The Stephen King adaptation from New Line and Warner Bros. shattered records over the weekend earning $117.2 million from 4,103 locations according to studio estimates on Sunday. Before this weekend "Paranormal Activity 3" had the biggest horror opening with $52.6 million from 2011, and the highest September debut was "Hotel Transylvania 2's" $48.5 million in 2015. Now, with the "It" factor, the year is down only 5.5 percent"There has been a lot written about the demise of the box office. "It," $117.2 million ($62 million international). "The Emoji Movie," $1.1 million ($5.7 million international).

Source: ABC News September 10, 2017 16:47 UTC