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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Creeps Its Way to Another Box Office Win for Horror Genre

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites opened this weekend with a record $187 million worldwide, dominating the box office globally.
  • The film's record-setting debut followed a strong franchise history and surpassed the 2018 benchmark set by The Nun's $53.8 million opening.
  • Last Rites earned $83 million domestically across 3,802 theaters and $104 million internationally from 66 markets, including top debuts in Mexico and India.
  • Analyst Paul Dergarabedian stated horror has “stood the test of time,” noting the film helped push the genre past $1 billion in domestic earnings this year.
  • This success cements The Conjuring universe as the highest-grossing horror franchise with $2.3 billion total gross and suggests continued momentum for upcoming horror releases.
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'Conjuring' creeps its way to another box office win

LOS ANGELES — It's the year for horror and "The Conjuring: Last Rites" was no exception. Its opening weekend tipped the genre over $1 billion in earnings for this year's domestic box office.

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Ahead of the upcoming horror movie billboard, “The Conjuring: Last Rites” led the national box office for the weekend, surpassing analysts’ expectations with a US$83 million raise. Industry analysts expected the ninth premiere of the universe of “The Conjuring” to raise around US$50 million. Its premiere, larger than expected, made “Last Rites” the best premiere for the franchise, surpassing “The Nun” of 2018 (US$53.8 million), and also made it …

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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN Ahead of the upcoming horror film season, “The Conjuring: Last Rites” topped the domestic box office this weekend, beating analyst expectations with $83 million. Industry analysts had expected the ninth installment in “The Conjuring” universe to gross around $50 million. The bigger-than-expected opening made “Last Rites” the biggest opening ever for the franchise, surpassing 2018’s “The Nun” ($53.8 million) and also making …

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