The Universe Conjuring has a new opening weekend record

While the months of August and September are not exactly known for hosting huge movies compared to the rest of the calendar, Warner Bros. did a great job in 2018 to counter this story. The meg; continued with the phenomenal success of Jon Chu & # 39; s Rich Asian boobies; and now the studio is number one at the box office for the sixth week in a row thanks to Corin Hardy The nun. Now all three movies rank in the top four at the box office, as you can see below in our Top 10. Check it out and join me afterwards for analysis.

The Conjuring Universe has been developing for about five years, and at this point it is probably the most profitable franchise of Warner Bros. One of the benefits of making horror movies is that they can usually be made with a limited amount of money (the Blumhouse business strategy is essential), and up to the end of the day. now five versions related to Conjuring at a reasonable budget have become international. shots. Which makes The nun What's even more special is that its $ 53.5 million earned in the first three days is a record for the brand. He succeeded the original Conjuring, which brought in $ 41.9 million in July 2013 – even though it should be noted that the feature film directed by James Wan is still the highest in continuity, with $ 137.4 million contributed.

The Nun has not really received the warmest welcome from critics, and he's got only one CinemaScore "C" – which means his success will probably be in the foreground – but already its budget of $ 22 million announced has doubled … and it is not even counting the additional $ 77.5 million already made abroad, bringing the world total to 131 millions of dollars so far. It's undeniably huge, and it's impressive to see how that weighs in the larger performance of The Conjuring Universe's films. All together, including The nun, this franchise has garnered $ 1.3 billion worldwide with five versions, none of which cost more than $ 40 million before commercialization (John Leonetti Annabelle was made for $ 6.5 million and it ended up making more than $ 257 million internationally.

Surely a part of The nunThe success can be attributed to the fact that there was not much competition – although Pierre Morel Pepper mint did … well. If the film had attracted more criticism from critics, it could have done better (it has 13% on rotten tomatoes), but it must be content with third place Rich Asian boobies in his fourth week of release. This is another case where the functionality does not cost too much because it would have cost $ 25 million, but that does not prove to be a huge success. It can last a few weeks in the Top 10 thanks to people who can get bored and want to see Jennifer Garner get smashed, but it will not be exactly one of the biggest winners of 2018.

Given his opening weekend, The nun should be between $ 21.4 and $ 26.8 million on its next Friday to Sunday, but it will face a bigger hurdle. Specifically, Shane Black's The predator is ready to arrive in theaters on September 14, with the Paul Feig thriller A simple favorOn the Christian theme of Harold Cronk Uninterrupted: Path to Redemption, and Yann Demange drama of the true story Rick White Boy. Do not forget to come back next Sunday to see how the new versions will upset the Top 10.