The film is on track for an opening within the range of other films in The Conjuring universe films, the lowest of which opened to $35 million (Annabelle: Creation) and the highest opened to $41.8 million (The Conjuring).
Variety reports that The Nun is on track to debut between $32 million and $37 million domestically for its opening weekend.
The horror movie The Nun tells the story of a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania who takes her own life.
Directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow), the new fright-fest is produced by Wan and by Peter Safran, who has produced all the films in The Conjuring franchise.