The Conjuring universe in order

The Conjuring Universe is a series of scary movies made in the USA. These movies are about ghosts and scary stuff. They are made by New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, and Atomic Monster Productions. Warner Bros. Pictures shows them in theaters.

The movies tell stories based on the real-life experiences of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The two were known for investigating ghostly happenings and writing about them, although their work was controversial. The main set of movies follows Ed and Lorraine as they try to help people haunted by evil spirits. Some other movies in this collection explore the backstory of the spooky creatures the Warrens encountered.

The Conjuring Universe has done really well at the box office, making $2.0 billion. It cost $169 million to make all these movies combined. This makes it the second-highest-earning horror movie series. Critics have had mixed opinions about these movies, but overall, they have been mostly positive.

Here are all of The Conjuring universe movies in order:

The Conjuring (2013)

The first movie in this series, originally called The Warren Files but later renamed The Conjuring, tells the true story of Ed and Lorraine Warren. They were a married couple who looked into strange and ghostly events. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga played the main characters, Ed and Lorraine.

In this movie, they investigate something eerie that happened in 1971 at a farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island. It had to do with a curse that was like witchcraft.

The Conjuring came out on July 19, 2013. It made $318 million all around the world, even though it only cost $20 million to make. This made it one of the most successful horror movies ever.

Annabelle (2014)

After the success of The Conjuring movie, they decided to make a different movie that tells the story of the Annabelle doll. This doll first appeared in The Conjuring film and she quickly became a fan favourite which led to people wanting to know more about her.

The story in this movie is about a married couple named John and Mia Form who are expecting a baby. They have an old doll called Annabelle, and something scary happens to it. A vengeful spirit takes over the doll after a couple from a cult breaks into their home and gets killed.

The movie was directed by John R. Leonetti, who was the cinematographer for The Conjuring movie. Safran and Wan produced it, and Gary Dauberman wrote the script. It came out on October 3, 2014, and it did really well in theaters. In North America, it was the 14th most profitable horror movie. However, many critics didn't like it as much as The Conjuring movie.

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Following the original movie's success, they made a sequel called The Conjuring 2. Wan also directed it this time, and the actors Farmiga and Wilson returned to play their roles again. The story in this movie is about the Enfield poltergeist case in London in 1977. It also mentions the events that inspired The Amityville Horror.

The Conjuring 2 came out on June 10, 2016. Critics and regular moviegoers gave it positive reviews. Like the first movie, this one also did well at the box office. It made $320.3 million all over the world, even though it cost $40 million to make. It became the second highest-earning horror movie ever, right after The Exorcist, until It came out in 2017.

Annabelle: Creation (2017)

They decided to make another movie about Annabelle, but this time, it was a prequel to the first film. This movie was in the works for a while. The story is about a dollmaker and his wife. Their daughter had a tragic death twelve years ago.

They open their home to a nun and some girls from a closed-down orphanage. However, the dollmaker's creepy creation, Annabelle, starts causing scary things to happen to the kids. The place they thought was safe became a nightmare.

David F. Sandberg, the director of Lights Out, took over from Leonetti to direct this movie. Dauberman wrote the script again, and Safran and Wan were back as producers. It came out worldwide on August 11, 2017, and did well with both critics and at the box office.

The Nun (2018)

The Nun is a spin-off from The Conjuring 2 and it is about a character called Valak, who is known as the Demon Nun. Corin Hardy directed it, and at first, David Leslie Johnson was supposed to write it, but then Gary Dauberman and Wan took over. Safran was also involved in producing it.

In this movie, Demián Bichir played the main character, and Bonnie Aarons played the same role she did in The Conjuring 2. The story is about a nun, a priest, and a novice nun. They are trying to uncover a dark secret and fight against an evil force that looks like a demonic nun.

The Nun came out on September 7, 2018, and it made $365.6 million, and since only $22 million was spent to make it, it became the highest-earning movie in the franchise.

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

The third Annabelle movie is called Annabelle Comes Home. It was written and directed by Gary Dauberman, who was making his debut as a director. The story idea came from Dauberman and Wan. Wan and Peter Safran worked together to produce the movie.

This movie happens after the events of Annabelle and The Conjuring as it's about what happens to the doll after it's locked in a glass box at the Warrens' museum. Annabelle Comes Home came out on June 26, 2019.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

The movie is about a real legal trial called the Devil Made Me Do It case, where the person on trial claimed they were possessed during the crimes they were accused of.

They started making the movie on June 3, 2019 and it was supposed to be released on September 11, 2020, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was moved to June 4, 2021.

However, in the United Kingdom, it was released on May 26, 2021 while in the United States, it was shown in theaters on June 4, 2021, and it was also available on the HBO Max streaming service for a month at the same time.

The Nun II

In August 2017, Wan discussed possibly making a sequel to The Nun. In April 2019, Safran mentioned that they were working on a sequel. He said they had a really interesting storyline planned and that it felt like there was no avoiding making another The Nun movie.

Later that month, they brought in Akela Cooper to write the screenplay, and Safran and Wan were in charge of producing it. Bonnie Aarons is in her role as Valak, the scary demon nun. The Nun II came out in the United States on September 8, 2023, through Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Conjuring: Last Rites

In October 2022, they announced that there would be a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick will be writing the script, and James Wan and Peter Safran will be back as producers. Later, Wan confirmed that Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga would return to play their roles in the movie.

In April 2023, during CinemaCon, they revealed the film's title with the movie reportedly set to be released in 2025.