The Conjuring

2013 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Past, Supernatural

Synopsis

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

Scores

Overall Score
94.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.6%
Review Aggregate
82.2

Critic Consensus

85.9% Fresh • 227 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 227 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

scarysuspensefulstylizedcharacter-drivendarkgrittyvisually strikingpsychologicalhistoricalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vera Farmiga2013$1,627,000$2,191,000(est)
Patrick Wilson2013$1,002,000$1,349,000(est)
Ron Livingston2013$754,000$1,015,000(est)
Lili Taylor2013$617,000$830,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count227
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes597,509

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$137,400,140$184,988,953
International2013$182,094,500$245,163,294
Worldwide2013$319,494,620$430,152,220

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2013$141,537,870$190,559,794
Digital Rentals ?2013$5,459,000$7,349,736
Digital Purchases ?2013$3,264,000$4,394,493
Physical Rentals ?2013$7,056,000$9,499,860
Physical Purchases ?2013$18,283,000$24,615,354
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$38,472,039$51,796,907
Total Revenues2013$214,071,909$288,216,143
Expenses
Budget ?2013$20,000,000$26,927,040
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$25,000,000 (est)$33,658,800 (est)
Participations2013$32,111,000$43,232,709
Residuals ?2013$4,022,000$5,415,028
Interest & Overhead2013$4,000,000$5,385,408
Total Expenses2013$85,133,000$114,618,985
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$128,938,909$173,597,158

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