<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $20 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $318 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes . It is the first installment in The Conjuring series . Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting . Their purportedly real - life reports inspired The Amityville Horror story and film franchise . The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971 . </P> <P> The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on July 19, 2013, and received positive reviews from critics . It grossed over $318 million worldwide against its $20 million budget, making it one of the highest - grossing horror films of all time . A sequel, The Conjuring 2, was released on June 10, 2016 . </P>

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