‘It’ scares up monstrous numbers to kick off fall box office
LA TimesNew Line Cinema’s Stephen King adaptation “It” floated to the top spot in this weekend’s box office charts, breaking the record for the largest opening of a horror movie ever, and blowing past analysts’ $55-million projections to the tune of $117 million in the U.S. and Canada. We’re beyond thrilled.” Open Road Films’ romantic comedy “Home Again,” starring Reese Witherspoon, placed a distant second, bringing in $9 million in its first weekend, just under analysts’ projections of $10 million. Coming in fourth was New Line Cinema’s “Annabelle: Creation,” which, despite losing 355 locations and facing increased genre competition from “It,” grossed $4 million in its fifth weekend for an estimated $96.3 million to date. Next week, Lionsgate and CBS Films premiere the Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton-led “American Assassin” action flick and Paramount reveals the mysterious psychological thriller “mother!” starring Jennifer Lawrence and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
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