The Exorcist (film) Siskel placed it in the top five films released that year. BBC film critic Mark Kermode believes the film to be the best film ever made, saying: "There's a theory that great films give back to you whatever it is you bring to them. It's absolutely true with The Exorcist—it reflects the anxieties of the audience. Some people think it's an outright horror-fest, but I don't. It was written by a devout Catholic who hoped it would make people think positively about the existence of God. William Peter Blatty, who wrote the book, thought that if there are demons then
Exorcist: The Beginning Schrader's, and yet it must be said that Harlin did not prostitute himself in his version." The project's estimated budget was $80 million ($30 million for Schrader's version and $50 million for Harlin's). "Exorcist: The Beginning" grossed $78 million at the worldwide box office, and "Dominion" grossed $251,495 in the U.S. "Exorcist: The Beginning" was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Director and Worst Remake or Sequel, but lost to two other Warner Bros. films, "Catwoman" and "", respectively. Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 American supernatural horror film and the prequel to the 1973 film