LOS ANGELES — The horror movie “The Nun” has topped the domestic box office in its first weekend, scoring a best for the “Conjuring” franchise and another win for Warner Bros. Before “The Nun,” the largest opening in the “Conjuring” universe, which includes the “Annabelle” films, was “The Conjuring’s” $41.8 million launch. “The subject in the title ‘The Nun,’ just gets a bigger broader audience,” said Jeffrey Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution. “‘Peppermint’ was a movie that was meant to give a completely different option to ‘The Nun,”‘ said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst for box office tracker comScore. 1.”The Nun,” $53.5 million ($77.5 million international).

Source: National Post September 09, 2018 16:52 UTC