Fans of “The Conjuring” franchise can prepare for a chilling finale as the fourth installment, “The Conjuring: Last Rites”, is set to hit theaters on September 5, 2025. This film will mark the end of the main series that has followed the paranormal investigations of Ed and Lorraine Warren for over a decade. Directed by Michael Chaves, ‘Last Rites’ promises to bring a haunting conclusion to one of the most successful horror franchises in history, which has grossed over $2 billion worldwide.
Directed by James Wan and produced by Peter Safran, 2013’s “The Conjuring” established the franchise’s mythology, following paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) as they work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. The film was a massive hit, nabbing $319 million worldwide. The franchise’s top-grossing movie to date is the 2018 prequel “The Nun,” which followed Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) as she fended off the possessed demon nun Valek in 1952 Romania. The film earned $366 million worldwide. The franchise total ticked above the $2 billion mark at the box office thanks to the release of 2021’s “The Devil made me do it”. The ninth “Conjuring” film, 2023’s “The Nun II,” picked up an additional $269 million worldwide.
The “Conjuring” announcement comes with the added news that Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” will move release dates from October 3 to September 26, 2025. Christian Bale is Frankenstein’s monster and Jessie Buckley is the eponymous bride in Gyllenhaal’s period film (set in 1930s Chicago), which puts a spin on the iconic Frankenstein lore also stars Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard and Annette Bening. The film is follow-up to Gyllenhaal’s critically acclaimed directorial debut “The Lost Daughter,” released by Netflix in 2021.
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’- is poised to close the curtain on a horror saga that redefined the genre and has expanded to include prequel, sequel and spinoff titles like “The Nun,” “Annabelle” and “The Curse of La Llorona.”
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