At a time when the box office is more unpredictable than it's ever been, we can generally count on horror to come through. It's the most bankable, reliable genre out there, save for the occasional high-profile flop. And "The Conjuring: Last Rites" is about as far from a flop as one can get. In fact, the latest entry in the long-running Conjuring Universe not only enjoyed a record-breaking debut at the box office, but it also now stands alone as the horror movie with the biggest opening weekend of all time. Yes, really.
Directed by Michael Chaves, "Last Rites" made $84 million domestically to go with an astounding $110 million internationally for a grand total of $194 million worldwide. Mind you, for a film with a reported $55 million budget, that would be a damn fine final number, let a