The Exorcist: Unveiling the Mind-blowing Sequel - See How it Outshines Past Franchise Entries!

Summary

The Exorcist: Believer has received mixed reviews from the audience, with a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 55%.

Despite the audience score surpassing the critic score of 23%, the film falls below the "Fresh" threshold. The movie serves as the initial installment in a planned trilogy, which includes a blend of familiar and fresh characters.

The Exorcist: Believer's Rotten Tomatoes audience score has been revealed. The new movie, the sixth in the Exorcist franchise, was directed and co-written by David Gordon Green, known for helming the Halloween legacy sequel trilogy. Believer marks the start of a planned trilogy and introduces legacy character Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), along with new characters Angela (Lidya Jewett) and Katherine (Olivia Marcum), two young girls who exhibit signs of possession after disappearing in the woods.

Following the release of Exorcist: Believer, audience members have been sharing their reactions to the horror film. Over 250 verified ratings have been collected, resulting in a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 55%. While the score is subject to change in the upcoming weeks and months, it surpasses the critic score of 23%, though it falls short of reaching the "Fresh" rating.

How Does The Exorcist: Believer's Rotten Tomatoes Score Compare to the Rest of the Franchise?

The Exorcist: Believer may not have achieved great success in terms of audience score, but it holds the distinction of being the third highest-rated film in the Exorcist franchise. The only movie in the series that is Fresh-rated is the original 1973 film, The Exorcist, with a score of 87%. Following closely behind is The Exorcist III from 1990, which also received a relatively low audience score of 57%.

The other three movies in the franchise are universally disliked by both critics and audiences. Although the disparity between critic reviews and audience scores for Exorcist: Believer is noticeable, the previous films from the early 2000s, Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist, have slightly higher audience approval ratings of 27% and 25% respectively. At the very bottom of the rating chart is the widely criticized Exorcist II: The Heretic, which received a paltry 13% from audiences.

Interestingly, the highest-rated installment in the franchise, according to both critics and audiences, is the two-season Fox television show The Exorcist. It has received an average rating of 89% from critics and 91% from audiences. This might be primarily because it has fewer ratings in comparison to the original movie, therefore its statistical significance is slightly diminished, despite still garnering significant popularity. However, even with this consideration, Exorcist: Believer stands out as the movie in the Exorcist series that has resonated most with audiences in over three decades, which is certainly an impressive achievement, despite its low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes