Such an opening puts the eighth film in the “Conjuring” universe just behind the $26.3 million opening earned by the 2019 spinoff “The Curse of La Llorona” As with all “Conjuring” films, “The Devil Made Me Do It” was made on a relatively lower budget, with the latest holding a reported $39 million production spend. Reception has been fairly positive for the film with a 61% Rotten Tomatoes score and a B+ on CinemaScore.