Box office take for The Nun II: Like many other horror films before it, The Nun II’s negative reviews didn’t deter audiences from going to see it. The 2018 hit’s sequel, which Warner Bros. distributed in 3,728 theatres, earned an estimated $32.6 million in its opening weekend in North American theatres, according to the company.It received a C CinemaScore from viewers and a one-star rating from AP’s Mark Kennedy who called it “a movie that seems destined to pound a nail into this franchise’s undead coffin”. However, it scarcely matters because horror is perhaps the most critic-proof genre—at least during opening weekend.Even while the sequel’s opening weekend ($53.8 million) was significantly behind that of the original movie, which was directed by Michael Graves and starred Taissa Farmiga and Storm Reid, it was still a strong start.

The so-called Conjuring universe, which already boasts nine pictures and $2.1 billion in box office receipts, includes the Nun flicks. The sequel did well overseas as well, earning $52.7 million from 69 nations, with Mexico being the highest with $8.9 million. This increased the film’s worldwide opening to $85.3 million. According to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore, “Having a horror universe is really powerful in terms of the revenue generating potential.” “Warner Bros. placed a fantastic bet on the horror movie experience never fading.”