HOLLYWOOD - Moviegoers like playing with dolls — or at least menacing ones.

The R-rated prequel Annabelle: Creation conjured up $35 million in its domestic box-office debut, more than enough to scare off the competition.

The horror pic marks another summer win for Warner Bros. after Wonder Woman and Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which remained a formidable force in its fourth week, placing No. 2.

The animated sequel The Nut Job 2 debuted in third place.

Sony's The Dark Tower fell from No. 1 to No. 4, the Hollywood Reporter said.

Universal's Girls Trip, one of the more successful live-action comedies in recent times, rounded out the top five.

Story Date: August 20, 2017