'The Nun' Has a Monster Weeked
by EG
Moviegoers weer in the mood to be scared this weekend, and they turned out in big numbers for The Nun. Not many of them actually liked it once they saw it, but they'd already purchased tickets. Read on for details.
Continuing Warner Bros.' winning streak and kicking off the fall box office in high style, the supernatural horror pic The Nun opened to a heavenly $53.5 million from 3,876 theaters to score the second-biggest September debut of all time in North America, not adjusted for inflation.
The R-rated spinoff also boasted the biggest opening of any title in the Conjuring franchise. The fifth installment, from New Line and the Safran Company, also delivered big numbers overseas, earning a divine $77.5 million from 60 markets for a global start of $131 million.
In North America, last year's It ($123.4 million) remains the record-holdover for top September launch.
The Nun easily won the weekend ahead of fellow Warners film Crazy Rich Asians, which has topped the domestic chart for three consecutive weekends.
Crazy Rich Asians was hardly a slouch in its fourth outing, earning $13.6 million to come in No. 2 and finish the weekend with a domestic total of $136.2 million through Sunday. Internationally, Jon M. Chu's rom-com grossed $5.6 million from 23 markets for a foreign tally of $28.5 million and $164.7 million globally.
It's the first time in 25 years that a Hollywood studio has taken the top two spots on the box-office chart for four consecutive weekends, between The Meg, Crazy Rich Asians and now The Nun. The Meg placed No. 4 in its fifth outing with $6 million over the weekend for a domestic tally of $131.6 million. Worldwide, the shark pic is prepared to swim past the $500 million mark after finishing Sunday with $492 million in global tickets sales.
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