With just two weekends left of Hollywood's official summer movie season, it seems like Hollywood's dog days at the box office will be over soon. As New Line Cinema's Annabelle: Creation hits the theatre on Friday, August 11, the horror prequel of Annabelle movie has started haunting other releases at the domestic box office.
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The fourth instalment of the Conjuring universe opened with $35 million at the domestic box office. Although the number is pretty good for a movie with a budget of $15 million, Annabelle: Creation has the worst opening weekend collection in The Conjuring universe.
As per the analysts, the movie would aim to earn around $25 million on its opening weekend while the studio expected nearly $25 million from the horror sequel.
Other movies from the Conjuring franchise The Conjuring, The Conjuring2, and Annabelle earned $41.9 million, $40.4 million, and $37.1 million respectively at the box office on their opening weekend. Hence, Annabelle: Creation's collection is the worst in comparison with others.
According to Box Office Mojo, Annabelle: Creation opened in 3,502 theatres and secured the top spot with $35 million. Following this, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk took in second place with $11.4 million this week. The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature, which opened on August 11, ranked third with $8.9 million.
Annabelle: Creation follows the story of a doll maker and his wife who, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home. Very soon, however, they become the target of the doll maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.
