LISTEN: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Slays at Box Office; Giancarlo Esposito, Shawn Hatosy Talk Biz at Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The Conjuring: Last Rites” busted past all expectations in its debut weekend to make it lucky No. 7 of a streak of successful openings at the box office for distributor Warner Bros. Pictures.

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Rebecca Rubin, Variety’s box office chief, breaks down the strong showing for film No. 9 in the “Conjuring” horror franchises. With a total haul of more than $83 million, the film delivered about $20 million more at the domestic box office than was forecast. It also performed surprisingly well for a horror title on Imax screens.

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