‘The Nun 2’: Scare-Filled Sequel Burns Up Box Office In Opening Weekend

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“The Nun 2” is scaring up a box-office win in its opening weekend. As Variety reports, the sequel to the 2018 horror flick — spawned from the “Conjuring” franchise — took in $13 million at the domestic box office on its opening day (including $3.1 million in previews), contributing to a $32.6 million opening weekend.

Globally, the news is even better, with “The Nun 2” raking in more than $85 million worldwide. READ MORE: ‘The Nun II’ Expected To Strike Terror On ‘The Equalizer 3’ During Its Opening Weekend, Earns $3.1 Million In Previews While that was enough to displace Denzel Washington’s “The Equalizer 3” from the top spot, it also proved to be a case of diminishing returns, given that the original “The Nun” raked in $53.8 million domestically in its opening weekend.

With “The Nun 2” at No. 1, followed by “The Equalizer 3”, the weekend’s other new release, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”, landed in third place, with a domestic take of $10 million. READ MORE: ‘The Nun 2’ Trailer: Watch The Resurrection Of Valak In The Terrifying Horror Sequel “Jawan,” an Indian Hindi-language action-thriller, comes in at fourth place with $6.2 million, while “Barbie” captured the fifth-place position, adding another $5.9 million to a domestic gross that now sits at $620.5 million.