The Conjuring: Last Rites is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $83 million in its first weekend of release — and making it the highest earning film debut in the ‘Conjuring’ franchise.
‘Last Rites’ is directed by Michael Chaves and is the sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson once again reprise the roles of real-life paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren, and the latest film based on the Warren’s investigation of the Smurl haunting in Pennsylvania. Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy also star in ‘Last Rites,’ which is billed as the ninth and final title in ‘Phase One’ of The Conjuring Universe — the top-earning horror franchise ever, after collecting more than $2.3 billion in global ticket sales.
Elsewhere at the box office this weekend, Hamilton took the No. 2 spot with $10 million, followed by Weapons at No. 3 with $5.4 million, Freakier Friday at No. 4 with $3.8 million, and Caught Stealing at No. 5 with $3.2 million. The Roses came in at No. 6 with $2.8 million, The Fantastic Four: First Steps took the No. 7 spot with $2.8 million, The Bad Guys 2 came in at No. 8 with $2.5 million, Light of the World hit No. 9 with $2.4 million, and Superman rounded out the No. 10 with $1 million.
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