# ‘The Conjuring’ Officially Becomes a Major HBO Max Streaming Favorite

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-conjuring-officially-becomes-a-major-hbo-max-streaming-favorite/
- Published: 2026-11-02T13:33:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T15:06:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/james-wan-the-conjuring-streaming-success-hbo-max-november-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror, TV

## Key points

- *The Conjuring* is among HBO Max’s ten most-watched US films.
- The 2013 film earned $316 million worldwide.
- It launched a nine-film horror franchise.

## Summary

The 2013 horror film *The Conjuring* has become one of the ten most-watched films on HBO Max in the US, showing that it remains popular more than a decade after its cinema release. Its place in the streaming chart comes ahead of the anticipated Netflix debut of *Obsession*, another recent horror success.

Starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren, *The Conjuring* launched a franchise that has since grown to nine films. It earned $316 million worldwide against a reported $20 million production budget and holds an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes; the HBO Max chart was topped by *The Invite*.

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