Spider-Man: Homecoming – which was released in early July – is somehow still holding on to the seventh spot.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which got rough reviews when it was released in mid-August, finally got dethroned from the number one spot after three weeks, and it has still only managed to make $64 million thus far.
The immense success of IT is not only wonderful because Andres Muschietti has made a legitimately great film, but also because the box office news that we’ve been getting in the last few weeks has been truly dreadful.
It’s a great thing for the industry to see so many people excited by a new release, and it gives us renewed hope for how the rest of 2017 will play out.