It is the adrenaline rush the box office sorely needed after a summer that could accurately be described as “pretty bad” — the new take on Stephen King’s doorstop of a novel is the best horror opening ever, the highest single-day box office for an R-rated movie, the lowest-budgeted movie to gross over $100 million in its opening weekend, and now it’s the biggest opening for a September movie in history.
The previous holder of the Largest September Release Ever belt, Crocodile Dundee, made $174.8 in a month, not adjusted for inflation.
It is currently sitting on $218.7 million, expected to break $300 million this coming weekend.
According to Box Office Mojo’s report, after merely eight days in theaters It broke that September record and added $60 million in its second weekend to make nearly $220 million in just its first ten days.