It brought in $13.5 million on its opening night, which sets multiple records for Thursday night openings, including making it the highest grossing preview night for a release in September, as well as the highest grossing opening for an R-rated movie, beating Deadpool by nearly a full million dollars.
Stephen King’s magnum opus It opened for audiences last night, and if the first evening’s box office take is any indication of how the film is going to do overall, then we’re in for a massive hit.