Instead, King named Friedkin's 1977 box office flop "Sorcerer" to be his favorite movie. "My favorite film of all time — this ...

William Friedkin, director of the classic horror ... his biggest box office success. Sorcerer, released in 1977, had an estimated budget of $22m but drew barely $6m in box office sales.

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