}
|-
| [[Linda Blair]]{{ref|Voice|V}}
| Ron Faber{{ref|Voice|V}}
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Eileen Dietz]]
| [[David Hewlett]]{{ref|Voice|V}}
|-
! [[Regan MacNeil|Regan MacNeil<br />{{small|Angela Rance}}]]
| colspan="3" | [[Linda Blair]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|''Mentioned''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Geena Davis]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! [[Lankester Merrin|Father Merrin]]
| colspan="3" | [[Max von Sydow]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Stellan Skarsgård]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Chris MacNeil
| colspan="2" | [[Ellen Burstyn]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Sharon Gless]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Ellen Burstyn
|-
! [[Damien Karras|Father Karras]]
| colspan="2" | [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Jason Miller
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Lt. William Kinderman
| colspan="2" | [[Lee J. Cobb]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[George C. Scott]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Father Dyer
| colspan="2" | [[William O'Malley (Jesuit)|William O'Malley]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Ed Flanders]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Capt. Billy Cutshaw
| colspan="2" | Dick Callinan
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Producer Lt. Fromme
| colspan="2" | [[William Peter Blatty]]{{ref|Cameo|C}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| William Peter Blatty{{ref|Cameo|C}}
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Sharon Spencer
| colspan="3" | [[Kitty Winn]]
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Sergeant-Major Harris
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Ralph Brown]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Major Granville
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Julian Wadham]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Chuma
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | Andrew French
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Jomo
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Israel Aduramo]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Emekwi
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | Eddie Osei
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Lieutenant Kessel
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Antonie Kamerling]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Father Francis
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[James D'Arcy]]
| [[Gabriel Mann]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Father Tomas Ortega
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Alfonso Herrera]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Father Marcus Keane
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | [[Ben Daniels]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Casey Rance
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Hannah Kasulka]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| Hannah Kasulka{{ref|Guest|G}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Maria Walters
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | Kirsten Fitzgerald{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Cardinal Guillot
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" | Torrey Hanson{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! {{TBA}}
| colspan="9" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Leslie Odom Jr.]]
|-
! Burke Dennings
| colspan="2" | [[Jack MacGowran]]
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Dr. Klein
| colspan="2" | Barton Heyman
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Dr. Barringer
| colspan="2" | [[Peter Masterson]]
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Karras' Mother
| colspan="2" | Vasiliki Maliaros
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Karras' Uncle
| colspan="2" | [[Titos Vandis]]
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Dr. Gene Tuskin
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Louise Fletcher]]
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Father Philip Lamont
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Richard Burton]]
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Kokumo
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[James Earl Jones]]<hr>Joey Green{{ref|Young|Y}}
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Edwards
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Ned Beatty]]
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Liz
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Belinda Beatty
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Spanish Girl
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Rose Portillo
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Gary Tuskin
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Shane Butterworth
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Linda Tuskin
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Joely Adams
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Mrs. Phalor
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Barbara Cason]]
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Colonel Vincent Kane
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Stacy Keach]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Lt. Frankie Reno
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Colonel Fell
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Ed Flanders]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Major Groper
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Neville Brand]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Captain Fairbanks
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[George DiCenzo]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Major Nammack
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Moses Gunn]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Lieutenant Bennish
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Robert Loggia]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Lieutenant Spinell
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Joe Spinell]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Lieutenant Gomez
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Alejandro Rey]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Sergeant Krebs
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Tom Atkins (actor)|Tom Atkins]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! 1st Cyclist
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Steve Sandor]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! 2nd Cyclist
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Richard Lynch]]
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! James Vennamun<br />{{small|The Gemini Killer}}
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Brad Dourif]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Dr. Temple
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Nurse X
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Viveca Lindfors]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Blind Dream Man
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Samuel L. Jackson]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! [[C. Everett Koop]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[C. Everett Koop|Himself]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! [[Larry King]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Larry King|Himself]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Angel of Death
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Patrick Ewing]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Angel
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Fabio Lanzoni|Fabio]]
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Sarah Novak
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Izabella Scorupco]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Semelier
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Ben Cross]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Joseph
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Remy Sweeney
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Father Gionetti
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[David Bradley (English actor)|David Bradley]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Jefferies
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Alan Ford (actor)|Alan Ford]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Bession
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Patrick O'Kane]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! James
| colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| James Bellamy
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Rachel Lesno
| colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Clara Bellar]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Katherine "Kat" Rance
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Brianne Howey]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Henry Rance
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Alan Ruck]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Jessica
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Mouzam Makkar]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Olivia
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Camille Guaty]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Mother Bernadette
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Deanna Dunagan]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Simon the Priest
| colspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Francis Guinan]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Rose Cooper
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Li Jun Li]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Verity
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Brianna Hildebrand]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Andrew "Andy" Kim
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[John Cho]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Mouse
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Zuleikha Robinson]]{{ref|Main|M}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! David "Truck" Johnson III
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Cyrus Arnold]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Caleb
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Hunter Dillon{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Shelby
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Alex Barima{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Grace
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Amélie Eve{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Peter Osborne
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Christopher Cousins]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Nicole Kim
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| [[Alicia Witt]]{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Cindy
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Zibby Allen{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Harper Graham
| colspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Beatrice Kitsos{{ref|Recurring|R}}
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|}

==Cut scenes==
===The "spider-walk scene"===
[[Contortionist]] Linda R. Hager was hired to perform the infamous "spider-walk scene" that was filmed on April 11, 1973. Friedkin deleted the scene just prior to the original December 26, 1973 release date because he felt it was ineffective technically. However, with advanced developments in digital media technology, Friedkin worked with [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] artists to make the scene look more convincing for the 2000 theatrically re-released version of ''The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen''. Since the original release, myths and rumors still exist that a variety of spider-walk scenes were filmed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://captainhowdy.com/?page_id=38&xdforum_action=viewthread&xf_id=1&xt_id=888&pstart=0|title=Archived copy|access-date=2009-09-05|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707002215/http://captainhowdy.com/?page_id=38&xdforum_action=viewthread&xf_id=1&xt_id=888&pstart=0|archive-date=2012-07-07|url-status=dead}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=July 2021}}</ref>{{better reference needed|date=July 2021}} despite Friedkin's insistence that no alternate version was ever shot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pages.zoom.co.uk/the.exorcist/Html/friedkin_faqs.htm|title=EXORCIST FAQ by William Friedkin|accessdate=2009-09-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427112721/http://pages.zoom.co.uk/the.exorcist/Html/friedkin_faqs.htm|archivedate=2009-04-27}}</ref>

In 1998, Warner Brothers re-released the [[digitally remastered]] DVD of ''The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Special Edition''. This DVD includes the special feature BBC documentary, ''The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist'',<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1998/08/13/collectors-tribute-to-the-film-that-frightened-the-world-the|title=Collectors' Tribute to the Film that Frightened the World!!! The Exorcist 25th Anniversary Special Edition|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]] Group Newsroom|date=August 13, 1998}}</ref> highlighting the never-before-seen original non-bloody version of the spider-walk scene. The updated "bloody version" of the spider-walk scene appears in the 2000 re-release of ''The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen'' utilizing CGI technology to incorporate the special effect of blood pouring from Regan's mouth during this scene's finale.

===''The Exorcist III''===
Despite his misgivings about the studio-imposed reshoots, Blatty is proud of the finished version of ''The Exorcist III'', having said: "It's still a superior film. And in my opinion, and excuse me if I utter heresy here, but for me, it's a more frightening film than ''The Exorcist''."<ref>{{citation|title=The Exorcist: Out of the Shadows|last=McCabe|first=Bob|year=1999|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]}}</ref> Nevertheless, Blatty had hoped to recover the deleted footage from the Morgan Creek vaults so that he might re-assemble the original cut of the film which he said was "rather different" from what was released, and a version of the film fans of the ''Exorcist'' series had been requesting.{{cn|date=May 2021}} In 2007, Blatty's wife reported on a [[fan site]] that "my husband tells me that it is Morgan Creek's claim that they have lost all the footage, including an alternate opening scene in which Kinderman views the body of Karras in the morgue, right after his fall down the steps." [[Mark Kermode]] has stated that the search for the missing footage is "ongoing".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/01/more_points_of_you_part_two.html|title=More Points of You: Part Two|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=16 January 2009|author=Mark Kermode|authorlink=Mark Kermode}}</ref>

The book titled ''The Evolution Of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III: From Concept To Novel To Screen'' by author Erik Kristopher Myers reveals the whole story behind the film's development, and has never-before-seen images, the original script, studio notes, various drafts of the story as it has evolved, and interviews with Blatty, Dourif, Kermode, Carpenter and many others associated with the film.<ref name="tncf"/> Myers in an interview said that ''The Exorcist III'' "has sort of turned into horror genre's equivalent to [[Orson Welles]]' ''[[The Magnificent Ambersons (film)|The Magnificent Ambersons]]'', in that it was originally a very classy film that the studio hacked apart and turned into a commercial piece […] I'm basically trying to chronicle how a film can get away from the auteur and be transformed into a purely commercial product."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cincity2000.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1546&Itemid=2|title=Rushin' Roulette: An interview with a No-Budget Filmmaker|website=CC2K|date=3 November 2008|author=Rob Van Winkle|accessdate=2009-09-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154034/http://www.cincity2000.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1546&Itemid=2|archivedate=2011-07-08}}</ref>

==Additional crew and production details==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:20%;"| Film
! colspan="7"|Crew/Detail
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Composer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Cinematographer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Editor(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Production <br />companies
! style="text-align:center;"| Distributing <br />companies
! style="text-align:center;"| Running time
|-
! ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''
| [[Mike Oldfield]] & [[Jack Nitzsche]]
| [[Owen Roizman]] & [[Billy Williams (cinematographer)|Billy Williams]]
| Evan Lottman, Norman Gay & [[Bud S. Smith|Bud Smith]]
| Hoya Productions
| rowspan="2"| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| 121 minutes
|-
! ''[[Exorcist II: The Heretic|Exorcist II:<br />The Heretic]]''
| [[Ennio Morricone]]
| [[William A. Fraker]]
| [[Tom Priestley]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| 102 minutes
|-
! ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Barry De Vorzon]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Gerry Fisher]]
| Battle Davis, Tony de Zarraga, Peter Lee-Thompson & Roberto Silvi
| Ninth Configuration
| United Film Distribution, <br />Warner Bros. Pictures
| 118 minutes
|-
! ''[[The Exorcist III]]''
| Todd Ramsay & Peter Lee-Thompson
| rowspan="3"| [[Morgan Creek Productions]]
| [[20th Century Fox]]
| 110 minutes
|-
! ''[[Exorcist: The Beginning|Exorcist:<br />The Beginning]]''
| [[Trevor Rabin]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Vittorio Storaro]]
| [[Mark Goldblatt]] & Todd E. Miller
| rowspan="2"| Warner Bros. Pictures
| 114 minutes
|-
! ''[[Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist|Dominion:<br />Prequel to the Exorcist]]''
| Trevor Rabin & [[Angelo Badalamenti]]
| Tim Silano
| 116 minutes
|-
! ''[[The Exorcist (TV series)|The Exorcist]]'' <br />{{small|(The Series)}}
| [[Daniel Hart (musician)|Daniel Hart]] <br />and [[Tyler Bates]]
| Alex Disenhof <br />and Byron Shah
| Janet Weinberg, Victor Du Bois, Pietro Cecchini, Dana Congdon, Andrew Groves, Benjamin Howdeshell, and Romain Vaunois
| [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]], <br />Morgan Creek Entertainment, <br />New Neighborhood Productions
| 20th Century Fox Television, <br />[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]]
| 900 minutes <br />{{small|(45 minute episodes)}}
|-
! [[#Future|Untitled film]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Blumhouse Productions]], <br />Morgan Creek Entertainment
| rowspan="3"| [[Universal Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
! [[#Future|Untitled film]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
! [[#Future|Untitled film]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
|}

==Reception==
{{hatnote|For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.}}

===Box office and financial performance===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''Film'''
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''Box office revenue'''
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" text="wrap"| '''Box office ranking'''
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''Budget'''
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''Reference'''
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''United States'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''International'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''Worldwide'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''All time domestic'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''All time worldwide'''
|-
|''The Exorcist''
|$193,000,000
|$208,400,000
|$401,400,000
| style="text-align:center;"| #65
| style="text-align:center;"|#97
| style="text-align:center;"|$12,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcist.htm|title=The Exorcist (1973)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1973/0XRCS.php|publisher=The Numbers|title=Movie The Exorcist - Box Office Data|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mr9Aw3Qj?url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1973/0XRCS.php|archivedate=2010-01-17|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''Exorcist II: The Heretic''
|$30,749,142
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|$30,749,142
| style="text-align:center;"| #1,810
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|$14,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcist2.htm|title=Exorcist II (1977)|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
|''The Exorcist III''
|$26,098,824
|$18,000,000
|$44,098,824
| style="text-align:center;"| #2,025
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|$11,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcist3.htm|title=The Exorcist III (1990)|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=46|date=February 15, 1993|title=Morgan Creek Prods. Box Office}}</ref>
|-
|''The Exorcist'' <small>(Director's Cut)</small>
|$39,671,011
|$72,382,055
|$112,053,066
| style="text-align:center;"| #716
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|$11,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcist00.htm|title=The Exorcist (2000)|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
|''Exorcist: The Beginning''
|$41,821,986
|$36,178,600
|$78,000,586
| style="text-align:center;"| #1,324
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|$80,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcist4.htm|title=Exorcist: The Beginning (2008)|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
|''Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist''
|$251,495<sup>(L)</sup>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|$251,495
| style="text-align:center;"| #7,028
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|$30,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dominion.htm|title=Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Totals
|$331,592,458
|$334,960,655<sup>(A)</sup>
|$666,553,113<sup>(A)</sup>
|
| style="text-align:center;"|$158,000,000
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| colspan="9" | <small>'''List indicator(s)'''
* A dark grey cell indicates the information is not available for the film.
* (L) indicates the film had a limited release.
* (A) indicates an estimated figure based on available numbers.</small>
|}

=== Critical and public response ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=99% border="1" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Film
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
! [[CinemaScore]]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''The Exorcist''
| 83% (83 reviews)<ref name="The Exorcist_RT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exorcist|title=The Exorcist (1973)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
| 81/100 (21 reviews)<ref name="The Exorcist_MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-exorcist-1973|title=The Exorcist |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''Exorcist II: The Heretic''
| 15% (27 reviews)<ref name="Exorcist II_RT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exorcist_ii_the_heretic|title=Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
| 39/100 (11 reviews)<ref name="Exorcist II_MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/exorcist-ii-the-heretic|title=Exorcist II: The Heretic |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''The Exorcist III''
| 59% (41 reviews)<ref name="Exorcist III_RT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exorcist_3|title=The Exorcist III (1990)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
| 43/100 (19 reviews)<ref name="Exorcist III_MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-exorcist-iii|title=The Exorcist III |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
| C<ref name="Cinemascores">{{cite web |title=Cinemascore |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''Exorcist: The Beginning''
| 10% (134 reviews)<ref name="ExorcistTheBeginning_RT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exorcist_the_beginning|title=Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
| 30/100 (22 reviews)<ref name="TheBeginning_MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/exorcist-the-beginning|title=Exorcist: The Beginning |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
| C<ref name="Cinemascores" />
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist''
| 30% (46 reviews)<ref name="Dominion_RT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dominion_prequel_to_the_exorcist|title=Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
| 55/100 (16 reviews)<ref name="Dominion_MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/dominion-prequel-to-the-exorcist|title=Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
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! style="text-align: left;"| ''The Exorcist'' (The Series)
| 89% (11 reviews)<ref name="TVshow_RT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_exorcist|title=The Exorcist|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
| 62/100 (29 reviews)<ref name="TVshow_MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-exorcist-2016|title=The Exorcist (2016) |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
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|}

==Accolades==
===Academy Awards===
''The Exorcist'' was nominated for a total of ten Academy Awards in 1973. At the 46th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, the film won two statuettes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/16331/The-Exorcist/awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111432/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/16331/The-Exorcist/awards|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-22|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2012|title=The Exorcist|accessdate=2008-12-29}}</ref>

* [[Academy Award for Sound]]
* [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay]]{{spaced ndash}}[[William Peter Blatty]]

The film was nominated for:
* [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Ellen Burstyn]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Linda Blair]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Director]]{{spaced ndash}}[[William Friedkin]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]
* [[Academy Award for Film Editing]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Bill Malley]] and [[Jerry Wunderlich]]

===Golden Globe===
''The Exorcist'' was nominated for a total of seven Golden Globes in 1973. At the Golden Globes ceremony that year, the film won four awards.
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director]]&nbsp;– [[William Friedkin]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]&nbsp;– [[Linda Blair]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay]]&nbsp;– William Peter Blatty

The film was nominated for
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama]]&nbsp;– [[Ellen Burstyn]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]&nbsp;– [[Max von Sydow]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress]]&nbsp;– [[Linda Blair]]

===Others===
'''[[American Film Institute]] recognition'''
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills]]{{spaced ndash}}#3
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains]]
** [[Regan MacNeil]]{{spaced ndash}}Villain #9

In 1991, ''The Exorcist III'' won a [[Saturn Award]] from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, for Best Writing ([[William Peter Blatty]]) and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor ([[Brad Dourif]]) and Best Horror Film. However it was also nominated for Worst Actor ([[George C. Scott]]) at the [[Golden Raspberry]] Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099528/awards|title=The Exorcist III - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In 2005, ''Exorcist: The Beginning'' was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Director ([[Renny Harlin]]) and Worst Remake or Sequel.

==Home media release==
A limited-edition box set was released in 1998. It was limited to 50,000 copies, with available copies circulating around the Internet. There are two versions; a special edition VHS and a special edition DVD. The only difference between the two copies is the recording format.

===On the DVD===
* The original film with restored film and digitally remastered audio, with a 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
* An introduction by director William Friedkin
* The 1998 BBC documentary ''The Fear of God: The Making of "The Exorcist"''
* 2 audio commentaries
* Interviews with the director and writer
* Theatrical trailers and TV spots

===In the box===
* A commemorative 52-page tribute book, covering highlights of the film's preparation, production, and release; features previously-unreleased historical data and archival photographs
* Limited edition soundtrack CD of the film's score, including the original (unused) soundtrack (Tubular Bells and Night of the Electric Insects omitted)
* 8 lobby card reprints.
* Exclusive senitype film frame (magnification included)

===Blu-ray===
In an interview with DVD Review, William Friedkin mentioned that he is scheduled to begin work on a ''The Exorcist'' Blu-ray on December 2, 2008. This edition features a new restoration, including both the 1973 theatrical version and the "version you've never seen" from 2000. It was released on October 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Exorcist Blu-ray: Extended Director's Cut & Original Theatrical Version|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Exorcist-Blu-ray/2250/|publisher=Blu-ray.com|accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref>

On September 23, 2014, in preparation for the first film's 41st anniversary, the complete collection of the series was released as ''The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology'' containing all five films restored on Blu-ray. The rest of the installments of the franchise were also given an individual release for the first time on Blu-ray with the exception of ''Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist'' which can only be obtained on Blu-ray by purchasing the collection.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://theexorcist.warnerbros.com/ Official site]
* {{Allmovie title|16331|The Exorcist}}
* {{mojo title|id=exorcist|title=The Exorcist}}
* [http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html The Haunted Boy of Cottage City: The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired The Exorcist, by Mark Opsasnick]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090808074613/http://www.filmbuffonline.com/Features/JasonMiller.htm Jason Miller Remembers The Exorcist]

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