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The Conjuring movies in order: release and chronological
Nine films, two orders. The Conjuring Universe jumps around in time, so the order they came out is very different from the order the story happens. Dates, settings and box office per Wikipedia.
By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026
Release order
| Year | Film | Director | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Conjuring | James Wan | $320.4M |
| 2014 | Annabelle | John R. Leonetti | $257.6M |
| 2016 | The Conjuring 2 | James Wan | $322.8M |
| 2017 | Annabelle: Creation | David F. Sandberg | $306.6M |
| 2018 | The Nun | Corin Hardy | $366.1M |
| 2019 | Annabelle Comes Home | Gary Dauberman | $231.3M |
| 2021 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | Michael Chaves | $206.4M |
| 2023 | The Nun II | Michael Chaves | $269.7M |
| 2025 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | Michael Chaves | $499.3M |
Chronological order, by the year each story is set
| Set in | Film | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Nun | 2018 |
| 1956 | The Nun II | 2023 |
| 1958 | Annabelle: Creation | 2017 |
| 1970 | Annabelle | 2014 |
| 1971 | The Conjuring | 2013 |
| 1972 | Annabelle Comes Home | 2019 |
| 1977 | The Conjuring 2 | 2016 |
| 1981 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | 2021 |
| 1986 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | 2025 |
Which order should you watch?
Release order is best for a first time. The prequels are built to pay off things you learned in the main films, like Valak in The Conjuring 2 and the doll in the Warrens' locked room. Chronological order is the better rewatch, running from a Romanian abbey in 1952 to the Warrens' last case in 1986.
If you only have time for the core story, watch the four main Conjuring films. Last Rites, the series finale for Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga's Warrens, is also the biggest film in the universe at about $499 million (Wikipedia).
What's coming next
- The Revenge of La Llorona, February 26, 2027. A sequel to The Curse of La Llorona, which is related to the universe but not counted as one of the nine films (Wikipedia).
- The Conjuring: First Communion, September 10, 2027. A prequel about the young Ed and Lorraine Warren, directed by Rodrigue Huart, with Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix as the Warrens. Filming began in August 2026 (Wikipedia).
- An HBO Max series, set after the films, with James Wan executive producing. No date yet (Wikipedia).