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''The Omen'' (1976) was a horror movie in the genre of ''[[The Exorcist]]'', but did not do nearly as well at the box office. ''The Omen'' came in 7th its year in gross revenues of $48.5 million, on ticket sales of 22.8 million.<ref>https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1976/top-grossing-movies ([[U.S.]] and [[Canada]]).</ref> ''The Exorcist'' did four times better in 1973. | ''The Omen'' (1976) was a horror movie in the genre of ''[[The Exorcist]]'', but did not do nearly as well at the box office. ''The Omen'' came in 7th its year in gross revenues of $48.5 million, on ticket sales of 22.8 million.<ref>https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1976/top-grossing-movies ([[U.S.]] and [[Canada]]).</ref> ''The Exorcist'' did four times better in 1973. | ||
| − | + | ''The Omen'' won only one [[Oscar]], best original (musical) score, and there was a remake in 2006. There were also several sequels. However, its production costs were only $2.8M and its far outperformed its budget with box office receipts. | |
| + | Decades later ''[[The Conjuring]]'' successfully revived this genre of horror films. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:45, October 6, 2022
The Omen (1976) was a horror movie in the genre of The Exorcist, but did not do nearly as well at the box office. The Omen came in 7th its year in gross revenues of $48.5 million, on ticket sales of 22.8 million.[1] The Exorcist did four times better in 1973.
The Omen won only one Oscar, best original (musical) score, and there was a remake in 2006. There were also several sequels. However, its production costs were only $2.8M and its far outperformed its budget with box office receipts.
Decades later The Conjuring successfully revived this genre of horror films.