The Devils (1971)

The Devils
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,640,000Details
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Metrics

Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 16th, 1971 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
October 16th, 2026 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 1972 (Limited) (Australia)
October 16th, 2026 (Limited) (Re-release) (Spain)
October 18th, 2026 (Limited) (4K Restoration) (Italy)
October 29th, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
October 29th, 2026 (Limited), released as Die Teufel (Director’s Cut) (Germany)
MPA Rating: NC-17 for sexual content/graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2949 (cert #56036), 8/12/2026)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Geographical setting: France
Plot point: Monks and Nuns, Religious, Religious Extremism
Subgenre: Psychological Thriller
Time period setting: 1600s
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Russo Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2026 12 $1,640,000   350 $4,686   $1,640,000 2,884

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2026 10 $765,000     350 $2,186   $765,000 20,182
Oct 17, 2026 13 $515,000 -33%   350 $1,471   $1,280,000 20,183
Oct 18, 2026 13 $360,000 -30%   350 $1,029   $1,640,000 20,184

Leading

Vanessa Redgrave    Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed    Father Grandier

Supporting

Dudley Sutton    Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian    Ibert
Gemma Jones    Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin    Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard    Father Pierre Barre
Brian Murphy    Adam
Georgina Hale    Philippe Trincant
Kenneth Colley    Legrand
Christopher Logue    Cardinal Richelieu

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Russell    Director
Ken Russell    Screenwriter
Robert H. Solo    Producer
Ken Russell    Producer
John Whiting    Story by
Aldous Huxley    Story by
David Watkin    Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell    Editor
Peter Maxwell Davies    Composer
Robert Cartwright    Art Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 16th, 1971 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
October 16th, 2026 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 1972 (Limited) (Australia)
October 16th, 2026 (Limited) (Re-release) (Spain)
October 18th, 2026 (Limited) (4K Restoration) (Italy)
October 29th, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
October 29th, 2026 (Limited), released as Die Teufel (Director’s Cut) (Germany)
MPA Rating: NC-17 for sexual content/graphic nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2949 (cert #56036), 8/12/2026)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Geographical setting: France
Plot point: Monks and Nuns, Religious, Religious Extremism
Subgenre: Psychological Thriller
Time period setting: 1600s
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Russo Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2026 12 $1,640,000   350 $4,686   $1,640,000 2,884

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2026 10 $765,000     350 $2,186   $765,000 20,182
Oct 17, 2026 13 $515,000 -33%   350 $1,471   $1,280,000 20,183
Oct 18, 2026 13 $360,000 -30%   350 $1,029   $1,640,000 20,184

Leading

Vanessa Redgrave    Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed    Father Grandier

Supporting

Dudley Sutton    Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian    Ibert
Gemma Jones    Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin    Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard    Father Pierre Barre
Brian Murphy    Adam
Georgina Hale    Philippe Trincant
Kenneth Colley    Legrand
Christopher Logue    Cardinal Richelieu

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Russell    Director
Ken Russell    Screenwriter
Robert H. Solo    Producer
Ken Russell    Producer
John Whiting    Story by
Aldous Huxley    Story by
David Watkin    Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell    Editor
Peter Maxwell Davies    Composer
Robert Cartwright    Art Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.