The Nun II Vanquishes A Haunting in Venice at the Weekend Box Office, Equalizer 3 Takes Third Place

Toe to toe, detective Hercule Poirot wouldn’t stand a chance against Valak — and that was mirrored in the horror films’ theatrical matchup. Director Kenneth Branagh also portrays the lead role of detective Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice, but the new movie didn’t have the fight or frights to surpass The Nun II. Yes, for the second weekend in a row, the ninth installment in The Conjuring Universe is the top dog at the domestic box office.

​ Horror films collide in theaters, but The Nun II emerges triumphant over A Haunting in Venice domestically.