“The Nun” has conjured up a franchise-best $5.4 million on Thursday night.Jennifer Garner’s “Peppermint,” meanwhile, made a moderate $800,000 at 2,340 locations.“The Nun,” the fifth installment in Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring” horror franchise, is pegged to dominate the domestic box office with forecasts in the $36 million to $45 million range when it debuts at 3,876 theaters.It’s by far the best preview number for the five movies in the “Conjuring” franchise — “The Conjuring,” “Annabelle,” “The Conjuring 2,” and “Annabelle: Creation” — which has generated more than $1.1 billion globally.
“Annabelle: Creation” took in $4 million in previews last year on its way to a $35 million U.S.
opening weekend.“The Nun” is a spinoff of “The Conjuring 2.” It’s set in Romania in 1952 and stars Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga as a Catholic priest and a novice who are sent to the Vatican to investigate the mysterious suicide of a nun.
Gary Dauberman,
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