The Conjuring: Last Rites topped the weekend box office with an estimated $83 million. Internationally, the film grossed $104 million delivering a worldwide gross of $187 million.

The film is a solid opening for the series:

• The Conjuring (2013): $41 million debut, $137.4 million domestically, $320.4 million worldwide
• Annabelle (2014): $37.1 million debut, $84.3 million domestically, $257.6 million worldwide
• The Conjuring 2 (2016): $40.4 million debut, $102.5 million domestically, $322.8 million worldwide
• Annabelle: Creation (2017): $35 million debut, $102.1 million domestically, $306.6 million worldwide
• The Nun (2018): $53.8 million debut, $117.5 million domestically, $366.1 million worldwide
• Annabelle Comes Home (2019): $20.3 million debut, $74.2 million domestically, $231.3 million worldwide
• The Curse of La Llorona (2019): $26.3 million debut, $54.7 million domestically, $123.2 million worldwide
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021): $24.1 million debut, $65.6 million domestically, $206.4 million worldwide
• The Nun II (2023): $32.6 million debut, $82.3 million domestically, $269.7 million worldwide

For a film series to be 10 in and not only does better than any other debut, but doubles the best debut, is impressive and guarantees we’ll see more films.

In second place was Hamilton, a re-release of film of the stage musical. It grossed $10 million domestically. The film was originally released in 2020, streaming on Disney+.

Weapons dropped to third place with $5.4 million to bring its domestic gross to $143 million. Internationally, it added $8.5 million over the week to bring that to $108.5 million and a worldwide gross of $251.5 million.

Freakier Friday remained on fourth place with $3.8 million to lift its domestic gross to $87.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $4.7 million internationally which now is at $55.1 million since its debut. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $142.9 million.

Caught Stealing rounded out the top five with $3.2 million to bring its domestic gross o $12.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $4 million to bring its international gross to $9.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $22.2 million.

In other comic related movies…

The Fantastic Four: First Steps grossed an estimated $2.8 million to bring its domestic total to $270.1 million. Over the week, it grossed $900,000 to bring its international total to $241.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $511.5 million. It’s the only Marvel film to cross $500 million worldwide this year and the seventh out of the 14 releases since 2020 to do so.

Superman grossed $1 million domestically to lift its domestic gross to just under $353.3 million. Over the week, it grossed $1.1 million internationally to bring that total to $260.8 million and worldwide the movie has grossed $614.1 million.

Smurfs remained at $31.1 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has added $2.7 million over the week and has grossed $86.3 million. Worldwide, the gross is $117.4 million.

On the edge of comic related films, The Toxic Avenger grossed $240,265 million over the weekend to lift its domestic gross to $2.9 million. Internationally, the movie has grossed $207,926 for a worldwide total of $3.1 million.

Overall, the weekend box office saw a total of 75 films gross $124,569,482 from 37,566 theaters compared to last weekend’s $64,361,566 from 72 films and 41,072 theaters. This weekends average was $3,316.02 compared to last weekend’s $1,567.04.