It came, It saw, It conquered.
The film adaptation of Stephen King’s chiller novel shattered box office records with a whopping $117.2 million during its opening weekend, according to Variety.
The R-rated horror movie scared up the third largest opening weekend of 2017, behind Beauty And The Beast and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.
No clowning around: It, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s chiller novel, shattered box office records with a whopping $117.2 million during its opening weekend
It crushed the record for largest September opening set by Hotel Transylvania 2 in 2015 with $48.5 million.
And it’s also the biggest opening weekend banked by a horror or supernatural film, with its $62 million overseas giving the movie a $179 million global take. That’s a huge return on its $35 million budget.
Bill Skarsgard stars as Pennywise the Clown, who terrorizes children in Derry, Maine.
The young cast includes Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazerand Nicholas Hamilton.
New lease of life: Romantic comedy Home Again, starring Reese Witherspoon, nabbed $9 million in its opening weekend – a stunning $108 million behind It
Romantic comedy Home Again, starring Reese Witherspoon, nabbed $9 million in its opening weekend – a stunning $108 million behind It.
The $15 million movie centers on a mother-of-two, separated from her husband, whose life changes when three young men come to live with her.
Hitman’s Bodyguard, which ruled the box office for three weekends, landed in third with $4.9 million at the domestic box office.
Gunning for it: Hitman’s Bodyguard, which ruled the box office for three weekends, landed in third with $4.9 million at the domestic box office
Don’t trust the doll: Another horror flick, Annabelle: Creation nabbed fourth with $4 million giving it just over $96 million at the local box office after two weeks on release. It has now nabbed $282.3 million globally, a fantastic return on its tiny $15 million budget
Starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, the R-rated action comedy has grossed just under $65 million.
Another horror flick, Annabelle: Creation, this time about a haunted doll, nabbed fourth place with $4 million giving it just over $96 million at the local box office after two weeks on release.
It has now nabbed an impressive $282.3 million globally, a fantastic return on its tiny $15 million budget.
Wind River, starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, rounded out the top five with $3.2 million after six weeks on release for a local haul of $25 million. It has yet to open internationally.
Chills and thrills: Wind River, starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, rounded out the top five with $3.2 million after six weeks on release for a local haul of $25 million