It managed to completely surpass expectations and smash records with a staggering $117.2 million box office opening, Variety reports, making it the third-largest opening weekend of the year, about even with Spider-Man: Homecoming’s own $117 million.
In fact, It enjoyed the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film, and only came second to Deadpool’s $132.4 million opening when it came to R-rated films.
The box office’s summer drought is finally over.
It, for example, had an estimated budget of only $35 million.