The screen version of Stephen King's novel "It" of the New Line studio started in North America with a series of absolute records. The picture earned $ 117.2 million to complete the first weekend, and it was the best start among horror films, the best start of September and the best start among film projects based on the writer's works.

In the absolute standings of 2017, the film "It" showed the third result in the American box office, losing only two films to Walt Disney - "Beauty and the Beast" and "Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 2 ", which collected the first weekend of $ 174 and $ 146 million, respectively.

It is noteworthy that the majority of Ono spectators in North America were women, although the films of this genre are characterized by the predominance of male spectators. In general, the audience of the picture was older than 25 years.

(In the Ukrainian box office the movie has an age rating of 16+).

In the international box office, the screen adaptation collected another $ 62 million - thus, its aggregate fees reached $ 179 million. The production budget is estimated at only $ 35 million, so the project has already fully paid off and began to bring tangible profits to its creators.

Recall that the leader in charge for the first weekend among the film projects with the rating R was a fantastic action film "Deadpool".

TeleCritics.