Overview

• Creator James Wan says the franchise is ending the Warrens’ arc now to go out on a high, choosing the 1980s Smurl haunting as the capstone case.
• Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return for their final turn as Ed and Lorraine, with Mia Tomlinson introduced as their adult daughter Judy.
• First-wave critic reactions largely praise a fitting sendoff and the leads’ performances, though a few reviewers offered more muted assessments.
• Domestic opening projections have been raised to about $45–50 million from earlier $27–36 million estimates, according to Box Office Theory.
• The film opens Sept. 5 in the U.S. after a Sept. 4 launch in Singapore, and the team has hinted spinoffs could continue the wider universe though none are confirmed.