'It' shatters Box Office records. Collects $117 million in its opening weekend
The modernized adaptation of King's 1986 supernatural horror novel of the same name, has raked in a whopping $117.2 million during its opening weekend alone.
This puts the much-talked about remake, only behind ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.’ - as the third biggest opener of 2017.
An 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, along with great reviews from critics and positive word-of-mouth - has helped the Andy Muschietti directorial venture, become massively popular among horror-movie fanatics.
The staggering opening gives 'It' the biggest September debut ever, surpassing the previous record held by 'Hotel Transylvania 2' with a $48.5 million weekend gross in 2015. 'It' has also created the record for the biggest debut for a horror flick, crossing the 2011 record of 'Paranormal Activity 3.'
The movie is also expected to pull great numbers overseas, with an estimated gross of $62 million - which could bring it's worldwide debut tally to a total of, $179 million.
Path-breaking success for a horror movie!
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