A junior at the University of Vermont has a special connection to the record-breaking number one movie at the box office right now.”The Conjuring: Last Rites” took in nearly $200 million in worldwide ticket sales in its debut weekend. That is the biggest opening ever for a horror movie, according to the entertainment publication Variety. The movie is the latest chapter in the popular franchise about paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga co-star in the film.In late July, Wilson was on vacation with his family in Vermont and visited the Majestic 10 in Williston to see the new “Superman” movie with his son, according to movie theater staff. Ticket-seller Leah Novak, who is studying education at UVM, recognized her movie star customer.”He shook my hand, and he asked my name,” Novak recalled in an interview Monday with NBC5 News. “He was like, ‘I love seeing fans. I love interacting with them in a normal setting.'”Novak, who said the encounter with Wilson was “so cool,” said she asked the actor for a selfie at the Majestic’s snack bar. Instead, the actor took her over to the coming soon poster for “The Conjuring: Last Rites” which was hanging in the theater’s lobby. Wilson asked his son to take a photo with Leah her phone using the poster as a backdrop, Novak said.The theater employee said she is a big fan of all the “Conjuring” movies and their spin-offs, the “Annabelle” and “The Nun” movies. She said meeting the star was a true highlight of her summer.”He was so gracious and kind the entire time,” Novak said. “It happened roughly a month and a half ago, it’s still fresh in my brain. So when people talk about, ‘Oh, I’m going to see [‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’] this weekend,” I’m like, ‘I met him, I met him this summer!'”Novak said when she met Wilson in July, he encouraged her to see “The Conjuring: Last Rites” when it came out. Novak told NBC5 News she saw the new film Friday night. She said Wilson promised her she would like it and she said he was right.However, the theater employee said she was so star-struck she regretted not saying one thing to Wilson. She later wished she told him she loved his performance and his singing voice in the 2004 adaptation of “The Phantom of the Opera.” Novak indicated she hopes Wilson comes back to Vermont soon and returns to the movie theater so she can share that praise with him.

WILLISTON, Vt. —

A junior at the University of Vermont has a special connection to the record-breaking number one movie at the box office right now.

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” took in nearly $200 million in worldwide ticket sales in its debut weekend. That is the biggest opening ever for a horror movie, according to the entertainment publication Variety. The movie is the latest chapter in the popular franchise about paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga co-star in the film.

In late July, Wilson was on vacation with his family in Vermont and visited the Majestic 10 in Williston to see the new “Superman” movie with his son, according to movie theater staff. Ticket-seller Leah Novak, who is studying education at UVM, recognized her movie star customer.

“He shook my hand, and he asked my name,” Novak recalled in an interview Monday with NBC5 News. “He was like, ‘I love seeing fans. I love interacting with them in a normal setting.'”

Novak, who said the encounter with Wilson was “so cool,” said she asked the actor for a selfie at the Majestic’s snack bar. Instead, the actor took her over to the coming soon poster for “The Conjuring: Last Rites” which was hanging in the theater’s lobby. Wilson asked his son to take a photo with Leah her phone using the poster as a backdrop, Novak said.

The theater employee said she is a big fan of all the “Conjuring” movies and their spin-offs, the “Annabelle” and “The Nun” movies. She said meeting the star was a true highlight of her summer.

“He was so gracious and kind the entire time,” Novak said. “It happened roughly a month and a half ago, it’s still fresh in my brain. So when people talk about, ‘Oh, I’m going to see [‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’] this weekend,” I’m like, ‘I met him, I met him this summer!'”

Novak said when she met Wilson in July, he encouraged her to see “The Conjuring: Last Rites” when it came out. Novak told NBC5 News she saw the new film Friday night. She said Wilson promised her she would like it and she said he was right.

However, the theater employee said she was so star-struck she regretted not saying one thing to Wilson. She later wished she told him she loved his performance and his singing voice in the 2004 adaptation of “The Phantom of the Opera.” Novak indicated she hopes Wilson comes back to Vermont soon and returns to the movie theater so she can share that praise with him.