Box office: ‘The Conjuring 2’ tops ‘Warcraft’

NEW YORK – In a trio of debuts, the horror sequel “The Conjuring 2” bested the video-game adaptation “Warcraft” and the magic caper “Now You See Me 2” at the weekend box office.

“The Conjuring 2,” James Wan’s sequel to the 2013 paranormal thriller, opened with $40.4 million, according to final box-office figures Monday. That was roughly equal to the original’s debut and easily trumped the weekend’s other big openings.

While “Warcraft” has done record business in China, the big-budget but badly reviewed “World of Warcraft” adaptation wasn’t much of a draw in North America, earning just $24.2 million.

“Now You See Me 2,” in which illusionists use magic to carry out heists, opened with $22.4 million, about $7 million less than the 2013 debut of the original.

Last week’s take / total take (weeks in release)

1. “The Conjuring 2” $40,406,314 / $40,406,314 (1)

2. “Warcraft” $24,166,110 / $24,166,110 (1)

3. “Now You See Me 2” $22,383,146 / $22,383,146 (1)

4. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” $14,386,565 / $60,626,348 (2)

5. “X-Men: Apocalypse” $9,915,017 / $136,289,212 (3)

6. “Me Before You” $9,038,263 / $36,650,841 (2)

7. “The Angry Birds Movie” $6,550,445 / $98,020,068 (4)

8. “Alice Through the Looking Glass” $5,646,012 / $62,538,623 (3)

9. “Captain America: Civil War” $4,314,342 / $396,871,490 (6)

10. “The Jungle Book” $2,761,034 / $352,689,723 (9)