The long list of records for this impressive opening include: it’s the largest opening ever for a horror movie; the largest 3-day opening weekend for an R-rated movie; the 3rd-largest opening in 2017; the largest opening for a September movie (beating Hotel Transylvania 2‘s $48.5 million); the largest IMAX opening weekend ($6.7 million) for a movie in September and a horror movie; the largest number of locations for an R-rated movie; and it’s the largest opening weekend ever for New Line.
The $13.5 million IT earned at Thursday previews was the largest Thursday pre-show ever for a horror movie, the largest for an R-rated movie (beating Deadpool‘s $12.7 million), the largest pre-show for a September release, and the biggest for New Line.
That estimate was way low, as final figures show that the Andrés Muschietti-directed movie actually earned $123.1 million from 4,103 theaters, an average of $30,002 per location.
Internationally, IT has earned $62 million from 10,665 screens in 46 markets, which is the biggest opening ever for a horror film.