Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao''s Stree is scaring away competition at the box office, Hollywood film The Nun is not far behind. With horror genre back in the game, the Hollywood flick is continuing its winning streak at the ticket windows.
After emerging as the biggest opener in the Conjuring Cinematic Universe, The Nun is busy minting money at the box office with each passing day.
After earning Rs 28.50 crore in its opening weekend, the film passed the Monday test with flying colours. And according to early estimates, The Nun made around Rs 3 crore on Tuesday.
Directed by Corin Hardy, The Nun traces the origin of Valak, the demonic presence that haunted the Hodgson family in The Conjuring 2. The film takes us back to 1952. When a young nun seemingly commits suicide by hanging herself in the Abbey of St Carta in Romania, Father Anthony Burke (Demian Bichir) and a young novitiate Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) are sent by the Vatican to investigate.
Meanwhile, The Nun is also reigning at the US box office, and has earned $53.5 million in its opening weekend. With this, the film has already become a hit, having recovered its budget of $22 million.
According to reports, The Nun is on a winning streak in the overseas market, and has registered the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film in as many as 19 countries.