The Exorcist: Believer Pukes Up $26 Million Debut - Charts with Dan! 

I like how Dan says 'that's it for a very short charts with Dan', then finds time for ANOTHER chart. 😀

I'm so bummed out that The Creator is not gaining any traction. We need more original science fiction. Well, we need more original movies in general, but sci-fi is a good start.

This show was one of the few things that I hung onto throughout the pandemic when I was really on edge, even though it was a reminder that we didn't have movies for a while. It's essential viewing for me now, and this month I'm leaving my home of 17 years to live in another country so I suspect it'll get me through that too.

I go to The Texas Theater regularly, there’s so many great events that go on there. Recently did a QnA with Roger Deakens and a screening of Blade Runner 2049. It’s a really cool place, so thanks for the shoutout Dan.

I've already seen The Creator on the opening day last month in Dolby Cinema and I really loved it

Every single person I know who's seen The Creator has raved about it, idk why it can't seem to gain any traction at the box office. I do think the name is bad & the marketing has been pretty lousy but even with all that it really deserves so much more love.

You should definitely bring friendship bracelets with ya dan, it's a big tradition for us swifties

LOL, the half face poster observation is hilarious, Dan. Nothing would be more frightening than a possessed Seth Rogen.

Dan, I went to see The Creator in theaters with mt fiance because you gave such a strong recommendation and I love sci-fi (like Bladerunner, Ex Machina, Arrival). While I ended up not liking the movie's writing, I appreciated the visuals and have still recommended it to certain friends who love a good vfx spectacle.

dan breaks down the box office right on time for me to watch something for breakfast

"The Creator" is a really good film, and has a lot to love. I don't understand why it's not dominating, frankly. I'm totally feeling ya, Dan!

Disney needs to realize how much money could be made with horror movies. They bought fox and I think they need to go all out on horror I think.

Dan i just wanted to say i loved The Creator. Watched it over the weekend with my wife. We both loved it in fact.

“Half faces” killed me 😂

Dan, your one liners are epic. Expend-4-bles is Mojo Dojo Casa House: The Movie 😂 🍿

David Gordon Green was one of those early 2000’s indie darling directors…wouldn’t have guessed this career path for him.

Man, that Chuck Norris poster. Blue jeans with a blue jean shirt with no sleeves. A mullet. Shooting Uzis in each hand. That's just 80s overload. I hope the soundtrack is nothing but hair metal.

I saw the creator... its so full of plot holes and inconsistencies that it was jarring. But if stuff like that doesn't bother you, then its good!

dan i need you to make a joke in the next show about Stop Making Sense not showing any signs or intentions of Stop Making Cents

Quick idea for the annual international chart, maybe it would be to clustered but it would be cool if you could manage to add the (I don't know) two-three contries that contributed the most for those films.

Thanks for the shoutout on the Texas theater. It’s a great theater with a lot of cool events.

My son has pretty severe autism. We like crashy smashy loud action movies but we love rock concert movie theater experiences. I'm glad Stop Making Sense made significant money. We went both of the last two weekends. I hope lots more older concert films from the archives will return to theaters.

Exorcist 3 is the only sequel worth watching

Yay! The Texas Theater is the feature this week! I live not far from this theater and have seen many movies there. Will probably catch some of the spooky movies there this month!

For me, Arnold's best 'bad movie' was either Jingle all the Way and/or Kindergarten Cop. While my enjoyment was largely influenced by early internet soundboards of Arnie quotes, the films still gave me and my bro tons of laughs growing up :P

3:12 Dan being savage with that joke.

1:43 I did too. It wasn't ground breaking but it was well acted and looked fantastic, and the Vietnam War theme worked for me.

Caught Exorcist and She Came to Me on Monday. I usually watch bad reviews of films I plan on seeing just to lower my expectations, and managed to get Exorcist: Believer up to 'meh'. Makes me wonder how I would have felt if I built up my expectations. 'She Came to Me' was easily the better film, but isn't your mother's Rom-Com. A bit weird and art housey, but still accessible. Peter Dinklag was great. Wish the film got more notice.

When Evil Lurks is AWESOME, but brutal. If you're a fan of extreme horror films, I can't recommend it highly enough.

Great video Dan!

Imagine Chris McNeil forgetting the fact that two priests died to save their daughter, but instead blames the fact she wasn't allowed to go in the room on "the patriarchy", I can imagine that rubbing people the wrong way.

ahhhh my city finally made it on here with a theater!!! i think i may go watch killers of the flower moon here now!

“Mojo dojo casa house: the movie” lmao

“Pukes up” I see what you did there. Lol. I love this channel, keep up the good work

Yeah, I saw The Creator based on your recommendation and didn’t really enjoy it that much. I’d love a spoiler review to see your point of view on it a bit better though.

"Oh well, I did" is the best reaction to someone telling you, that they don't like something you like.

The director's cut version of Commando is really good version

1985 List was fantastic. Agnes of God is a great film. I highly recommend Meg Tilly's best movie "Sleep With Me". Kind-of an unknown classic.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If Oppenheimer makes $950 million before it comes out on streaming, and they re release it in Imax when Oscar season comes out, I think it can make a billion dollars.

The fact that "MI Dead Reckoning 1" is absent from the 2023 Top Ten at USA - Canada keep making me sad.

The Creator was such a great movie. I might not have gone to see it without your recommendation, Dan. Really appreciate it! I'm glad to have put some box office money in their pockets.

You've got to think Universal's Accountants are considering how much they're going to need to write down the Exorcist rights asset at the end of the financial year.

I watched this and the Streaming Charts episode back to back. So much great information. Wow, I was alive and going to the movies in 1985. I didn’t appreciate what an amazing weekend of cinema that was. Can’t wait to watch next week’s episode and see what the final numbers are for the Taylor Swift concert film.

Sorry, I'm gonna share something kinda random. Exorcist 2 was released on June 17th, 1977. Star Wars was released on May 25th, 1977. Actor James Earl Jones was in both films. Star Wars was expected to be a huge flop. But Jones had little to worry about. At the time David Prowse was credited as playing Darth Vader because he was the man in the costume. No one would know he was in a silly space movie that was sure to bomb!! Exorcist 2 was expected to be a runaway smash. While it did break opening weekend records, people hated it so much, they threw things at the screen and left before it was over demanding refunds. His name was featured on the posters and in the credits. That year he was in the highest grossing film of all time that was nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture and practically no one knew he was even in it. That year he was also in a movie that critics were saying was the WORST movie of the year, while audiences called it THE WORST movie...EVER!! and THAT was the movie he was credited with. Could you imagine!?!?

As a sci-fi fan I've noticed a lot of the lower budget sci-fi films are a bigger hit in my friend group than the mid-budget sci-fi films which are beautiful but who's story and themes are less original. I think there's space for a 10/10 execution of a story that's been mostly told before but I don't think it excited me enough to even ask someone to see it with me

good morning, Dan!

Hey Dan. I appreciate the information you provide. What do you think about adding the # of ticket sales in addition to the dollar figure?

The Texas Theater is my home theater! It's a wonderful spot

At this point I just think pure Sci Fi isn't that big of a draw for large audiences, if even something like Blade Runner 2049 struggles to find good word of mouth, a movie like The Creator which is alright just isn't going to turn heads into the genre

Wow, the Texas Theater is featured on Charts!

As per my research, Chinese Film No More Bets has Collected $569.84M & Not $528.24M - as per one website. Dan please recheck if you can, thanks for another awesome video. On 19th Oct An indian Film Called "Leo" is releasing it will be in the USA charts & worldwide charts as well. Jawan is all set to crack $15M. Right Now at $14.9M

11:27 Halloween Ends was also a Peacock same day release. Which they are doing again with Five Nights at Freddy's.

The creator is derivative but a visual masterpiece. But you know: americans are the good “yeee”, americans are bad guys “noooooooo” That’s how it goes.

It’s so funny, because exorcists three was rated R, and at that time I was a young teenager and I saw that movie in theaters by myself more times than I can even count! I absolutely loved that movie, and my mother knew I was going to see it too 😅

The response to the Creator is baffling to me. Fantastic film, yes it covers familiar elements but I was hooked and the performances were fantastic

Love you Dan the man

I'd argue that Commando's best aspect is that it is everything great and terrible about Arnold Schwarzenegger and the fact that it doesn't overstay it's welcome at under 90 minutes is another plus in being a more bearable watch than most other bad films.

I'd like to see you cover the percentage of showings Taylor Swift has this weekend. From my perspective, I checked the AMC theaters in the OKC metro. In the two largest theaters with 24 and 16 screens, Taylor has over 50% of the screens. In the next two, 10 and 8 screens, Taylor has over 45%. And in the smallest, which only has 6 screens, Taylor has exactly 37.5% of the showings. And I will say, as an AMC A-List member, because Ms. Swift is excluded from A-List, I will not be seeing her movie this weekend, meaning my choices for the week are severely limited.

Would love for Dan to bring back the BITS index. Especially when we are comparing where we are on the road to recovery chart.

Go see Last Voyage of the Demeter…the better Halloween horror film Universal Studios dumped in August to survive against Barbie & Oppenheimer. They backed the wrong horse.

#AskDan are you able to do research regarding when there have been instances in which a father/mother and son/daughter both had a movie in the top 10? Denzel and JD Washington currently but im wondering if Goldie and Kate ever did? Laura/Bruce Dern? Michael/Kirk Douglas? Thanks :)

I loved The Creator and your recommendation made me go watch it as soon as it hit my market, so thank you for that 🙏 It felt like the perfect oasis in a desert sea of terrible movies 🏝️

Went and saw the Creator. Thanks Dan for the recommendation. I wish more people would go and see it, but I guess it is our secret shared experience, us few who bravely went and watched a non franchise film. It really is too bad that in an era when people want something new and interesting, that they did not give the Creator a chance.

Yeah, what is happening with the creator is baffling!! This should be a blockbuster!

We went as a group of four to the creator, did enjoy the experience, but the script had to many holes and we all felt the movie couldn't decide what to be. Overall good movie, but we at least felt it was a lost opportunity.

Re: the exorcist, i think this is a good example of the consequence of the studios operating on the erroneous belief that people only want to watch ip-driven media

Seeing The Creator have such a drastic drop-off is disheartening. Such an amazing movie that, unfortunately, we'll not see the likes again for awhile because of the message Hollywood received by people not going to see it. It doesn't help that it had zero marketing prior to release. I saw more coverage of it the day I went to see it than I did in the months leading up to release. Bummer.

I was excited to see the Creator, but honestly was really disappointed by. I was much less sci-fi and more philosophical, and was very stylized, but in such a way many things made no sense. I realized about halfway through that I wasn’t going to get any answers to the world building type questions and that that focus was much more on feelings and the abstract concept of humanity. Oddly enough that hyper emotional-thought focus made it hard for me to connect. I just couldn’t sink into it. I see what they’re saying but felt meh about it. It’s one of the biggest disappointments for me in a while. I didn’t watch any reviews prior and I sort of regret it.

Please bring back top 10 limited release movies of the year

I thoroughly enjoyed The Creator. I didn't mind the homages and references to other sci fi epics as its hard NOT to be compared to them. I'm not sure who said i, but i heard once that there's only so many genres and stories to tell that your bound to start resembling others. I think authenticity is what balances it, since originality is hard to come by. That's not to say there aren't examples of originality but you'd be hard pressed not to be able to draw comparisons to other projects form that. We all consume entertainment in form or another so it would make sense writers/filmmakers would have a reference or a call back or even be inspired by another film. An example i could use is the exorcist (being the most relevant at the moment). Arguable one of the greatest horror/possession movie of all time. Any movie since dealing in the same genre or theme has paid homage, whether cleverly or not, back to that. I don't find a problem with it unless done distastefully, which plenty has done. I think it speaks to the film that is being referenced and its status in Pop Culture. I also find the juxtaposition of people who don't like when their movie is 'too deep' vs the ones that think its 'too shallow' fascinating if not a little annoying. the people around me always seem to fall to either one category then complain about the exact opposite (It wasn't deep enough, says the one that hates when its too deep or 'its too deep or confusing' says the one that hates movies that has no subtlety) there is indeed a middle ground, where some of best stories lie, but its still debated on where that exactly is. I was hoping The Creator would enthused people more and prove a point to the studios that ppl want better stories. but the battle between original/authentic over existing/nostalgic IPs continues

Exorcist III yes please :)

"Dicks: The Musical" sounds like an IT Crowd joke.

Whilst I generally agree with your reviews. Unfortunately, with The Creator, I just found the film to to weakly written with too many coincidences and plots problems which just took me out of the movie. Looking at posts and talking to people, I think a lot of people felt the same. They wanted to like the movie and appreciated the time and skill going into making the film but felt there was a much better movie to be made if more time had been spent on the script and story.

Want to see the Creator but it is not available in any of the theatres close to me.

When Evil Lurks was a way better possession film than Exorcist Believer

Hi. Is 26 million a good job?

I just hope Ellen Burstyn got a big chunk of that Exorcist Believer budget. Due to that $400m payout I'm betting they still do a sequel or two but with much reduced budgets.

I loved Blade Runner 2049 and independent sci-fi like Children of Men. I saw The Creator based on Dan’s recommendation and it’s not good. Not horrible, just not good. It’s best streamed and watched in the background with your phone on. Not missing much.

The 'Hocus Pocus 2' of the Exorcist franchise, which people are seeing because it's kind of a ritual, not because it's a good story.

You know a film has no buzz when it's not on any torrent sites/The Creater, The Exorcist "As Many GODS As There Are Believers"...

Don't worry it only cost 400 mil for just the rights!

Taylor Swift’s movie has already hit over $100 million in advance ticket sales!

I thought The Creator was a good film. I thought the world building was excellent but I didn't fall in love with the story like Dan did. For me the main character wasn't very appealing and the relationship between him and the child wasn't developed enough during the film that I bought the bond at the end. I did think it looked amazing and I really really dug the world building and i would recommend going to see it but in terms of best sci-fi of the 21st century, I don't think the story/emotion reaches the levels of Children of Men, District 9, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 as one of the best. Seriously though, that world building was amazing.

I just don't understand why anyone would spend a cent on the Exorcist franchise. It'd be like buying Amityville. Just rip it off like everyone else does. $400 million to get the old lady back for 5 minutes I guess.

Also good on Kraven for moving because it would take several natural disasters for Taylor Swifts thing to not be top of box office lol

ok but... I'd be interested in Exorcist Express... at least it would be different.

Dumb money was Dumb money on 3 fronts; about dumb money, money spent and money earned. For the creator it was pretty good it's a shame, but at least it was made for 80M so not a huge loss

I still very much want to see The Creator. It's just difficult when you're a parent to a child and need to find a sitter. I did look up show times but all of them are far too late in the day; 9 morning showing would've been ideal but not in my area.

I really liked The Creator it was great it made me think

Why do you say Saw X, but you pronounce Saw VI as Saw 6, and not Saw Vee-Eye? X & VI are both roman numerals that stand for numbers.

Horror, Horror , Horror. Why Are All Movie Critics Obsessed With Horror Movies? I go to the Movies To be entertained, not shocked or scared. I Go to Have Fun.

I saw The Creator today. Good movie, but plot holes a-plenty. Very, very, very cliche too.

undead and possessed people smoking weed? brilliant idea Dan!

gave the creator a chance on your recommendation and I thought it was a slightly less good version of district 9.

As a musical theater and film fan, Dicks makes me want to burn it all down.

Saw The Creator yesterday. Best sci-fi/action movie since Inception. An instant classic of the genre. Wish it had a better title and more star power to attract audiences.

I saw the Creator and I was disappointed. I think I’m going to avoid John David Washington movies going forward, at least in theatres

Half faces 🤣🤣

Am i the only one that pronounces Saw X as "sawcks"?

$ 400 M recovery... Good luck with that.