Video game adaptation Warcraft: The Beginning has delivered a lacklustre result in its opening US weekend, making just $24.4m.
The weekend was won by haunted house sequel The Conjuring 2, which made $40.4m, the biggest opening for a horror film since the original opened with $41.9m in 2013.
The $160m budget fantasy adventure had suffered from negative reviews, with a 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and bad buzz after a much-maligned marketing campaign.
Another sequel to a 2013 sleeper hit, Now You See Me 2, opened decently with $23m compared to the original’s $29.4m.