‘The Nun II‘ grossed an estimated $32.6 million domestically during its opening weekend from 3,728 locations. It also earned $85 million worldwide on its opening weekend. The film debuted internationally with an estimated $52.7 million, including an $8.9 million debut in Mexico. ‘The Nun II’ had a budget ranging from $35 million to $40 million.
‘The Nun II’ has received a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 6.0/10 rating on IMDb, and earned a CinemaScore of C+.
Directed by Michael Chaves, written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and Akela Cooper, and is a sequel to “The Nun” (2018) in The Conjuring Universe franchise. The film stars Taissa Farmiga as Irene, Jonas Bloquet as Maurice, Storm Reid as Debra, Anna Popplewell as Kate, Bonnie Aarons as The Nun, Katelyn Rose Downey as Sophie, Suzanne Bertish as Madame Laurent, and David Horovitch as Cardinal Conroy.
According to the film’s plot, 1956—France A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.
The Conjuring Universe is the highest-grossing horror franchise in history, earning over $2 billion worldwide. Four of its titles, namely ‘The Nun’ ($366 million), ‘The Conjuring 2’ ($322 million), ‘The Conjuring’ ($320 million), and ‘Annabelle: Creation’ ($307 million), each made more than $300 million globally. All seven films in the franchise have grossed over $200 million worldwide, with ‘The Nun’ being the top earner at over $366 million.
The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and Atomic Monster’s James Wan are the producers, maintaining their partnership from previous ‘Conjuring’ films. For ‘The Nun II,’ the executive producers include Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Gary Dauberman, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, and Michael Polaire.
‘The Nun II’ is now playing in theaters. Watch the trailer below.