The Conjuring 2

{{Infobox film

| name = The Conjuring 2

| image = The Conjuring 2.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = James Wan

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Peter Safran
Rob Cowan
James Wan

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| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

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| story = {{Plainlist|

Chad Hayes
Carey W. Hayes
James Wan

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| based_on = {{based on|Characters|Chad Hayes|Carey W. Hayes}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Joseph Bishara

| cinematography = Don Burgess

| editing = Kirk Morri

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| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2016|6|7|TCL Chinese Theatre|2016|6|10|United States}}

| runtime = 134 minutes{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-conjuring-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zoduwndi |title=The Conjuring 2 (15) |website=British Board of Film Classification |access-date=May 18, 2016}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $40{{nbsp}}million{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/conjuring-2-box-office-warcraft-1201790728/ |title=Box Office: Conjuring 2 to Ward Off Warcraft, Now You See Me 2 |website=Variety |first=Brent |last=Lang |date=June 7, 2016}}

| gross = $321.8{{nbsp}}million{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3065204/?ref_=bo_rl_ti |title=The Conjuring 2 (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=December 18, 2016}}

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The Conjuring 2 (known in the United Kingdom as The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case)[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/19/the-conjuring-enfield-case-review-james-wan/ The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case review – off-balance horror][https://www.gamesradar.com/the-conjuring-2-review/ The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case Review] is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay is by Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes, Wan, and David Leslie Johnson. It is a sequel to 2013's The Conjuring, the second installment in The Conjuring series, and the third installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators and authors Ed and Lorraine Warren from the first film. The film follows the Warrens as they travel to England to assist the Hodgson family, who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Enfield council house in 1977, which later became referred to as the Enfield poltergeist.

In July 2013, before the release of the first film, it was reported that New Line Cinema was already developing a sequel with both Farmiga and Wilson signed on to reprise their roles. By October 2014, it was announced that Wan would return to direct the sequel and would make his first contribution as a writer in the franchise. Principal photography began in September 2015 in Los Angeles and concluded in December 2015 in London.

The Conjuring 2 had its world premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 7, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 10, 2016, by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $320{{nbsp}}million worldwide. A spin-off prequel, The Nun, was released in September 2018, and a sequel, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, was released in June 2021.

Plot

In 1976, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren investigate the Amityville murders at the Amityville house, to determine if a demonic presence was truly responsible for Ronald DeFeo Jr. killing his entire family on November 13, 1974, and the subsequent haunting incident involving the Lutz family. During a seance, Lorraine is drawn into a vision where she encounters a demonic nun figure and witnesses Ed being impaled.

One year later, the Hodgson family begins to experience strange occurrences in their home in the London borough of Enfield after Janet, the second-oldest of four children, plays with a ouija board. Janet sleepwalks and converses with the entity of an angry elderly man. When the media attempts to interview the family, Janet is possessed by the elderly man, Bill Wilkins, who previously lived and died in the house. The Warrens are requested to prove whether Janet's demonic possession is a hoax. Lorraine, fearful that her vision of Ed's death may become reality, has another vision of the demonic nun in which the demon says its name. She scratches the name into her Bible in a trance.

While staying at the Hodgson residence, Ed and Lorraine consult other paranormal investigators, including Maurice Grosse and Anita Gregory, on the legitimacy of the case. Gregory presents video evidence of Janet wrecking the kitchen on purpose, thereby discrediting the haunting. Ed and Lorraine leave, believing the family is lying for fame. However, they discover that the spirit of Wilkins is only a pawn being manipulated by the true demon, the nun, who is seeking to break Janet's will. Lorraine's abilities had been blocked by the nun, preventing her from grasping the truth of Janet's possession.

The couple quickly returns to the Hodgson residence and find Janet possessed, standing at the window, ready to commit suicide. Ed grabs Janet but is close to falling. Lightning strikes the tree in the yard, turning it into the stump that impaled Ed in Lorraine's vision. Lorraine finds the Bible in which she wrote the demon's name – Valak. She addresses the demon by its name, gaining dominion over it and successfully condemning it back to Hell. Janet is freed of its possession, and Lorraine pulls her and Ed to safety.

After returning home, Ed adds an item to his and Lorraine's collection – a haunted "Crooked Man" zoetrope toy owned by Peggy's youngest child – placing it beside April Perron's music box and the Annabelle doll.

Cast

Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
Madison Wolfe as Janet Hodgson
Frances O'Connor as Peggy Hodgson
Lauren Esposito as Margaret Hodgson
Benjamin Haigh as Billy Hodgson
Patrick McAuley as Johnny Hodgson
Simon McBurney as Maurice Grosse
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Peggy Nottingham
Simon Delaney as Vic Nottingham
Franka Potente as Anita Gregory
Bob Adrian as Bill Wilkins
Robin Atkin Downes as the voice of Demon
Bonnie Aarons as Demon Nun
Javier Botet as Crooked Man
Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
Abhi Sinha as Harry Whitmark
Chris Royds as Graham Morris
Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
Daniel Wolfe as Kent Allen
Annie Young as Constable Heeps
Elliot Joseph as Constable Peterson
Cory English as Skeptic Kaplan
Joseph Bishara as Demon
Shannon Kook as Drew

Production

=Development=

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In July 2013, prior to The Conjuring{{'s}} release, Variety reported that New Line Cinema was already in the early stages of development of a sequel with Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes writing the script, following the positive test screenings and reviews of the first film.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/conjuring-sequel-in-development-at-new-line-exclusive-1200563208/ |title=Conjuring Sequel in Development at New Line (EXCLUSIVE) |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=July 16, 2013}} Final Destination 5 writer Eric Heisserer would later be brought in to doctor the Hayes' script, focusing mainly on dialogue.{{cite web |last=Thurman |first=Trace |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3397692/eric-heisserer-interview/ |title=Taking the Blame: An Interview With Screenwriter Eric Heisserer! |date=July 20, 2016 |website=Bloody Disgusting |accessdate=June 3, 2021}} In January 2015, David Leslie Johnson was hired for rewrites.{{cite web |last=Snieder |first=Jeff |url=https://www.thewrap.com/james-wans-conjuring-2-brings-on-wrath-of-the-titans-scribe-for-rewrite-exclusive/ |title=James Wan's Conjuring 2 Brings on Wrath of the Titans Scribe for Rewrite (Exclusive) |date=January 6, 2015 |website=TheWrap |accessdate=June 3, 2021}} The film deals with the case of the Enfield poltergeist, which took place in the London Borough of Enfield from 1977 to 1979, and involved the alleged haunting of two sisters, aged 11 and 13, at their mother's council house.{{cite web |url=https://screencrush.com/the-conjuring-2-rewrite/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Getting a Rewrite From The Walking Dead and Orphan Scribe |website=ScreenCrush |first=Britt |last=Haynes |date=January 6, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2015}} The Conjuring 2 also touches on the Warrens' most famous and most documented case, The Amityville Horror.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-conjuring-2-james-wan-wondercon/ |title=The Conjuring 2: James Wan Reveals the Sequel's Amityville Connection at WonderCon |website=Collider |first=Tommy |last=Cook |date=March 26, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2016}}

=Pre-production=

In July 2013, it was reported that Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson had signed on to reprise their roles from The Conjuring.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3244276/comic-con-13-vera-farmiga-and-patrick-wilson-already-signed-for-the-conjuring-sequel-sdcc/ |title=[Comic-Con '13] Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson Already Signed For The Conjuring Sequel! #SDCC |website=Bloody Disgusting |date=July 20, 2013 |access-date=July 22, 2013}} This was confirmed in February 2014.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/patrick-wilson-vera-farmiga-returning-for-conjuring-sequel-on-oct-23-2015-1201121079/ |title=Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga Returning for Conjuring Sequel |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=February 25, 2014}} On October 21, 2014, it was announced that James Wan would return to direct the sequel, and production would begin in mid-2015.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/the-conjuring-sequel-james-wan-director-new-line-annabelle-856896/ |title=James Wan Back At New Line For The Conjuring 2 And Overall Producing Deal |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=October 21, 2014 |access-date=October 21, 2014}} Speaking to his decision to return for the sequel, Wan stated:

{{blockquote|I've been working very heavily on the script, and the idea of continuing the saga of Ed and Lorraine Warren is actually very exciting. So the idea of going back to kind of nurture my baby that I created is part of the reason why I'm going back to do The Conjuring 2.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-conjuring-2-story-script-james-wan/ |title=FURIOUS 7 Director James Wan Talks THE CONJURING 2 and the Prospect of Helming a DC Superhero Movie |website=Collider |first=Adam |last=Chitwood |date=March 23, 2015}}}}

In early July 2015, lead actors Farmiga and Wilson visited Lorraine Warren at the New England Paranormal Research Center in Connecticut in preparation for their roles.{{cite web |url=http://rhinoshorror.com/2015/07/08/patrick-wilson-teases-the-return-of-ed-lorraine-warren-in-the-conjuring-2/ |title=Patrick Wilson teases the return of Ed & Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2! |website=Rhino's Horror |date=July 8, 2015}} On July 28, 2015, Wan officially began pre-production for the film.{{cite web |url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/116078/james-wan-begins-pre-production-on-the-conjuring-2-the-enfield-poltergeist/ |title=James Wan Begins Pre-Production on The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist |website=Dread Central |first=John |last=Squires |date=July 29, 2015}} In August 2015, the film was granted $5.6{{nbsp}}million in tax credits from the California Film Commission for bringing the production to the state.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/california-film-tax-credits-go-to-conjuring-2-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-1201572506/ |title=California Film Tax Credits Go to Conjuring 2, Chicken Soup for the Soul |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=August 18, 2015}}

On September 13, 2015, Don Burgess was confirmed as the film's director of photography.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/news/agencies-book-artisans-on-code-black-sea-of-trees-conjuring-2-benghazi-and-other-projects-1201592599/ |title=Agencies Book Artisans on Code Black, Sea of Trees, Conjuring 2, Benghazi and other projects |website=Variety |first=Peter |last=Caranicas |date=September 13, 2015}} In September 2015, Frances O'Connor, Simon McBurney, newcomer Lauren Esposito, and Madison Wolfe joined the cast.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/frances-oconnor-joins-conjuring-2-823424 |title=Frances O'Connor Joins The Conjuring 2 (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=September 15, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/conjuring-2-simon-mcburney-harry-potter-1201595946/ |title=Harry Potter Actor Simon McBurney Joins Conjuring 2 (EXCLUSIVE) |website=Variety |first=Justin |last=Kroll |date=September 17, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/australian-actress-lauren-esposito-to-co-star-conjuring-2-1201548509/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Summons Newcomer Lauren Esposito For Co-Starring Role |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Ross A. |last=Lincoln |date=September 24, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/madison-wolfe-starring-conjuring-2-826999 |title=True Detective Actress Nabs Lead in Conjuring 2 (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=September 24, 2015}} Franka Potente, Simon Delaney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and newcomers Patrick McAuley and Benjamin Haigh were also reported to have been cast in late September 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150928006507/en/James-Wan-Begins-Shooting-Line-Cinema's-Highly#.VgplY9R4WrV |title=James Wan Begins Shooting New Line Cinema's Highly Anticipated "The Conjuring 2" |website=Business Wire |date=September 28, 2015}} In November 2015, it was announced that Abhi Sinha had joined the cast of the film.{{cite web |url=https://thewrap.com/the-social-network-star-abhi-sinha-cast-in-james-wans-conjuring-2-exclusive/ |title=The Social Network Star Abhi Sinha Cast in James Wan's Conjuring 2 |website=TheWrap |first=Beatrice |last=Verhoven |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=November 13, 2015}} On December 1, 2015, it was confirmed that Sterling Jerins would reprise her role as the Warrens' daughter Judy.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/sterling-jerins-hbo-divorce-kirby-howell-baptiste-downward-dog-pilot-1201648143/ |title=Sterling Jerins Joins HBO's Divorce; Kirby Howell-Baptiste In Downward Dog Pilot |first=Denise |last=Petski |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=December 9, 2015}}

=Filming=

Principal photography for The Conjuring 2 began on September 21, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |url=https://empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=45462 |title=First Pictures From The Conjuring 2's Set |website=Empire |first=Owen |last=Williams |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019143812/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=45462}} Due to an inexplicable series of events during production of the first film, a priest from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe was brought in to bless the set of the sequel by the film's producers.{{cite web |url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/615471-the-conjuring-2-filming-begins |title=The Conjuring 2 Filming Begins! |website=ComingSoon.net |first=Silas |last=Lesnick |date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/first-look-the-conjuring-2-cast-on-why-they-180127914.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma |title=First Look: The Conjuring 2 Cast on Why They Needed an Exorcist on Set This Time |website=Yahoo! Movies |first=Kevin |last=Polowy |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=January 6, 2016}} Production moved to London on November 18, 2015, with filming taking place in and around The Warrington, a pub in the residential district of Maida Vale. On November 22, filming took place at Marylebone station.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-conjuring-2-images-patrick-wilson/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Set Photos Take James Wan to London |website=Collider |first=Nick |last=Romano |date=November 25, 2015}} Filming concluded on December 1, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/71385-casting-call-for-james-wans-the-conjuring-2/ |title=Casting call for James Wan's The Conjuring 2 |website=The List |first=Henry |last=Northmore |date=June 3, 2015}}{{cite tweet |number=671820914657517569 |title=And that's a wrap on #conjuring2! Thank you so much to the amazing London crew! We shot thru rain, wind & snow! |user=creepypuppet |first=James |last=Wan |date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=December 1, 2015}} Production lasted for 50 days, with 40 days filming on sound stages at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank,{{cite web |url=https://cinemablend.com/new/Conjuring-2-Filmed-Notoriously-Haunted-Sound-Stage-115727.html |title=The Conjuring 2 Filmed On A Notoriously Haunted Sound Stage |first=Eric |last=Eisenberg |website=Cinema Blend |date=March 1, 2016}} and 10 days on location in London.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-conjuring-2-enfield-poltergeist-details-things-to-know/ |title=The Conjuring 2: 13 Things to Know About James Wan's Horror Sequel |first=Haleigh |last=Foutch |website=Collider |date=March 1, 2016 |access-date=March 2, 2016}} Additional photography began in March 2016 to reinvent the film's antagonist, who was initially a "demonic figure with wings".{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/conjuring-2-spinoff-movie-nun-works-903224/ |title=Conjuring 2 Spinoff The Nun in the Works (Exclusive) |date=June 15, 2016 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=June 3, 2021}} Wan felt the design did not fit and instead opted to change the demon to a nun, with Bonnie Aarons cast in the role, to make the film more grounded.{{cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/the-conjuring-2-james-wan-reveals-demon-that-was-replaced-by-the-nun |title=The Conjuring 2: James Wan Reveals Demon That Was Replaced by The Nun |date=October 23, 2020 |website=JoBlo |accessdate=June 3, 2021}}

Music

The original musical score for The Conjuring 2 was written by Joseph Bishara and was released on June 3, 2016, by WaterTower Music.{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/05/26/the-conjuring-2-soundtrack-details/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Soundtrack Details |website=Film Music Reporter |date=May 26, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/music/3393384/joseph-bisharas-conjuring-2-score-now-available/ |title=Joseph Bishara's The Conjuring 2 Score Now Available |website=Bloody Disgusting |first=Jonathan |last=Barkan |date=June 3, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2016}} Bishara, a recurring collaborator of director James Wan, composed the score after having previously written the music for The Conjuring and the Insidious film series.{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/01/07/joseph-bishara-to-return-for-the-conjuring-2/ |title=Joseph Bishara to Return for The Conjuring 2 |website=Film Music Reporter |date=January 7, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2016}} Lead actor Patrick Wilson performs Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" on a guitar in the film, while songs such as the Clash's "London Calling", the Bee Gees' "I Started a Joke" and the traditional nursery rhymes "This Old Man" and "There Was a Crooked Man" are also featured. Composer Mark Isham's family themes from the first film, "Photograph" and "Happy Family", were also used in The Conjuring 2.{{cite web |url=http://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/1973/The-Conjuring-2 |title=The Conjuring 2 (2016): Soundtrack and Complete List of Songs |website=WhatSong |access-date=June 11, 2016}}

Distribution

=Theatrical release=

The Conjuring 2 was originally scheduled to be released on October 23, 2015,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/warner-bros-scheduling-spree-continues-with-the-conjuring-2-mean-moms-2-others-689507/ |title=Warner Bros Scheduling Spree Continues With The Conjuring 2, Mean Moms, 2 Others |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 26, 2014}} but in October 2014, Warner Bros. pulled the film from the schedule and set the film for an unspecified 2016 release date.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-conjuring-sequel-pushed-back-to-2016-1201334951/ |title=The Conjuring Sequel Pushed Back to 2016 |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=October 21, 2014}} In November 2014, the release date was pushed back from its original release date of October 23, 2015, to June 10, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-conjuring-2-release-date-1201353900/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Set for June 10, 2016 |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014}} The Conjuring 2 had its red carpet world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on June 7, 2016, as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival's program, three days prior to its wide release.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jonas-cuaron-desierto-la-film-festival-1201767379/ |title=Jonas Cuaron's Desierto to Close LA Film Festival |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}

On June 17, 2016, a 65-year-old man died of a heart attack while watching the film at a cinema in Tiruvannamalai, India.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-conjuring-2-man-dies-vera-farmiga-james-wan-patrick-wilson-horror-a7089116.html |title=The Conjuring 2: Man dies while watching new horror film, his body goes missing |website=The Independent |first=Jacob |last=Stolworthy |date=June 18, 2016 |access-date=June 18, 2016}}

=Home media=

The Conjuring 2 was released as a digital download on August 30, 2016, and on DVD and Blu-ray on September 13, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3400758/conjuring-2-blu-ray-boasts-cool-extra-features-including-deleted-scenes/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Blu-ray Boasts Cool Extra Features, Including Deleted Scenes! |website=Bloody Disgusting |first=Brad |last=Miska |date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2016}} Bonus features include behind the scenes footage, featurettes, and deleted scenes.{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/179881/conjuring-2-comes-home-october/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Comes Home in September |website=Dread Central |first=Steve |last=Barton |date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2016}}

Reception

=Box office=

The Conjuring 2 grossed $102.5{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada and $217.9{{nbsp}}million in other territories for a worldwide total gross of $320.4{{nbsp}}million. Although it earned less in North America than the first film, it fared better internationally; overall, it made 0.5% more than the first film.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-box-office-2016-hits-448-billion-revenue-cant-beat-2015-925594 |title=Summer Box-Office Revenue Hits $4.48B Against the Odds: "It's Tough Out There" |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 6, 2016 |access-date=September 7, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/09/07/summer-movie-box-office-wrap-up-smaller-hits-bigger-bombs-and-disappointment-for-all/#44b34b08267e |title=Summer Movie Box Office Wrap-Up: Smaller Hits, Bigger Bombs And Disappointment For All |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |website=Forbes |date=September 7, 2016 |access-date=September 8, 2016}} The film was the highest-grossing horror film of the year and the second-highest-grossing horror film overall of all time, behind only 1973's The Exorcist ($441.3{{nbsp}}million).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/the-conjuring-2-third-highest-grossing-horror-franchise-box-office-1201789474/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Crosses $300M & Becomes Third-Highest-Grossing Horror Franchise |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=July 22, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/conjuring-2-300-million-worldwide-box-office-1201818599/ |title=Conjuring 2 Tops $300{{nbsp}}Million at Worldwide Box Office |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=July 22, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/lists/summer-box-office-winners-losers-925566/item/marvel-studios-925567 |title=Summer Box-Office Winners and Losers: From Finding Dory to Ben-Hur |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 4, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016}} It was partly credited for the success of fellow Warner Bros. horror film Lights Out, which was released a month later.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/07/26/box-office-how-the-conjuring-2-helped-make-lights-out-a-horror-hit/#57444abb60a5 |title=Box Office: How The Conjuring 2 Helped Make Lights Out A Horror Hit |website=Forbes |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016}} Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $98.3{{nbsp}}million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the 14th-most profitable release of 2016.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/the-conjuring-2-box-office-profit-2016-1202049196/ |title=No. 14 The Conjuring 2 Box Office Profits – 2016 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2017}}

In North America, the film opened on June 10, 2016, alongside Warcraft and Now You See Me 2, and was projected to gross $35 to 40{{nbsp}}million from 3,343 theaters in its opening weekend.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-warcraft-conjuring-now-you-see-me-1201783331/ |title=$160{{nbsp}}Million-Budgeted Warcraft Faces Tough Battle at Box Office |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=May 26, 2016 |access-date=May 28, 2016}} The film grossed $3.4{{nbsp}}million from its Thursday night previews, besting the $3.3{{nbsp}}million made by its predecessor, and $16.4{{nbsp}}million in its first day.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-conjuring-scares-up-901451 |title=Box Office: The Conjuring Scares Up $3.4{{nbsp}}Million; Warcraft Marches to $3.1{{nbsp}}Million Thursday |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Rebecca |last=Ford |date=June 10, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-the-conjuring-warcraft-now-you-see-me-1201793483/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Dominating Box Office with $39{{nbsp}}Million |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=June 11, 2016}} In its opening weekend, the film grossed $40.4{{nbsp}}million from 3,434 theaters (almost matching its predecessor's $41.9{{nbsp}}million opening),{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/06/12/weekend-box-office-conjuring-2-conjures-scary-good-40-million-debut/#42ff3b734c2c |title=Weekend Box Office: Conjuring 2 Conjures Scary-Good $40{{nbsp}}Million Debut |website=Forbes |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |date=June 12, 2016}} making it the biggest opening for a horror film since the original film in 2013, the biggest-ever for the month of June (breaking The Purge{{'}}s record),{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-conjuring-2-now-you-see-me-2-weekend-box-office-1201770307/ |title=Conjuring 2 Scares Off Sequelitis With $40.4M; Largest Horror Opening Since First Film – Sunday AM B.O. Update |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=June 12, 2016}} and the fifth-biggest for a horror film of all time, behind the first film, Paranormal Activity 2 and Paranormal Activity 3 ($40.6{{nbsp}}million and $52.5{{nbsp}}million, respectively), and the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th ($40.6{{nbsp}}million). Following a first-place finish in its first weekend of release, the film faced a steep decline of 63.2% in its second weekend (earning $14.8{{nbsp}}million from 3,356 theaters); this was a much larger drop than The Conjuring (46.9%) and Annabelle (57.3%). As a result, it slipped to third place behind newcomers Finding Dory and Central Intelligence, another film from New Line Cinema.{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4199&p=.htm |title=Finding Dory Drowns Animated Box Office Records With $136{{nbsp}}Million Opening |website=Box Office Mojo |first=Brad |last=Brevet |date=June 19, 2016 |access-date=June 22, 2016}} It began to lose a considerable number of theaters by its third weekend as a result of numerous newly released films. Forbes magazine noted that The Conjuring 2 was falling faster than the previous film but had already made more than Insidious: Chapter 2, Annabelle, and both The Purge and The Purge: Anarchy had done at that point in their releases.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/06/26/box-office-warcraft-crosses-400m-global-finding-dory-tops-weekend/#f85bcdf776d6 |title=Box Office: Warcraft Crosses $400M Global, Finding Dory Tops Weekend |website=Forbes |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |date=June 26, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2016}} Unlike its predecessor, The Conjuring 2 proved to be more front-loaded, earning 2.5 times its opening weekend, compared to the original film earning 3.22 times its debut number.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/09/12/box-office-dont-breathe-cements-2016-as-the-year-of-the-leggy-horror-movie/#100cbf5d41dd |title=Box Office: Don't Breathe Cements 2016 As The Year Of The Leggy Horror Movie |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |website=Forbes |date=September 12, 2016 |access-date=September 12, 2016}}

Outside North America, the film has been released across 60 countries.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/tarzan-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-finding-dory-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-china-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201782497/ |title=Tarzan Takes $19.3M In First Offshore Swing; Resurgence Rises To $175.8M; China Shells Out For TMNT2 Intl B.O. Final |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=July 5, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2016}} It played well in Latin America and performed exceptionally well in other Catholic countries due to its spiritual themes while it also did well in the UK, where the film is set. It was released across 44 countries the same weekend as its United States release, and grossed $51.5{{nbsp}}million in its opening weekend from 10,400 screens, debuting in second place behind Warcraft.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-conjuring-2-soars-901869 |title=Box Office: Conjuring 2 Soars to $40.4M; Warcraft Bombs in U.S. With $24.4M |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |date=June 12, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-conjuring-2-x-men-apocalypse-ninja-turtles-jungle-book-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201771160/ |title=Warcraft At $300M+ WW Through Monday With $156M China Weekend; Conjuring 2 Scares Up $51.5M – Int'l Box Office Final |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=June 13, 2016}} It added another $43.1{{nbsp}}million in its second weekend from a total of 57 countries as well as passing the $100{{nbsp}}million threshold. However, it still remained in second place at the international box office, behind then-newcomer Finding Dory.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/finding-dory-warcraft-china-conjuring-me-before-you-x-men-apocalypse-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201775198/ |title=Finding Dory Splashes Out With $50.7M Offshore Opening; Warcraft Crosses $200M In China – Intl Box Office Final |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=June 19, 2016 |access-date=June 23, 2016}}

It recorded the biggest opening day of all time for a horror film in 24 markets, including Mexico ($1.6{{nbsp}}million), Brazil ($735,000), Australia ($401,000), and all of Latin America.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-china-record-opening-box-office-imax-results-1201769124/ |title=Warcraft At $144.7M In China Through Saturday; Offshore Headed Past $250M; Conjuring 2 Scares Up Strong Start |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=June 11, 2016}} Moreover, in terms of opening weekend, the film scored the biggest opening for a horror film in 26 markets, including Mexico ($9{{nbsp}}million), Brazil ($4.1{{nbsp}}million), and Australia ($3{{nbsp}}million). In Argentina, the film scored the second-biggest opening for Warner Bros. with $2.85{{nbsp}}million, behind only Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-conjuring-2-x-men-apocalypse-ninja-turtles-jungle-book-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201771160/ |title=Warcraft Cumes $261.7M Overseas With $156M China Weekend; Conjuring 2 Scares Up $50M – Intl Box Office Update |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=June 12, 2016}} In South Korea, the film opened to $4{{nbsp}}million, France to $3.7{{nbsp}}million, Spain to $1.85{{nbsp}}million, Russia to $1.75{{nbsp}}million, and Italy to $1.1{{nbsp}}million.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/finding-dory-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-warcraft-now-you-see-me-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201779619/ |title=Independence Day Resurgence Lands With $100M Overseas Start; Dory Nears $400M WW – Intl Box Office Final |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=June 28, 2016}} The film faced stiff competition against Central Intelligence in Germany, making $2.1{{nbsp}}million in its opening weekend, placing second behind the aforementioned film. In the United Kingdom, the film earned an opening weekend of £4.6{{nbsp}}million ($6.8{{nbsp}}million) from 504 theaters, over twice its predecessor's opening ($3.3{{nbsp}}million).{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2016/jun/21/uk-box-office-the-conjuring-2-me-before-you-tale-of-tales |title=The Conjuring 2 puts the frighteners on gods and turtles at the UK box office |website=The Guardian |first=Charles |last=Gant |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=June 22, 2016}} In terms of total earnings, its biggest markets outside of North America were in Mexico ($20.3{{nbsp}}million), the United Kingdom ($15.3{{nbsp}}million), South Korea ($11.5{{nbsp}}million) and India ($11.5{{nbsp}}million).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/ice-age-sultan-salman-khan-finding-dory-tarzan-cold-war-independence-day-bollywood-china-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201784674/ |title=Ice Age Leads Studio Pics Overseas As Chinese Summer & Salman Khan's Sultan Kick Into Gear – Intl Box Office |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=July 10, 2016 |access-date=July 11, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/star-trek-beyond-lights-out-skiptrace-international-box-office-1201791877/ |title=Star Trek Beyond $30M Debut; Lights Out $8.5M; Jackie Chan's Skiptrace Nails $64M Bow – Int'l Box Office Final |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anita |last=Busch |date=July 25, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016}} It has become the highest-grossing Warner Bros. film in Chile with a total gross of $5.4{{nbsp}}million.

=Critical response=

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|80|6.7|254|The Conjuring 2 can't help but lose a bit of its predecessor's chilly sting through familiarity, but what remains is still a superior ghost story told with spine-tingling skill. |access-date=September 17, 2024|ref=y}}{{cbignore}} {{Metacritic film prose|65|38|ref=yes |access-date=September 19, 2024}}{{cbignore}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A− on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/warcraft-conjuring-2-now-you-see-me-2-weekend-box-office-1201770307/ |title=Conjuring 2 Screams Up $37M+, Warcraft Spoils At $26M+, Now You See Me 2 At $22M+ |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=June 10, 2016}}

In her review for The Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden praised the film, saying, "Three years after The Conjuring rattled the multiplex with old-school horror, director James Wan ups the ante with an excellent sequel."{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/conjuring-2-film-review-898684 |title=The Conjuring 2: Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Sheri |last=Linden |date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2016}} Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a mixed review, writing, "On one level, The Conjuring 2 is just a not-bad megaplex funhouse movie, no more and no less, but on another level it offers its potential fans a helping of reassurance to go along with the fear. If there are ghost demons out there, then God must be out there as well. Audiences, it was long ago proven, will pay to see both."{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-conjuring-2-james-wan-1201787480/ |title=Film Review: The Conjuring 2 |website=Variety |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2016}} TheWrap's Alonso Duralde gave the film a positive review, stating, "Frightening rarely strikes twice in the same place, despite the efforts of so many horror sequels, but even if The Conjuring 2 doesn't deliver the delightful jolts of its predecessor, it maintains a consistent chill throughout, with a slow and steady dread that creeps up on you over time."{{cite web |url=https://thewrap.com/the-conjuring-2-review/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Review: Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson Scare Up a Chilly British Haunting |website=TheWrap |first=Alonso |last=Duralde |date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2016}}

In a mixed review, Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B−, writing, "There are some solid scares (Wan is too gifted in the dark art of gotcha manipulation to not make you leap a few times), but there's nothing on par with the first film's brilliant hide-and-clap scene with Lili Taylor."{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/02/conjuring-2-ew-review |title=The Conjuring 2: EW review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Chris |last=Nashawaty |date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2016}} Jacob Wilkins of The Cavalier Daily lauded the film, calling Wan a "master of horror" and remarked that the film was "fresh, original and unsettling".{{cite web |url=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2016/06/the-conjuring-2-provides-twice-the-scares |title=The Conjuring 2" provides twice the scares |website=The Cavalier Daily |first=Jacob |last=Wilkins |date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=June 18, 2016}} Pete Hammond of Deadline.com wrote that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the sequel and what Wan has accomplished with the film, stating, "Wan knows the tricks of this trade (heightened sound effects, moving furniture, dark corners) but somehow miraculously he really puts a fresh spin on it all here. It's riveting stuff, even if in a familiar cinematic environment." He added, "It is one hell of a movie."{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/the-conjuring-2-review-james-wan-patrick-wilson-vera-fermiga-endfield-1201767940/ |title=The Conjuring 2 Review: Sequel Has Genuine Scares, But Why Doesn't This Family Just Move? |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Pete |last=Hammond |date=June 6, 2016 |access-date=June 8, 2016}}

=Accolades=

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! class="unsortable"\| {{nowrap\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}}}
rowspan="2" \|2016 \| rowspan="2" \|Golden Trailer Awards \| Best Horror \| data-sort-value="Close – The Conjuring 2" \| "Close" – The Conjuring 2 \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" \|{{Cite web \|url=https://gtahistoric.com/gta17_nominees/best-horror-tv-spot-gta17_nominees/ \|title=Best Horror TV Spot (GTA17/2016) {{!}} Nominees Categories {{!}} Golden Trailer Awards\|website=gtahistoric.com \|access-date=August 21, 2019 \|archive-date=August 21, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821175215/https://gtahistoric.com/gta17_nominees/best-horror-tv-spot-gta17_nominees/}}{{Cite web \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-trailer-awards-2016-nominees-882068 \|title=Universal, Fox Top Golden Trailer Awards Nominees \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=April 8, 2016 \|access-date=August 21, 2019}}
Best Horror TV Spot \| data-sort-value="Close – The Conjuring 2" \|"Close" – The Conjuring 2 \| {{won}}
rowspan="3" \|2017 \|Empire Awards \|Best Horror \| data-sort-value="Conjuring 2, The" \| The Conjuring 2 \| {{nom}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.flickreel.com/star-wars-rogue-one-leads-empire-awards-2017-nominations/ \|title=Star Wars: Rogue One Leads Empire Awards 2017 Nominations \|last=Pape \|first=Danny \|date=February 7, 2017 \|website=FlickReel.com \|access-date=March 3, 2017}}
People's Choice Awards \| Favorite Thriller Movie \| data-sort-value="Conjuring 2, The" \| The Conjuring 2 \| {{nom}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2016-full-list-captain-america-kevin-hart-1201854910/ \|title=People's Choice Awards Nominees Set \|website=Deadline Hollywood \|first=Patrick \|last=Hipes \|date=November 15, 2016}}
Saturn Awards \|Best Horror Film \| data-sort-value="Conjuring 2, The" \| The Conjuring 2 \| {{nom}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ \|title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: Rogue One, Walking Dead Lead \|website=Variety \|first=Dave \|last=McNary \|date=March 2, 2017 \|access-date=March 3, 2017}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominee(s)

! Result

! class="unsortable"| {{nowrap|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}}}

rowspan="2" |2016

| rowspan="2" |Golden Trailer Awards

| Best Horror

| data-sort-value="Close – The Conjuring 2" | "Close" – The Conjuring 2

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |url=https://gtahistoric.com/gta17_nominees/best-horror-tv-spot-gta17_nominees/ |title=Best Horror TV Spot (GTA17/2016) {{!}} Nominees Categories {{!}} Golden Trailer Awards|website=gtahistoric.com |access-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821175215/https://gtahistoric.com/gta17_nominees/best-horror-tv-spot-gta17_nominees/}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-trailer-awards-2016-nominees-882068 |title=Universal, Fox Top Golden Trailer Awards Nominees |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 8, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2019}}

Best Horror TV Spot

| data-sort-value="Close – The Conjuring 2" |"Close" – The Conjuring 2

| {{won}}

rowspan="3" |2017

|Empire Awards

|Best Horror

| data-sort-value="Conjuring 2, The" | The Conjuring 2

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.flickreel.com/star-wars-rogue-one-leads-empire-awards-2017-nominations/ |title=Star Wars: Rogue One Leads Empire Awards 2017 Nominations |last=Pape |first=Danny |date=February 7, 2017 |website=FlickReel.com |access-date=March 3, 2017}}

People's Choice Awards

| Favorite Thriller Movie

| data-sort-value="Conjuring 2, The" | The Conjuring 2

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2016-full-list-captain-america-kevin-hart-1201854910/ |title=People's Choice Awards Nominees Set |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |date=November 15, 2016}}

Saturn Awards

|Best Horror Film

| data-sort-value="Conjuring 2, The" | The Conjuring 2

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: Rogue One, Walking Dead Lead |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017}}

Future

=Sequel=

Wan stated on further potential sequels, "There could be many more [Conjuring] movies because the Warrens have so many stories". Screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes also expressed interest in working on a story for another sequel.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/scene/vpage/conjuring-sequels-james-wan-vera-farmiga-patrick-wilson-1201791090/ |title=Conjuring 2 Director James Wan: 'There Could Be Many More Movies' |website=Variety |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016}} However, Wan stated that he may have been unable to direct the film due to his commitments to other projects.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/30/conjuring-3-james-wan |title=James Wan may not have the time to direct The Conjuring 3 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Collis |first=Clark |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016}} He said to Collider, "Assuming we are lucky enough to have a third chapter, there are other filmmakers that I would love to sort of continue on the Conjuring world, if we are lucky enough".{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/james-wan-the-conjuring-2-inteview/ |title=James Wan on The Conjuring 2, Superheroes, and His Guilty Pleasure Movies |website=Collider |last=Weintraub |first=Steve |date=June 11, 2016 |access-date=June 13, 2016}} Wan also noted that, if a third film were to be made, it would ideally take place in the 1980s.{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2016/06/15/james-wan-already-has-an-idea-for-the-conjuring-3?abthid=5761207700a747ca67000004 |title=James Wan Already Has an Idea For The Conjuring 3 |website=IGN |first=Chris |last=Tilly |date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=June 16, 2016}} Wan later stated that the sequel could have included lycanthropy, "Maybe we can go and do it like a classic American Werewolf in London style. That would be awesome! The Warrens set against the backdrop of The Hound of Baskerville".{{cite web |url=https://cinemablend.com/news/1523309/could-the-conjuring-3-be-about-werewolves-heres-what-james-wan-thinks |title=Could The Conjuring 3 Be About Werewolves? Here's What James Wan Thinks |website=Cinema Blend |first=Eric |last=Eisenberg |date=June 2016}} In May 2017, Safran said it would be unlikely that a third installment would be a "haunted house" film.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3439764/producer-says-conjuring-3-will-different-film/ |title=Producer Says The Conjuring 3 Will Be a Very Different Film |website=Bloody Disgusting |first=John |last=Squires |date=May 30, 2017}} In June 2017, it was announced a third installment was in development, with The Conjuring 2 co-writer David Leslie Johnson hired to write the screenplay.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/the-conjuring-3-movie-new-line-david-leslie-johnson-screenwriter-1202118723/ |title=The Conjuring 3 Is Summoned By New Line; David Leslie Johnson Hired To Script |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anita |last=Busch |date=June 26, 2017 |access-date=June 26, 2017}} In August 2017, Wan told Entertainment Weekly that the filmmakers had "been working hard on The Conjuring 3", and that "we're in the midst of working on the script, and still hashing [it] out. We want to make sure that the script is in a really good place. With how much people have loved the first two [Conjuring films], I don't want to rush in to the third one if possible."{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/08/07/james-wan-annabelle-creation-conjuring-3/amp/ |title=James Wan gives update on The Conjuring 3 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Clark |last=Collins |date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=August 8, 2017}} By September of the following year, producer Peter Safran stated that the script was near completion and that production would begin sometime during 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2457293/conjuring-3-is-moving-forward-has-a-script |title=Conjuring 3 Is Moving Forward, Has A Script |first=Eric |last=Eisenberg |date=September 10, 2018 |access-date=September 12, 2018 |work=Cinema Blend}} In October 2018, Wan selected Michael Chaves to direct the film.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/curse-la-llorona-filmmaker-michael-chaves-direct-conjuring-3-1149090 |title=The Conjuring 3 Finds Director With Curse of La Llorona Filmmaker (Exclusive) |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=October 3, 2018 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=October 3, 2018}}

Spin-off films

=''The Nun''=

On June 15, 2016, it was reported that a spin-off film titled The Nun, focusing on the "Demon Nun" character Valak, was in development with Johnson writing the script. Safran and Wan would produce.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/conjuring-2-spinoff-movie-nun-903224 |title=Conjuring 2 Spinoff The Nun in the Works (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=June 15, 2016}} Corin Hardy was hired to direct the film, with a screenplay by Wan and Gary Dauberman.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/corin-hardy-the-nun-the-conjuring-spinoff-new-line-the-crow-1201901377/ |title=Corin Hardy Takes Vow To Helm The Nun, New Line's Conjuring Spinoff |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=February 2, 2017}} It was released on September 7, 2018,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/the-nun-first-trailer-the-conjuring-watch-1202845104/ |title=First Trailer for The Nun Promises Unholy Scares – Variety |work=Variety |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2018 |last=McNary |first=Dave}} with Demián Bichir and Taissa Farmiga cast in the lead roles.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/demian-bechir-conjuring-2-spinoff-the-nun-1202023533/ |title=Demian Bichir to Star in Conjuring 2 Spinoff The Nun |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=April 5, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/the-nun-taissa-farmiga-vera-farmiga-new-line-the-conjuring-spinoff-1202076195/ |title=Taissa Farmiga Set For New Line's The Nun; Spinoff of Sister Vera's The Conjuring |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=April 24, 2017}} Bonnie Aarons reprised her role as Valak in the film,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/bonnie-aarons-returns-demon-the-nun-1202400316/ |title=Bonnie Aarons to Return as the Demon Sister in The Nun |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 27, 2017}} and Charlotte Hope, Jonas Bloquet, and Ingrid Bisu co-starred.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/game-thrones-actor-charlotte-hope-joins-new-lines-nun-998961 |title=Game of Thrones Actor Charlotte Hope Joins New Line's The Nun (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=May 7, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/jonas-bloque-the-nun-new-line-1202079436/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430055706/http://deadline.com/2017/04/jonas-bloque-the-nun-new-line-1202079436/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 30, 2017 |title=Jonas Bloquet Joins New Line's The Nun |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Amanda |last=N'Duka |date=April 28, 2017 |access-date=May 3, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/toni-erdmann-ingrid-bisu-horror-thriller-the-nun-1202408131/ |title=Toni Erdmann Star Ingrid Bisu Joins Horror-Thriller The Nun |website=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=May 3, 2017 |access-date=May 3, 2017}} Filming began in May 2017 in Bucharest, Romania.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/conjuring-nun-movie-starts-filming/ |title=The Conjuring: Nun Spinoff Begins Filming This Week |website=Screen Rant |first=Sean |last=Cureton |date=May 1, 2017}}

=Possible''The Crooked Man'' film=

On May 31, 2017, Peter Safran said there was a possibility of a Crooked Man film.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3439915/conjuring-universe-producer-talks-potential-crooked-man-spinoff/ |title=Conjuring 2 Universe Producer Talks Potential Crooked Man Spinoff |website=Bloody Disgusting |first=John |last=Squires |date=May 31, 2017}} On June 14, 2017, it was reported that a spin-off film titled The Crooked Man, featuring the character depicted in The Conjuring 2, was in development, with Mike Van Waes writing the screenplay from a story by James Wan, with Safran and Wan set to produce the project.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/conjuring-2-spinoff-crooked-man-works-1012702 |title=Conjuring 2 Spinoff The Crooked Man in the Works (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Rebecca |last=Ford |date=June 14, 2017}}

In November 2022, Wan announced that, outside of his control, the Crooked Man project would not be moving forward at that time while expressing hope for a potential future release.{{Cite web |title=James Wan on Instagram: "Throwback to my tall friend, the Crooked Man played by the incredible @jbotet. Javier's movement was almost supernatural, some people knocked the character for being CGI. For certain shots, I filmed him in slowmo and reverse playback, but all old-school camera trickery. And no, unfortunately the spin-off movie with this character isn't happening. But maybe one day. #The Conjuring2" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjdCQwyr4N/ |access-date=July 6, 2023 |website=Instagram}}{{Cite web |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |date=November 5, 2022 |title=The Conjuring Crooked Man Spinoff Scrapped, Says James Wan |url=https://screenrant.com/crooked-man-conjuring-movie-spinoff-cancelled-update/ |access-date=July 6, 2023 |website=ScreenRant}}