'The Conjuring: Last Rites' creeps its way to another box office win for horror genre

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Conjuring: Last Rites” creeped its way toward a box office win for horror. The horror sequel raked in $83 million domestically in 3,802 theaters, making it the third highest domestic opening for a horror movie. It’s now the largest horror opening internationally, with $104 million. The horror genre has now generated over $1 billion in earnings for this year's domestic box office, with the help of other Warner Bros. hits like “Weapons," “Final Destination: Bloodlines” and “Sinners.” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore, says "there’s nothing quite like seeing a horror movie in a darkened room full of strangers.”

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