‘Exorcist: Believer’ Gets Horrifying Reviews After Studio Gambled $400 Million for Rights - eviltoast
The first film in an ambitious planned horror trilogy is being read last rites by critics after Universal shelled out $400 million for the rights alone. But could strong box office tracking make the studio's faith pay off?
  • Walt J. Rimmer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    $400m for the rights alone. It doesn’t talk about cost of production.

    Meaning they’re looking to make that rights cost back across the trilogy rather than from one film, but they’re constantly adding costs along the way.