UPDATE 1-Ghosts beat minions as 'Conjuring' horror flick leads box office
July 21, 2013 at 13:32 PM EDT
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, July 21 (Reuters) - "The Conjuring," a low-budget horror movie about a haunted farmhouse, spooked two pricey competitors and the "Despicable Me" minions to win a crowded weekend box office contest at U.S. and Canadian theaters.