VIDEO : 'Annabelle: Creation' Tops Weekend Box Office

"Annabelle: Creation" started off strong at the box office this weekend. The fourth installment in the "Conjuring" franchise earned $35 million in its opening weekend. The film, which was made for about $15 million, is the prequel to "Annabelle." The story follows a dollmaker whose creation terrorizes a group of orphan girls. For those invested in the "Conjuring" canon, it serves as a prequel to the first "Annabelle." The film currently has a 68% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief at Warner Bros, said, "Annabelle is scary as hell. And it's exciting to see how broadly audiences enjoyed it."