The Conjuring: Last Rites Box Office Debut Breaks IT’s All-Time Horror Movie Record

The Conjuring: Last Rites Rewrites Horror Box Office History By Beating Stephen King’s Classic

The ninth and final installment of The Conjuring franchise, Michael Chaves‘ The Conjuring: Last Rites, which is more of a family drama than a horror story, has just broken the box office record to become the highest-grossing horror film in its opening weekend. That crown previously belonged to Stephen King‘s 2017 adaptation, It: Chapter One. The worldwide box office gross for Last Rites now stands at a massive $194 million after Sunday’s collect…

The Conjuring: Last Rites Just Broke One Of Horror's Biggest Box Office Records

In addition to setting a franchise box office record, The Conjuring: Last Rites reached a new benchmark for horror movies in general with its opening weekend.

The Conjuring: Last Rites Box Office Debut Breaks IT’s All-Time Horror Movie Record

The Conjuring: Last Rites' box office debut breaks the all-time record for a horror movie opening, which was originally set by It in 2017.

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ opens to $187 million worldwide, sets franchise record

The horror sequel dominated the weekend with a massive $83 million U.S. debut and record-breaking numbers in 17 international markets, boosting Warner Bros.’ box-office hot streak.