Latest Conjuring Movies and Release Timeline
The most recent theatrically released Conjuring Universe film is The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which premiered in the United States on June 4, 2021, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures under the New Line Cinema label. The film follows the Warrens as they investigate a murder tied to demonic possession, continuing the established horror franchise pattern. Warner Bros. Pictures has scheduled additional Conjuring Universe projects in development, with franchise producer Peter Safran and director Michael Chaves involved in upcoming installments according to Forbes.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It earned an estimated global box office total of approximately $365 million, as reported by box office tracking platforms and industry data sources. The film holds a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of around 63 percent and an audience score above 75 percent, based on aggregated reviews from verified users. It is the third mainline entry in The Conjuring series, preceded by The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016), and is the third film in the broader Conjuring Universe franchise timeline.
Box Office Performance and Franchise Financial Data
The Conjuring Universe franchise has generated a combined global box office total exceeding $2 billion across all released films, according to industry box office aggregators and studio financial disclosures. The Conjuring (2013) opened at number one at the U.S. box office with an estimated $41.9 million weekend gross, while The Conjuring 2 (2016) earned an estimated $40.4 million in its domestic opening weekend. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It opened to an estimated $32 million in its domestic first weekend, as reported by major box office tracking services per Box Office Mojo.
Warner Bros. Pictures, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, serves as the primary distributor for The Conjuring films in the United States and international markets. The studio has renewed and expanded its output deal with New Line Cinema for horror content, including the Conjuring franchise, through multi-year production and distribution agreements. The production budget for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was reported at approximately $39 million, making it one of the more cost-efficient entries in the franchise relative to its box office returns as detailed by Forbes.
Upcoming Conjuring Projects and Franchise Structure
Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema have multiple Conjuring Universe projects in various stages of development, including additional mainline The Conjuring films and spinoff titles. The franchise is structured around the core Warrens films, with spinoffs such as Annabelle, The Nun, and Annabelle Comes Home expanding the shared horror universe. James Wan, the creator of the franchise, continues to serve as producer and creative lead, while David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and other writers have contributed to screenplay development per The Hollywood Reporter.
The Conjuring Universe is classified as a horror film series under the horror genre, with each film rated R by the Motion Picture Association for sequences