‘The Nun 2’ is sitting at the top of the box-office as the Scary Witch has raked in $13 million on opening day, not to mention $3.1 million in previews, beating rivals on the way.
The latest chapter in the Conjuring universe is making a bonanza for the franchise as $31.3 million is expected from the opening weekend, leaving behind Denzel Washington’s high-octane thriller ‘The Equalizer 3’.
‘The Nun 2’ is meeting its opening weekend expectations with a $32.6 million collection. Even though that is a 39% decline from ‘Nun 1′ $53.8 million collection, the film has been unable to truly make a splash due to the actors’ strike.
Social media analytics firm RelishMix noticed ahead of opening that the social media universe for ‘Nun 2’ were just under 150 million across Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram and TikTok, which is right in line with other horror sequels like ‘Halloween Kills’ (147.3 million , $49.4 million opening) and ahead of ‘Insidious: Red Door’ (114.7 million , $33 million opening).
The Nun 2’ gets a C+ rating, which is better than the C the original movie received. It’s also an average trade for a horror film.
‘The Nun’ has set the benchmark high for the horror franchise as the first chapter netted $53.8 million and went on to become the top-grossing franchise instalment globally, $365.5 million.
Helmed by Michal Chaves, Taissa Farmiga and Bonnie Aarons return in the latest bone-chilling flick. Bonnie previously took Warner Bros. to court for breaching her contract, as she alleged that the studio only paid $71,500, barring any bonus from the film’s smashing success.
“Instead of accounting and paying transparently, Warner Bros. obscures and hides the true amount of Ms. Aarons’ rightful share of merchandising revenues, all the while continuing to exploit her,” the lawsuit stated.
