Conjuring: The time for judgment resuscitates the US box office

Sold as the last part of the Warren saga, the film by Angoisse Paranormal is making a monstrous start at 83 million dollars. A launch in the annals of the horrific genre.

Summer of Warner Bros. ends as it started!

Conjuring: judgment time Most of the American box office this weekend. And the studio aligns a seventh consecutive film to exceed $ 40 million at opening, a historic record in Hollywood!

While the rooms lived a Moribonde end of summer, the horror film exploded expectations and meters. A monstrous start to $ 83 million. After Minecraft,, Final destination: Bloodlines,, F1: the film (distributed for Apple), Superman And Passed outit is therefore the turn of the universe Conjuring hit hard

With its 83 million, Conjuring: judgment time realizes – by far – the best start of the franchise (beating the previous internal record of The nun and its 53.8 million in 2018) and best start of the year – by far – for a horror film (ahead Final destination: Bloodlines and its 51.6 million in May). The warren also climb the podium of the biggest launches in the history of horror cinema, behind That (123 million in 2017) and That: Chapter 2 (91 million in 2019).

This time Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga face a demon tapi in a family’s house. Presented as the last chapter of the saga, Judgment time was able to attract fans eager to see this last part. The forecasts were tabling on 50 to 60 million, but the thirst for blockbusters after several calm weeks, word of mouth and franchise attachment boosted attendance. And this despite mixed criticism.

Internationally, the film – which will be released in France this Wednesday, September 10 – collected $ 104 million in 66 territories, for a global launch already combining almost $ 200 million. A record: Conjuring 4 derocus That: Chapter 2 To succeed in the best first global weekend of an international horror film.

With nine films (including spin-off Annabelle And The nun), the universe Conjuring Now combines $ 2.3 billion at the world box office, making it the most lucrative horror frankness in history. A nice blow for Warner, knowing that Judgment timeproduced by Michael Chaves (already in charge of the previous opus), only cost 55 million to produce. It remains to be seen whether the studio will not want to, despite everything, Conjuring 5…

Behind this tidal wave, another terror film, Passed out, Still clings to the top 3 of the US box office, with 5.3 million more. The thriller already totals 143 million in North America and 251 million in total worldwide.

Note that the capture of musical comedy Hamiltonalready available on Disney+ since 2020, has made a nice blow on the big screen. Proposed in 1,825 rooms for what must be a limited release of a week, the film-concert took second place from the weekend with $ 10 million in revenue.