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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is interviewed for breakfast television in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. Papua New Guinea celebrates 50 years of independence. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

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Kent Broussard performs with The Golden Band from Tigerland as they head down Victory Hill for a final run-through before the start of the season Sunday, August 24, 2025 in Baton Rouge, La. (Michael Johnson/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via 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.”

“Weapons” crawled its way back to the top of the box office during the Labor Day weekend. The movie generated $10.2 million during its fourth weekend in theaters. Universal’s 50th rerelease of “Jaws” also made a splash in theaters, securing the second spot with $8.1 million domestically. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore, says this summer's box office is likely to narrowly miss last year's summer earnings, and failed to meet the typical pre-pandemic summer box office benchmark of $4 billion. He says that “there were casualties this summer. It’s a very crowded summer, very competitive."