The Conjuring Wins Weekend Box Office

Posted on July 21, 2013

The Conjuring, starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, won the box office this weekend. The low budget horror film made $41.5 million over the weekend and defeated new arrivals, including Turbo and R.I.P.D.. Despicable Me 2 slipped to second after winning the box office the past two weekends. Despicable Me 2 has already made $276 million in theaters so far. Despicable Me 2 was followed by Turbo, an animated film about a snail that dreams of racing. Turbo underperformed and made $21.5 million.

Turbo was followed by Grown Ups 2, which made $20 million. The Red 2 spy thriller opened in fifth and made $18.5 million. Pacific Rim finished 6th and made $16 million during its second weekend in theaters. R.I.P.D. opened in 7th and made only $12.7 million. The thriller about the undead police officers stars Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges.

You can view the complete box office report here.