'The Conjuring: Last Rites' Could Extend Warner Bros.' Historic Box Office Streak

With the success of last month's "Weapons," Warner Bros. became the first studio ever to release seven consecutive movies that opened to $40 million or more at the domestic box office. New Line's "The Conjuring: Last Rites," the latest installment of James Wan's hit franchise, could make it eight as it is projected for a $50 million-plus opening. "Last Rites" is the ninth film in the "Conjuring" universe that first began back in 2013, a franchise that includes three mainline films starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as well as two spinoff series around occult foes . . .