<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $40 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $320.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Conjuring 2 is a 2016 American supernatural horror film, directed by James Wan . The screenplay is by Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes, Wan, and David Leslie Johnson . It is the sequel to 2013's The Conjuring and the third installment in The Conjuring Universe . Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators and authors Ed and Lorraine Warren from the first film . The film follows the Warrens as they travel to Britain to assist the Hodgson family, who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Enfield council house in 1977 which later became referred to as the Enfield Poltergeist . </P> <P> The Conjuring 2 was released in the United States on June 10, 2016 . The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $320 million worldwide . A spin - off prequel, The Nun, was released on September 7, 2018, and a third Conjuring film is in development . </P>

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