The Conjuring

Opening at 2,903 locations, 'The Conjuring' has nearly all of the ingredients of a horror hit. It's a story of a family that encounters spirits living among them in their Rhode Island farmhouse.

The movie is directed by James Wan whose past credits include 'Insidious' (2011), 'Death Sentence' (2007). The film stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators who come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island in 1971.

Horror movies dealing in the supernatural are consistently strong box office performer, the most recent example being January's Mama ($28.4 million debut). 'The Conjuring' is also "based on a true story," and Warner Bros. has pushed this angle pretty hard in their marketing. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the movie looks legitimately terrifying; some commercials suggest that you shouldn't see it alone, which only adds to the impression that this is going to deliver the scare factor well.

This R-rated film runs for 112 minutes. Here is the official website of the movie: www.theconjuring-movie.com .