Made for Rs 1,817 crore, earned Rs 17,400 crore, The Conjuring Universe set to end after a decade of horror?
That film was The Conjuring. It didn't just scare people, it reshaped the very definition of fear. Based on true cases investigated by famed paranormal researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren, the film gave birth to The Conjuring Universe, Hollywood's most successful horror franchise. How did the saga grow?
The first film's popularity was so massive that finding a ticket in theatres became a task. In India, too, it performed phenomenally. Globally, it crossed Rs 2,650 crore at the box office.
Then came the spin-offs and sequels. Annabelle (2014)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
The Nun (2018)
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), based on a real murder case
The Nun 2 (2023)
Each film found its way to haunt audiences, adding to the franchise's massive earnings and cementing its cult status. Why did it become a phenomenon?
The success was not just about jump scares. The stories, rooted in alleged real-life events, gave the terror a raw edge. Ed and Lorraine Warren's case files became the backbone of the franchise, making the supernatural feel unsettlingly real.
It also proved one thing — horror as a genre never truly fades. If anything, The Conjuring Universe made it stronger than ever, scaring generations and setting box office benchmarks. When does the curtain fall?
After more than a decade of nightmares, the saga is preparing to end. The final chapter of The Conjuring Universe is set to release later this year. Fans are bracing themselves for one last plunge into the darkness, a farewell to the world that turned fear into an art form.
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