Moviegoers again had plenty of familiar material to check out this weekend, as two sequels and the big-screen adaptation of a popular video game topped the box office. Opening-weekend audiences gave “The Conjuring 2″ and “Now You See Me 2″ each an “A-” grade, according to the CinemaScore market-research firm. “The Conjuring 2,” the horror sequel about a pair of paranormal-activity investigators, grossed an impressive $40 million in first place — on par with the 2013 debut of the original film. But the movie has been setting records in China, where it grossed more than $90 million in its first two days of release. “Now You See Me 2,” starring Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan as members of a group of conniving magicians, followed in third place with $23 million.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 12, 2016 15:56 UTC