Stephen King adaptation It has proved a box office smash with takings not even the studio could have anticipated.
A few statistics for you: It is now the 15th R-rated horror film to make over $250 million ($184m) globally making it the highest-grossing King adaptation of all time even when adjusted for inflation.
It failed to make its box office projections earning just $8m ($5.9m) in its third week with the film facing something resembling a backlash following initial positive reviews.
The New Line/Warner Bros film’s US box office tracking through the weekend alone is $212.7m in 1984.