Box office: ITChapterTWO scares up $10.5M in previews
scared up a strong $10.5 million in Thursday night shows as it began its North American box office assault., which grossed $13.5 million in previews on its way to a record-shattering debut of $123.4 million on the same weekend in 2017, not adjusted for inflation.
Prerelease tracking suggests the sequel will earn $90 million-plus for the weekend, although other box office analysts are more bullish, targeting $100 million or more. It will be playing in a total of 4,570 theaters by Friday, the widest location count ever for the month of September. New Line and parent studio Warner Bros. could use some new after a tough summer at the box office, capped by box office missesAndy Muschietti returns to direct the conclusion of his adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel. The follow up, starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Isaiah Mustafa and Bill Hader, features the adult incarnations of the kids who battled the creepy clown Pennywise 27 years earlier.
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