The paranormal-investigating power couple of Ed and Lorraine Warren have done it again. The Conjuring: Last Rites just shattered global box office records, pulling in an estimated $194 million worldwide during its debut weekend. According to a Deadline report, that figure makes it the biggest global opening for a horror film, topping It (2017) ‘s $190 million record. The scale of the turnout proves that twelve years after the original film launched in 2013, the Warrens remain cultural anchors for horror fans.
While critics offered mixed reactions, the draw of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as the paranormal duo has carried the franchise into an entirely new box office league. This finale may have been billed as the end of their saga, but the reception shows audiences are still deeply attached to their story and presence.
The Conjuring Last Rites Box Office Record Shows Horror Still Reigns
Box Office Mojo figures indicate that the film grossed $83 million domestically during its opening weekend, setting a record for the franchise and marking the largest premiere for a horror film in 2025. Internationally, it added $111 million, bringing the total to $194 million worldwide.
That success delivered Warner Bros. a seventh $40 million-plus opener, a first of its kind this decade, per The Hollywood Reporter. The notable part is that the Warrens keep people coming back. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga have spent over a decade turning two real-life ghost hunters into pop-culture fixtures.
Their on-screen marriage feels steady, almost comforting, even as the films throw every kind of chaos at them. That dynamic gives the franchise a center of gravity in a genre that usually burns through characters as fast as it does scares. For fans, Last Rites doubles as both a goodbye and a reunion with characters they trust.
Box Office Pro reports that critics handed the film a middling reception, but audiences leaned the other way, with a “B” CinemaScore and a 79% PostTrak recommendation. Twelve years after the first Conjuring film, Last Rites demonstrates that audiences continue to prioritize familiar characters in a crowded entertainment landscape.
Wilson and Farmiga remain the heart of the universe, and the global box office confirms that horror franchises thrive when they balance scares with the faces audiences are not ready to release.
