The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Opens with $24 million
Are things getting back to normal? Three films all had over $10 million in estimated gross over the weekend indicated things might be returning to normal.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It debuted in first place with an estimated $24 million gross. Internationally, the film brought in an estimated $33.1 million. That domestic opening is on the low end of the “Conjuring Universe” but not the lowest seen from the franchise.
In second place was A Quiet Place Part II which brought in an estimated $19.5 million to bring its domestic total to $88.6 million after two weeks. Over the week, the film grossed $29.3 million at the international box office bringing that to an even $50 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $138.6 million.
Cruella came in third adding $11.2 million to its total. Domestically, the film has grossed $43.7 million after two weeks. No international numbers were returned in our reporting last week but the film has grossed $43.4 million in those markets. Worldwide, the film has grossed $87.1 million.
Spirit Untamed debuted in fourth place with an estimated $6.2 million. The film also earned a little over $1 million at the international box office for a worldwide debut of $7.23 million.
Rounding out the top five was Raya and the Last Dragon which brought in an estimated $1.3 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $53.5 million. Last weekend the international earnings were listed at $77 million but they’re now just $65 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $118.6 million.
Initial numbers have 41 films earned $66,072,955 from 27,913 theaters. That’s a pretty big decrease from last weekend’s 45 films which earned $80,796,617 from 27,972 theaters. Despite a decrease of nearly $14 million, the weekend was still one of the better ones of the year so far. The average earning was $2,429.78 this past weekend, a slight decrease from the previous weekend’s $2,888.48.