'The Conjuring: Last Rites' Explodes to $83 Million Opening Weekend, Third Highest Ever for Horror

Warner Bros./New Line's "The Conjuring: Last Rites" has exploded past all expectations. Not only has the advertised finale to the occult horror saga set a franchise record with a jaw-dropping $83 million opening weekend, it stands as the third-highest opening weekend ever for a horror film. The only films that top it are also Warner/New Line releases: Andy Muschietti's "It" duology, which set the genre record with the first installment in 2017 with $123.4 million, followed by "Chapter Two" with $91 million in 2019 Internationally, "Last Rites" stands even higher with a $104 . . .