A horror film has taken the top spot in the box office for the second week in a row. According to Comscore, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It earned an estimated $24 million, beating out previous week’s winner A Quiet Place Part II ($20 million).
Cruella ($11.2 million) is in third position, followed by Spirit Untamed ($6.2 million), and Raya and the Last Dragon ($1.3 million) completes the top five.
However, with $48 million, The Conjuring 3 fell short of A Quiet Place’s record for the biggest opening during the epidemic era. Currently, 75% of all cinemas in North America are open.
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the movie, which is based on the real-life murder trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. The Warrens claimed that Johnson was possessed by a demon during the exorcism of a young boy, which drove him to kill his landlord several months later.
“The Devil Made Me Do It” is the newest movie in The Conjuring Universe, a series of films based on the Warrens’ career case files. The franchise also includes “The Nun,” “The Curse of La Llorona,” and three “Annabelle” films. The first two films in “The Conjuring” series are among the highest grossing horror movies of all time.
“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” is now available on HBO Max for a limited time. Subscribers to the ad-free plan can stream the movie through July 4
The film received a B+ from Cinemascore audiences.