It shattered numerous records, including landing the biggest start ever for a horror pic and for a King adaptation. And it’s the biggest bow ever for the month of September, not to mention narrowly passing Spider-Man: Homecoming ($117 million) to score the third best domestic debut of the year so far behind Beauty and the Beast($174.8 million) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($146.2 million). The movie’s Friday take alone was bigger than the previous September crown holder, Hotel Transylvania 2, which pulled in $48.5 million for the three days.
Internationally, It also scored the biggest opening ever for a horror title, led by the U.K. ($12.3 million). Imax theaters turned in $10 million globally, including $7.2 million domestically.
| WEEKEND | CUME | THEATERS | WEEK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $117.2M | $117.2M | 4,103 | 1 | |
| $9M | $9M | 2,940 | 1 | |
| $4.9M | $64.9M | 3,322 | 4 | |
| $4M | $96.3M | 3,003 | 5 | |
| $3.2M | $25M | 2,890 | 6 | |
| $2.5M | $15.9M | 2,691 | 3 | |
| $2.02M | $327.7M | 1,657 | 10 | |
| $2M | $183.1M | 2,110 | 8 | |
| $1.8M | $25.4M | 2,167 | 4 | |
| $1M | $82.5M | 1,450 | 7 |
Never knew Horror movies can make this much money!:O
