For more than a decade, The Conjuring Universe has delivered hit after hit for Warner Bros., with horror fans flocking to each chapter in the massive horror franchise based on paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. It's become a $2 billion box office juggernaut and a crown jewel of WB's media empire. But all good things must come to an end, and "The Conjuring: Last Rites" is being billed as an end — at least for the main series of films. The question is, can the promise of a conclusion to the Warren's paranormal adventures allow the franchise to go out on a high note?

When "Last Rites" opens in theaters next weekend over the Labor Day holiday, it's expected to bring in between $32 and $39 million domestically, per Box Office Theory . That's right in line with earlier trackin

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