Monday Morning Box Office Report: The Conjuring Rips R.I.P.D. a New One

THE CONJURING

R-rated horror flicks continue to clean up this year at the box office as James Wan’s The Conjuring took hold of multiplexes with a $41.5 million debut. That’s the best opening ever for an original R-rated horror movie (the previous record was set by The Purge just one month earlier). None of the other new releases came close with Turbo falling victim to the continued success of Despicable Me 2, opening in third with a very disappointing $21.5 million. Red 2 was way down at #5 with just $18.5 million, proving that it simply could not cut it during the summer months and probably should have stuck to the fall where the original found success. The biggest failure of all, however, was R.I.P.D., which pulled in just $12.8 million. With a budget of $130 million, it looks like it will likely be the biggest bomb of the summer. Things just went from bad to worse for poor Ryan Reynolds.

1. The Conjuring — $41.5M
2. Despicable Me 2 — $25.1M
3. Turbo — $21.5M
4. Grown Ups 2 — $20M
5. Red 2 — $18.5M
6. Pacific Rim — $16M
7. R.I.P.D. — $12.8M
8. The Heat — $9.32M
9. World War Z — $5.2M
10. Monsters University — $5M



  • If Spielberg says it, it shall be done. Another 100 million+ dollar movie bombs.

    Was Reid correct those years ago, just off on his timeline? I think he predicted the fall of movies for 2012.

  • Also, not good juju for Deadpool hopes.

  • Anthony Hebert

    So sad to see Pacific Rim doing poorly domestically. At least it is banking big time internationally.

  • Glen

    Is it just me or does the title of the movie “The Conjuring” sound like something the writers of the Simpsons would make up?

  • Reed Farrington

    Steve, just call me Nostra-dumb-ass.