The new installment in the “Conjuring” franchise had the series’ best opening weekend to date.
www.forbes.com
“… Despite a
less-than-stellar year for box office sales, “The Conjuring: Last Rites” joins one of several horror films making headlines for unexpected success. In April, “Sinners,” the new original film from “Black Panther” and “Creed” director Ryan Coogler, opened with $48 million after receiving high praise from audiences and critics. “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” the sixth installment in its own long-running series, opened with $51.6 million in May. Finally, in August, Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” grossed $43.5 million during its opening weekend. With an $83 million opening weekend, “The Conjuring: Last Rites” clearly outperformed the other major horror hits for initial ticket sales. It remains to be seen if it can keep up this demand and keep outpacing the other horror hits overall.
“Sinners” proved to be a major hit in the U.S., grossing a total of $278.5 million at the domestic box office before leaving theaters, but was less of a hit internationally, grossing just over $88 million internationally for a combined $366.6 million. “Final Destination: Bloodlines” took home $138.1 million at the domestic box office, but grossed more than $307.4 million worldwide. “Weapons,” which is still playing in some theaters, has grossed a total of $139.1 million domestically before factoring in all of this weekend’s sales, according to
Box Office Mojo data.…
… The second biggest movie at the box office over the weekend wasn’t a holdover blockbuster or a new release—it was “Hamilton,” the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical originally released for streaming on Disney+ in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.…” [Jaws was #2 last weekend!
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I am lifetime horror movie buff but not sure this is great news for the movie theater industry … or maybe for our culture.
