(L to R) Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren and Mia Tomlinson as Judy Warren in New Line Cinema’s ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo: Giles Keyte. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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- ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ opened big at the global box office.
- It represents the most successful launch for a ‘Conjuring’ movie.
- And Warner Bros. is on a remarkable run.
The ‘Conjuring’ franchise –– launched back in 2013 by James Wan –– has been quite the reliable performer for Warner Bros., and this past weekend’s launch of latest entry ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ certainly kept that tradition alive.
‘Last Rites’, advertised as the final outing for Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s supernatural investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, took in an impressive $83 million in its first three days.
“The case that ended it all.”
Release Date: Sep 5, 2025
Run Time: 2 hr 15 min
Budget: $55,000,000
That makes it the most successful entry in a franchise that, via a run of nine movies including sequels and spin-offs, has earned $2.3 billion.
This ‘Last Rites’ launch was easily enough to win the box office here in the US, and with $194 million worldwide, it is also the most successful launch for a horror title globally, overtaking Warners’ own ‘It’.
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What does this mean for Warner Bros.?
Ben Hardy as Tony Spera in New Line Cinema’s ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The success of ‘Last Rites’ marks an impressive theatrical run for Warner Bros. as the seventh consecutive release to open above $40 million. No other studio has ever achieved that level of consistency at the box office.
It’s even more remarkable when you consider that earlier in the year, the studio had suffered a series of duds from 2024 and the initial months of 2024 including ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’, ‘Mickey 17’ and ‘The Alto Knights’.
Studio Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy were at risk of being fired until the likes of ‘A Minecraft Movie’, ‘Sinners’, ‘Superman’ and more began a run of hits, with movies sticking around beyond their first weekend.
What else happened at the box office this weekend?
Julia Garner as Justine in New Line Cinema’s ‘Weapons,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Disney’s theatrical release of the filmed ‘Hamilton’ stage musical was a distant second, earning $10 million from 1,825 screens. It’s a solid start given that the movie has been on Disney+ since 2020.
Warners’ ‘Weapons’ (another success story for the studio) was third, earning $5.3 million, followed by ‘Freakier Friday’ with $3.2 million in fourth and Darren Aronofsky’s crime caper ‘Caught Stealing’ on $3.2 million in fifth place.
What’s next from the Warner Bros.?
Leonardo Di Caprio as Bob Ferguson in ‘One Battle After Another.’ A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.
Warner Bros. is a co-production partner on the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie ‘One Battle After Another’, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, and is due on September 26th.
After that, we have Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ in February 13th next year, followed by Frankenstein-featuring ‘The Bride!’ on March 6th, and a new adaptation of ‘The Mummy’ on April 17th.
(L to R) Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren in New Line Cinema’s ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Giles Keyte. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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