| The ConjuringUniverse | |
|---|---|
 Official franchise logo | |
| Created by | |
| Original work | The Conjuring |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Entertainment |
| Years | 2013–present |
| Based on | Characters byChad &Carey W. Hayes (de jurecredited) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | 9 |
The Conjuring Universe is an Americanhorror franchise andshared universe centered on a series ofsupernatural horror films. The franchise is produced byNew Line Cinema,Atomic Monster, andthe Safran Company, and distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures. The films present a dramatization of the supposedly real-life adventures ofEd and Lorraine Warren,paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent yet controversial cases of haunting. The main series follows their attempts to help people harassed by spirits, while the spin-off films focus on the origins of some of the entities the Warrens have encountered.
The franchise has been commercially successful, grossing $2.7 billion against a combined budget of $263 million and becoming thehighest-grossing horror franchise to date. The franchise has received mixed reviews.
The franchise consists of four films in the main series:The Conjuring (2013),The Conjuring 2 (2016),The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), andThe Conjuring: Last Rites (2025). The first two were directed byJames Wan and the next two byMichael Chaves. The first two installments revolve around two of the Warrens' many famous paranormal cases, with the first film depicting the case of the Perron family, who experienced disturbing events in their newly acquired house inRhode Island. The second film focuses on the controversial case of theEnfield poltergeist while briefly referring to the events that inspiredThe Amityville Horror. The third entry in the main series,The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, was released in 2021 and revolves around themurder trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson in 1981 inConnecticut.[1][2][3][4]
The franchise also includesAnnabelle (2014), a prequel directed byThe Conjuring cinematographerJohn R. Leonetti and produced by Wan andPeter Safran, which reveals the history of theAnnabelle doll before the Warrens came into contact with it at the start of the first film. A prequel,Annabelle: Creation (2017), directed byDavid F. Sandberg, shows the origins of the demon-manipulated doll. A thirdAnnabelle film,Annabelle Comes Home, was released in 2019, with franchise writerGary Dauberman making his directorial debut from a script he wrote. Wan has likened the story toNight at the Museum, with Annabelle activating the haunted objects in the Warrens' artifact room.[5]
The Nun, aspiritual prequel based on a character introduced inThe Conjuring 2, was released in 2018. The plot focuses on the origins of the demonic nunValak before coming in contact with the Warrens. A sequel,The Nun II, was released in 2023, withMichael Chaves directing andIan Goldberg, Richard Naing, andAkela Cooper serving as writers for the film.[6][7][8]
Wan has said they sought accuracy to real life in making the main films, while the spin-offs allowed them to "just explore different sub-genres in the horror genre".[9]
The first twoConjuring films were met with generally positive reviews by both critics and horror fans, with praise for Wan's directing and the main cast's performances, particularlyPatrick Wilson andVera Farmiga's on-screen chemistry as Ed and Lorraine. Critics also acknowledged the effect the films have had on popular culture as well as in the production of modern horror films. The third entry received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Wilson and Farmiga but considered it weaker than the previousConjuring installments. The first entry in theAnnabelle film series received mixed to negative reviews, considered inferior to its precursor.Annabelle: Creation was met with generally positive reviews.Annabelle Comes Home, andThe Nun II received mixed reviews.The Nun, on the other hand, received generally negative reviews. The three main films and their five spin-offs were successful at the box office, with combined earnings of over $2.1 billion worldwide against a combined budget of $208 million,[10] makingThe Conjuring Universe thehighest-grossing horror franchise in history and one of the most critically acclaimed.
Development began over 20 years before the first film's debut, whenEd Warren played a tape ofLorraine Warren's original interview with Carolyn Perron for producer Tony DeRosa-Grund.[11] DeRosa-Grund made a recording of Warren playing back the tape and of their subsequent discussion. At the end of the tape, Warren said to DeRosa-Grund: "If we can't make this into a film I don't know what we can". DeRosa-Grund then described his vision of the film for Ed.[12]
DeRosa-Grund wrote the original treatment and titled the projectThe Conjuring.[13] For nearly 14 years, he tried to get the film made without any success. He originally landed a deal to make the film atGold Circle Films, the production company behindThe Haunting in Connecticut, but a contract could not be finalized and the deal was dropped.[14]
DeRosa-Grund allied with producerPeter Safran, and sibling writersChad andCarey W. Hayes were brought on board to refine the script.[13] Using DeRosa-Grund's treatment and the Ed Warren tape, the Hayes brothers changed the story'spoint of view from the Perron family to that of the Warrens. The brothers interviewed Lorraine many times over the phone to clarify details.[15] By mid-2009, the property became the subject of a six-studio bidding war that landed the film atSummit Entertainment;[16] however, DeRosa-Grund and Summit could not conclude the transaction and the film went intoturnaround. DeRosa-Grund reconnected withNew Line Cinema, who had lost in the original bidding war, and the studio ultimately picked up the film. The same year on November 11, a deal was made between New Line and DeRosa-Grund's Evergreen Media Group.[17]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conjuring | July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19) | James Wan | Chad Hayes &Carey W. Hayes | Tony DeRosa-Grund,Peter Safran and Rob Cowan | |
| Annabelle | October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03) | John R. Leonetti | Gary Dauberman | Peter Safran and James Wan | |
| The Conjuring 2 | June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) | James Wan | Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes & James Wan andDavid Leslie Johnson | Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes & James Wan | Peter Safran, Rob Cowan and James Wan |
| Annabelle: Creation | August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11) | David F. Sandberg | Gary Dauberman | Peter Safran and James Wan | |
| The Nun | September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) | Corin Hardy | Gary Dauberman | James Wan & Gary Dauberman | |
| Annabelle Comes Home | June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26) | Gary Dauberman | |||
| The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) | Michael Chaves | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick | James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick | |
| The Nun II | September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08) | Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing andAkela Cooper | Akela Cooper | ||
| The Conjuring: Last Rites | September 5, 2025 (2025-09-05) | Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick | James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick | ||
| 1952 | The Nun |
|---|---|
| 1953–1955 | |
| 1956 | The Nun II |
| 1957 | |
| 1958 | Annabelle: Creation |
| 1959–1969 | |
| 1970 | Annabelle |
| 1971 | The Conjuring |
| 1972 | Annabelle Comes Home |
| 1973–1976 | |
| 1977 | The Conjuring 2 |
| 1978–1980 | |
| 1981 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It |
| 1982–1985 | |
| 1986 | The Conjuring: Last Rites |
The first installment of the series (originally titledThe Warren Files, later retitledThe Conjuring) centers on the real-life exploits ofEd and Lorraine Warren, a married couple who investigated paranormal events.[23] Patrick Wilson starred alongside Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine.[24] The film focuses on a 1971 case in which the Warrens investigated a witch's curse at a farmhouse inHarrisville, Rhode Island.The Conjuring was released on July 19, 2013, to positive reviews. It earned $320 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million, becoming one of the most profitable horror films in history.
A spin-off film, focusing on the origins of theAnnabelle doll introduced inThe Conjuring, was announced shortly after the release of its forerunner, mainly due to the film's worldwide box-office success and the character's positive reception. The plot focuses on John and Mia Form, a married couple expecting a child, whose vintage doll, Annabelle, becomes possessed by a vengeful spirit after two devil worshippers break into their home and are killed. The film was directed byThe Conjuring cinematographerJohn R. Leonetti and produced by Safran and Wan, withGary Dauberman behind the script.[25] It was released worldwide on October 3, 2014, to major commercial success, becoming the 14th most profitable horror film in North America.[26] Many critics foundAnnabelle inferior toThe Conjuring.[27]
A sequel,The Conjuring 2, was commissioned after the success of the original film and was also directed by Wan,[28] with both Farmiga and Wilson reprising their roles.[29][30][31] The film focused on theEnfield poltergeist case inLondon in 1977,[32] while briefly referring to the events that inspiredThe Amityville Horror. It was released on June 10, 2016,[33] to positive reviews from both critics and audiences; some agreed that the film was vastly superior to other horror sequels, while others debated whether the film had surpassed its predecessor in quality. Proving to be similarly successful to the first entry in the series, the film became another profitable addition to the franchise, having earned $320.3 million worldwide from a budget of $40 million, and becoming the second highest-grossing horror film of all time, afterThe Exorcist, untilIt was released in 2017.
AnAnnabelle sequel was in development, eventually revealed to be a prequel to the original film.[34][35] The plot of the film centers on a dollmaker and his wife, whose daughter tragically died twelve years earlier, as they decide to open their home to a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage; the dollmaker's possessed creation Annabelle sets her sights on the children and turns their shelter into a storm of ultimate evil.[36]Lights Out directorDavid F. Sandberg replaced Leonetti as director, with Dauberman returning to write the script and Safran and Wan returning to produce.[37] The film was released worldwide on August 11, 2017, to critical and commercial success, with many critics statingAnnabelle: Creation was a vast improvement over its predecessor.[38]
A spin-off film titledThe Nun, featuring the "Demon Nun" character Valak fromThe Conjuring 2, was directed byCorin Hardy, withThe Conjuring 2 co-scribeDavid Leslie Johnson initially announced as the writer before being replaced byGary Dauberman and Wan, who also produced with Safran.[39][40]Demián Bichir andTaissa Farmiga starred in the lead roles,[41][42] whileBonnie Aarons reprised her role as Valak in the film.[43] The plot of the film follows a priest and a novitiate as they investigate an unholy secret and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun (Valak).[44] The film was released on September 7, 2018, and grossed $365.6 million on a budget of $22 million, becoming the highest-grossing film in the franchise.[45]
The third installment in theAnnabelle series,Annabelle Comes Home,[46] featuredGary Dauberman as a writer and the director in his directorial debut. It was based on a story treatment written by Dauberman and Wan.[47] Wan and Peter Safran co-produced the project.[48]
Annabelle Comes Home takes place afterAnnabelle andThe Conjuring and focuses on the doll after she was kept in the glass box inthe Warrens' museum. Wilson and Farmiga reprised their roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren, alongsideMckenna Grace as Judy Warren andMadison Iseman as Judy's teenage babysitter.[49][50][5][51][52][47] The film was released on June 26, 2019.
AfterThe Conjuring 2 was released, Wan revealed he would not return to direct another installment in the series, due to scheduling conflicts, but expressed interest in seeing other filmmakers direct more "Conjuring" films.[53][54][55] Wan said that the next film in the series would take place during the 1980s[56] and spoke of ideas for the films to explorelycanthropy, citingAn American Werewolf in London andThe Hound of the Baskervilles as inspiration.[57] Safran stated that the next film would not be a haunted house movie.[58]David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick was hired to write the screenplay.[2][59]
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was directed byMichael Chaves, after previously directingThe Curse of La Llorona, with James Wan in the producer role. Wilson and Farmiga reprised their roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren, with the plot revolving around the real-life"Devil Made Me Do It" case, a legal trial where the defendant claimed to have been possessed during the crimes of which he is accused.[60][61] The film was initially scheduled for a September 11, 2020, release,[62][63] before being pushed to June 4, 2021, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[64] The film was, however, released byWarner Bros. Pictures andNew Line Cinema in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2021, followed by the United States on June 4, where it also had a month-long simultaneous release on theHBO Max streaming service.
Prior to the release ofThe Nun, Wan discussed the possibility of a sequel and what its storyline may be: "I do know where potentially, ifThe Nun works out, whereThe Nun 2 could lead to and how that ties to Lorraine's story that we've set up with the first twoConjurings and make it all come full circle".[65]
In April 2019, Safran said that a sequel was in development, stating that there was a "really fun" storyline planned for the film.[66][67] Later that month, Akela Cooper signed onto the project as writer for the film while Safran and Wan were set as producers.[68]Bonnie Aarons expressed interest in reprising her role as the titular demon in the sequel.[69] In February 2022, Taissa Farmiga stated that she has had discussions with Warner Bros. Pictures regarding reprising her role from the first film while stating that therestrictions on the film industry as a result of COVID-19 had delayed the project.[70] Warner Bros. officially announced the film in April as part of its upcoming slate at the 2022CinemaCon.[71][72]Michael Chaves was confirmed as director.[73] Initial photography began on April 29, 2022,[74][75] withBonnie Aarons reprising her role asValak.[8] In September 2022, it was revealed thatIan Goldberg and Richard Naing had contributed to the script as co-authors of the most recent draft.Storm Reid had joined the cast in a lead role for the film, principal photography began on October 6, 2022, and concluded later that year.Taissa Farmiga andJonas Bloquet are reprising their roles as Sister Irene and Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault, withAnna Popplewell and Katelyn Rose Downey joining the cast.[76]
The Nun II was released on September 8, 2023.
In October 2022, a sequel toThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was revealed to be in development. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick would write the script while James Wan and Peter Safran would return as producers.[77][78] Wan later confirmed that Wilson and Farmiga would reprise their respective roles.[79] In April 2023, duringCinemaCon, the film's title was revealed.[80][81] In September 2023, Michael Chaves stated that work on the script was continuing, stating that the project was intended to be seen as a "finale" of the stories in the franchise that had come before.[82] Filming had started by September 17, 2024.[83][84] The film was initially believed to be the final installment with a plot centered around the Warrens,[85] before it was later clarified to be the last installment of the first phase of films in the franchise.[86][87]
The Conjuring: Last Rites was released on September 5, 2025.[85]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled prequel film | TBA | Rodrigue Huart | Richard Naing &Ian Goldberg | TBA | |
In August 2025, Madison Lawlor and Orion Smith expressed interest in portraying Ed and Lorraine in prequel movies, including one potentially exploring the couple's involvement with theAmityville haunting.[88] In September 2025, aConjuring prequel film was announced as in development following the financial success ofLast Rites.[89] Rodrigue Huart was in early negotiations to serve as director, with a script co-written by Richard Naing andIan Goldberg. The plot will follow investigations during Ed and Lorraine Warren's early years, with younger actors expected to star in the movie.[90][91]
In June 2017, producer Peter Safran stated that while the studio would not incorporate characters from other standalone original works, there are various projects in development.[92] He later reiterated that future projects would only be made that have a direct connection to the Warrens and the other released films in the franchise;[93] stating that they would continue to be made "as long as [we] keep having original stories to tell".[94][95] By May 2021, he said that there were multiple future projects in various stages of development, with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga intended to reprise their roles. Safran stated: "[They] are such unique actors and they portray Ed and Lorraine so beautifully that we'd love to keep making these movies with them. Ed and Lorraine investigated cases for 50 years, so we have another 40 years with Patrick and Vera before we run out".[96]
Following the release ofAnnabelle Comes Home in June 2019, Gary Dauberman acknowledged the possibility of a fourthAnnabelle film, while stating that there's potential for a number of spin-off films centered around the other cursed artifacts and their entities, as well. The filmmaker revealed that specific entities received detailed backstories that he wrote during the production forAnnabelle Comes Home. Developed with Wan, he stated that the future of the franchise would explore different sub-genres of horror; stating that apsychological horror film centered around The Bride, and aslasher horror film centered around The Samurai, were examples of options that were discussed for development.[97]
In June 2021, after the release ofThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Michael Chaves revealed that the film was originally intended to directly tie into the next spin-off film. Centered around a demonic character that was cut from the thirdConjuring referred to as the Lost Demon, Chaves stated that this entity would be notable because it was entirely based on descriptions from true account witnesses. Though the full character reveal was removed from the final cut, as well as a subplot where Isla the occultist was working with the demon, the filmmaker noted that it is the same entity that torments David in the waterbed and ultimately enters his body. He expressed hope that one day the project would be green-lit.[98][99][100] Chaves commented that James Wan has several Warren "cases up his sleeve", with "a lot of things ... to explore". The filmmaker acknowledged that he knew various projects that were being developed.[101]
In August 2023, Chaves said there is potential for additional projects featuring the Nun, to explore the timeframe between the 1950s and the 1960s.[102] In September of the same year, he stated that as a fan of the series, he would like to see a project where various demonic entities from each of the installments antagonize the Warrens.[82] In April 2025, the president and CCO of New Line Cinema announced at CinemaCon that the studio was actively developing a second phase of films, which are intended to the follow the release ofThe Conjuring: Last Rites.[86][103] By August, Wan stated that future movies may include Judy Warren's real-life experiences as a paranormal investigator.[103] Wilson and Farmiga expressed interest in reprising their respective roles, with Wilson saying about their characters: "We're in our 50s, and Lorraine lived into her 90s while Ed was in his 70s, so we're still around." Mia Tomlinson confirmed her interest in reprising her role as Judy in future installments.[88]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves at the Door | April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18) | John R. Leonetti | Gary Dauberman | Peter Safran |
| The Curse of La Llorona | April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19) | Michael Chaves | Mikki Daughtry &Tobias Iaconis | James Wan, Gary Dauberman and Emile Gladstone |
| The Revenge of La Llorona | TBA | Santiago Menghini | Sean Tretta |
In May 2015,John R. Leonetti, was announced as the director ofWolves at the Door forNew Line Cinema, withGary Dauberman asscreenwriter andPeter Safran as producer. Although the film is not an installment inThe Conjuring Universe, it starsEric Ladin, who reprises his role as Detective Clarkin from Leonetti's 2014 film,Annabelle.Wolves at the Door is loosely based on theManson Family murders in 1969.[110]
In October 2017, Wan served as a producer of a horror film directed byMichael Chaves and starringLinda Cardellini, which was then titledThe Children.[111] The film was later retitledThe Curse of La Llorona[112] (also known asThe Curse of the Weeping Woman in some international markets).[113] Although the film is not an official installment inThe Conjuring Universe, it starsTony Amendola, who reprises his role fromAnnabelle as Father Perez.[114] The character gives direction to the family being tormented by the titular spirit, and relates the haunting to his experiences with the demonic entity attached tothe doll, with Annabelle appearing on screen.[115]
In October 2025, a sequel toThe Curse of La Llorona was announced, withSantiago Menghini directing the film from a script by Sean Tretta. The story centers around a fractured family who must work together alongside their estranged grandfather to resolve their past and ancient evils as the vengeful entity La Llorona, before the Weeping Woman claims their children forever. It starsMonica Raymund,Jay Hernandez,Raymond Cruz,Edy Ganem, Martín Fajardo, Acston Luca Porto and Avie Porto in lead roles. James Wan, Gary Dauberman and Emile Gladstone will return as producers; principal photography began early the same month.[116][117][118]
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Showrunner | Executive producers | Status | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||||
| UntitledConjuring television series | 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Nancy Won | James Wan, Peter Safran, and Nancy Won | In development | HBO Max |
In May 2021, Peter Safran said that there were ongoing developments for a television series set withinThe Conjuring Universe. The producer stated that while they did not want to take away from the film installments, there were "some more long-form stories that would be better told over eight episodes or eight hours as opposed to just a two-hour movie". Safran acknowledged that an expansion of the franchise into television shows has been in discussion for some time, with the launch ofHBO Max providing Warner Bros. Entertainment with a distributor for any potential series.[96]
In April 2023, an untitled television series in the franchise was announced as being in development. The show would take place chronologically after the events of the films, with James Wan and Peter Safran serving asexecutive producers. The project was set to be a joint-venture production betweenNew Line Television,Warner Bros. Television Studios, Atomic Monster, the Safran Company, andMax Originals, and was being developed for release viastreaming exclusively on Warner Bros. Discovery'sHBO Max.[119][120][121]
In September 2025, Nancy Won was reported to serve as awriter, executive producer, andshowrunner for the series. Peter Cameron and Cameron Squires will also serve as writers.[122]
This table lists the main characters who appear inThe Conjuring Universe, in alphabetical order by the character's last name.
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
| Characters | Films | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conjuring films | Annabelle films | The Nun films | |||||||
| The Conjuring | The Conjuring 2 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | The Conjuring: Last Rites | Annabelle | Annabelle: Creation | Annabelle Comes Home | The Nun | The Nun II | |
| 2013 | 2016 | 2021 | 2025 | 2014 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2023 | |
| Ed Warren | Patrick Wilson | Patrick Wilson Mitchell HoogY | Patrick Wilson Orion SmithY | Patrick WilsonVU | Patrick Wilson | Patrick WilsonA | Patrick WilsonC | ||
| Lorraine Warren | Vera Farmiga | Vera Farmiga Megan Ashley BrownY | Vera Farmiga Madison LawlorY | Vera Farmiga | Vera FarmigaA | Vera FarmigaC | |||
| Judy Warren | Sterling Jerins | Mia Tomlinson Emmy NolanY | Mckenna Grace | Sterling JerinsA | |||||
| Annabelle | Appeared | ||||||||
| Malthus The Ram Demon | Joseph Bishara | Joseph Bishara | Joseph Bishara Fred TatascioreV | Alexander Ward | |||||
| Camilla | Amy Tipton | Amy Tipton | Sade Katarina | ||||||
| Debbie | Morganna May | Morganna May | Kenzie Caplan | ||||||
| Rick | Zach Pappas | Zach Pappas | Zach Pappas | ||||||
| Father Gordon | Steve Coulter | Steve Coulter | |||||||
| Brad Hamilton | John Brotherton | John Brotherton | |||||||
| Carolyn Perron | Lili Taylor | Lili TaylorC | Lili TaylorA | ||||||
| Cindy Perron | Mackenzie Foy | Mackenzie FoyC | |||||||
| Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault | Christof Veillon | Jonas Bloquet | |||||||
| Drew Thomas | Shannon Kook | ||||||||
| Janet Hodgson | Madison Wolfe | Madison WolfeC | |||||||
| Peggy Hodgson | Frances O'Connor | Frances O'ConnorC | |||||||
| Valak The Nun | Bonnie Aarons Robin Atkin DownesV | Bonnie AaronsUC | Bonnie Aarons Dee Bradley BakerV Debra WilsonV | Bonnie Aarons Andrew MorgadoV | |||||
| David Glatzel | Julian Hilliard | Julian HilliardC | |||||||
| Janice "Annabelle" Higgins | Tree O'Toole Keira DanielsY | Talitha Bateman Tree O'TooleO | Tree O'TooleCU | ||||||
| Pete Higgins | Brian Howe | ||||||||
| Sharon Higgins | Kerry O'Malley | ||||||||
| Thin Man | Trampas Thompson | ||||||||
| Annabelle "Bee" Mullins | Samara Lee | ||||||||
| Sister Irene Palmer | Taissa Farmiga | Taissa Farmiga Margot BernazziY | |||||||
| Cardinal Conroy | David Horovitch | ||||||||
| Film | Crew/detail | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing company | Running time | |
| The Conjuring | Joseph Bishara | John R. Leonetti | Kirk Morri |
| Warner Bros. Pictures | 112 min |
| Annabelle | James Kniest | Tom Elkins |
| 99 min | ||
| The Conjuring 2 | Don Burgess | Kirk Morri | 134 min | |||
| Annabelle: Creation | Benjamin Wallfisch | Maxime Alexandre | Michel Aller | 110 min | ||
| The Nun | Abel Korzeniowski | Michel Aller & Ken Blackwell |
| 97 min | ||
| Annabelle Comes Home | Joseph Bishara | Michael Burgess | Kirk Morri | 106 min | ||
| The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | Peter Gvozdas &Christian Wagner | 112 min | ||||
| The Nun II | Marco Beltrami | Tristan Nyby | Gregory Plotkin | 110 min | ||
| The Conjuring: Last Rites | Benjamin Wallfisch | Eli Born | Gregory Plotkin & Elliot Greenberg |
| 135 min | |
The franchise has been notable for its profit, withThe Conjuring and its follow-up having earned a combined profit of $260 million, according toDeadline,[123][124] whileAnnabelle managed to make 40 times its $6.5 million budget.[125] Scott Mendelson ofForbes called the franchise the "first successful post–Marvel cinematic universe".[126]The Hollywood Reporter in 2022 wrote that "Besides the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an argument can be made that theConjuring franchise is the second-most successfulcinematic universe at the moment".[127]
| Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America | All time worldwide | ||||
| The Conjuring | July 19, 2013 | $137,446,368 | $182,966,917 | $320,422,209 | #515 | #547 | $20 million | [128][129] |
| Annabelle | October 3, 2014 | $84,284,252 | $173,305,469 | $257,589,721 | #1,037 | #707 | $6.5 million | [128][125] |
| The Conjuring 2 | June 10, 2016 | $102,516,140 | $220,303,614 | $322,819,915 | #807 | #537 | $40 million | [128][130] |
| Annabelle: Creation | August 11, 2017 | $102,092,201 | $204,500,000 | $306,592,201 | #813 | #575 | $15 million | [128][131] |
| The Nun | September 7, 2018 | $117,481,222 | $248,601,575 | $366,082,797 | #660 | #439 | $22 million | [128][132] |
| Annabelle Comes Home | June 26, 2019 | $74,152,591 | $157,100,000 | $231,252,591 | #1,219 | #802 | $27 million | [128][133] |
| The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | June 4, 2021 | $65,631,050 | $140,813,073 | $206,444,123 | #1,410 | #935 | $39 million | [128][134] |
| The Nun II | September 8, 2023 | $86,270,590 | $183,400,000 | $269,670,590 | #1,004 | #665 | $38.5 million | [128][135][136] |
| The Conjuring: Last Rites | September 5, 2025 | $177,395,456 | $313,600,000 | $490,995,456 | #346 | #293 | $55 million | [137][138] |
| Total | $947,269,870 | $1,824,590,648 | $2,771,869,603 | $263 million | ||||
| Film | Critical | Public | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | |
| The Conjuring | 86% (225 reviews)[139] | 68 (35 reviews)[140] | A−[141] |
| Annabelle | 29% (137 reviews)[142] | 37 (27 reviews)[143] | B[141] |
| The Conjuring 2 | 80% (252 reviews)[144] | 65 (38 reviews)[145] | A−[141] |
| Annabelle: Creation | 70% (189 reviews)[146] | 62 (29 reviews)[147] | B[141] |
| The Nun | 24% (205 reviews)[148] | 46 (32 reviews)[149] | C[141] |
| Annabelle Comes Home | 64% (211 reviews)[150] | 53 (35 reviews)[151] | B−[141] |
| The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | 55% (256 reviews)[152] | 53 (40 reviews)[153] | B+[141] |
| The Nun II | 52% (139 reviews)[154] | 47 (24 reviews)[155] | C+[156] |
| The Conjuring: Last Rites | 59% (184 reviews)[157] | 54 (29 reviews)[158] | B[159] |
In April 2021,DC Comics formed a new horror imprint called DC Horror. The first of a series of comics set withinThe Conjuring Universe was released on June 1 the same year.The Conjuring: The Lover is a 5-issue limited series that serves as a prequel toThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. The story involves a college student named Jessica. She struggles with college life and her discovery that something sinister is targeting her. Each issue includes backup stories, which explore the cursed artifacts in the Warren's basement museum. The limited series is co-written byDavid Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick andRex Ogle, with artwork by Garry Brown and cover art byBill Sienkiewicz. The backup stories featuring the occult items from the Warrens' artifact room were written by various writers: the first byScott Snyder, withDenys Cowan serving as artist, the second from writer Che Grayson and artist Juan Ferreyra, the third from writer Tim Seeley and artist Kelley Jones, followed by the fourth from writer Ray Fawkes and artist Christopher Mitten, and by the fifth from writer and artist Dominike "Domo" Stanton.[160] In March 2022, a trade hardcover collecting the issues was released.[161]
| Issue | Publication date | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| #1 | June 1, 2021 | "The Conjuring: The Lover #1" | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Rex Ogle | Garry Brown |
| "Tales from the Artifact Room: The Ferryman" | Scott Snyder | Denys Cowan | ||
| #2 | July 6, 2021 | "The Conjuring: The Lover #2" | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Rex Ogle | Garry Brown |
| "Tales from the Artifact Room: The Bloody Bride" | Che Grayson | Juan Ferreyra | ||
| #3 | August 3, 2021 | "The Conjuring: The Lover #3" | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Rex Ogle | Garry Brown |
| "Tales from the Artifact Room: The Accordion Monkey" | Tim Seeley | Kelley Jones | ||
| #4 | September 7, 2021 | "The Conjuring: The Lover #4" | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Rex Ogle | Garry Brown |
| "Tales from the Artifact Room: The Sleeping Song" | Ray Fawkes | Christopher Mitten | ||
| #5 | October 5, 2021 | "The Conjuring: The Lover #5" | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Rex Ogle | Garry Brown |
| "Tales from the Artifact Room: The Chalice" | Dominike "Domo" Stanton | Dominike "Domo" Stanton |
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This One, For The Lady | July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17) | Nacho Vigalondo | Rob Cotterill | |
| The Séance | Max Landis | |||
| Box | Ti West | |||
| One Last Dive | Jason Eisener | |||
In July 2013, prior to the theatrical release ofThe Conjuring,Vice Media alongside Warner Bros. Entertainment and New Line Cinema (under the banner ofThe Conjuring) presented a series of anthology horror short-films, titledThe 3:07 A.M. Project. In the series of shorts, thewitching hour of 3:07 A.M. is the only recurring theme within each short. The shorts were presented as amarketing device that drew attention to the first installment ofThe Conjuring Universe, leading up to its release date. The short films were met with mixed reception, while each filmmaker would later find success in other noteworthy horror franchises. While the series does not connect directly to the franchise, it serves as the first attempt at expanding the franchise, though this specific time was referenced in the first movie of the franchise.[162][163]
| Film | Format | U.S. release date | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conjuring | DVD,Blu-ray | October 22, 2013 | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | |
| Annabelle | DVD, Blu-ray | January 20, 2015 | ||
| The Conjuring 2 | DVD, Blu-ray | September 13, 2016 | ||
| Annabelle: Creation | DVD, Blu-ray | October 24, 2017 | ||
| The Nun | DVD, Blu-ray,4K Blu-ray | December 4, 2018 | ||
| Annabelle Comes Home | DVD, Blu-ray | October 8, 2019 | [164] | |
| The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray | August 24, 2021 | [165] | |
| The Nun II | DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray | November 14, 2023 | [166] |
Norma Sutcliffe and Gerald Helfrich, previous owners of the house on whichThe Conjuring was based, have sued Wan, Warner Bros. and other producers in 2015 because their property was being constantly vandalized as a consequence of the film.Entertainment Weekly obtained documents in which the owners affirm various invasions and ratify that they have found numerous objects affiliated with satanic cults. The lawsuit also reveals that the previous owners bought the house in 1987 and lived "in peace" until 2013. Both owners had been seeking unspecified damages. When questioned, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. declined to comment on the issue.[167]
Gerald Brittle, author of a book about the Warrens calledThe Demonologist, filed a $900 million lawsuit on March 29, 2017, against Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Wan and others, claiming that he had the exclusive rights to the Warrens' story and that it had been stolen by the studios and producers.[168] The case was scheduled to go to trial on April 16, 2018, with a Warner Bros. spokesperson commenting: "We're pleased the Court significantly narrowed the case and look forward to addressing the remaining claims at summary judgment. Mr. Brittle's claims are not only without merit, but contradict Mr. Brittle's prior admissions in other failed lawsuits concerningThe Conjuring movies".[169]
On December 13, 2017, Warner Bros. settled the lawsuit, revealing that Tony DeRosa-Grund, the producer of the original film, was the "mastermind" behind the lawsuit, without Brittle ever having been involved.[170] Brittle himself commented that "Mr. DeRosa-Grund has been controlling this litigation from the start. [...] Based on a review of text messages between Mr. DeRosa-Grund and my attorney, I understand that he even threatened my attorneys that if they sent information from me without him seeing it first they would be fired". This followed repeated failed lawsuits by DeRosa-Grund against Warner Bros., claiming they owed him millions of dollars from the franchise; he eventually settled with Warner Bros., agreeing to never sue them again for anything related to the franchise.[171][172][173]
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