According to Deadline, the film will surpass the 1973 horror film classic The Exorcist at the domestic box office on Thursday when its projected to pass the $233 million threshold.
Now, following its $60 million gross at the domestic box office last weekend, IT is on its way to setting its biggest record yet.
The big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s IT is primed to become the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie of all time at the domestic box office, passing up The Exorcist.
Combining its initial theatrical run and subsequent re-releases (including an extended direcotr’s cut in 2010), The Exorcist has made $232.9 million at the domestic box office.