A mere month after its release, IT reached another box office landmark by becoming the first horror film to pass $300 million at the domestic box office (and only the fourth R-rated film ever to accomplish that feat), and passed the $600 million at the global box office in the same weekend.
As for McLaren’s photos, at least he’ll be able to erase the remnants of Pennywise to keep his sister happy.
A former writer for The Colbert Report had some fun with Pennywise the Dancing Clown from Stephen King’s IT, at the expense of his sister’s engagement photos.
Shortly thereafter, it notched the record for the highest-grossing Stephen King movie and highest-grossing R-rated horror film ever.