The latest installment of the popular horror franchise ‘The Conjuring’, based on paranormal activities, ‘Last Rites’, which is based on the story of real-life investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, has had a great start in Indian cinemas. The film earned more than ₹50 crore in its opening weekend itself, securing the first position at the box office.
According to preliminary figures from trade reports, the film earned a net of ₹17.5 crore on Friday. The same earnings were recorded on Saturday, while Sunday saw a slight drop to ₹15.5 crore. Thus, the film crossed the ₹50.5 crore mark in three days.
Language-Wise Earnings Distribution
According to Sacnilk’s report, the English version earned the highest – ₹27.55 crore. The Hindi dubbed version collected ₹18.73 crore, while the film earned around ₹3 crore combined in Tamil and Telugu.
Became The Third Most Successful Hollywood Horror Film In India
With these amazing figures, ‘Last Rites’ has become the third highest earning Hollywood horror film in India. Only ‘The Conjuring 2’ (₹ 61.80 crores) and ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ (₹ 62.12 crores) are ahead of it. The special thing is that ‘Last Rites’ made this record in just three days.
Beat Bollywood films
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga have once again returned in the characters of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and this time they are seen confronting a terrifying demon living in a family’s house. The strong opening of the film surpassed the new releases ‘Baaghi 4’ and ‘The Bengal Files’.
Tiger Shroff’s action film ‘Baaghi 4’ earned ₹31.25 crore in three days, while ‘The Bengal Files’ collected only ₹6.65 crore. ‘Param Sundari’, a romantic drama, reached ₹46 crore in ten days – and ‘Last Rites’ crossed this figure in just a weekend.
New Earnings Record Worldwide Too
‘Last Rites’ has performed well internationally. The film opened to $187 million (approximately ₹1,560 crore) worldwide. Of this, $83 million was collected in the US, which included $34.5 million on Friday and $8.5 million in Thursday previews.
This was the biggest opening of the franchise so far and became the third biggest global debut in horror films. The film exceeded expectations in overseas markets, grossing $104 million compared to estimates of $50 million.
The film had a production budget of $55 million (excluding marketing), which was recouped several times over in its first weekend. It also set a new record for the biggest overseas opening for a horror film, surpassing It: Chapter Two’s $92.5 million opening.
