“It: Chapter Two” is killing it at the box fice.
The long-awaited It: Chapter Two hit theaters on Friday and is currently living up to the box fice hype. The film raked in $91 million at the box fice this weekend and that figure is merely the domestic earning. Overseas, It: Chapter Two raked in a clean $94 million for a global debut $185 million. It was played in a total 75 foreign markets. These whopping figures are the second high in the genre’s history behind only, course, it’s predecessor, It.
“We’re absolutely thrilled with our result,” Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president domestic distribution, said according to Variety. “Andy Muschietti and New Line, as well as the marketing team led by Blair Rich, created one those moments where it all works. We’re proud it.”
While it’s clearly doing very successfully at the box fice, it’s not fairing so well with critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 64% rating while Metacritic has it listed at only 59%. Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media says the film, “This nearly three-hour sequel has well-rounded, appealing characters and even some laughs, but it lacks the nerve-rattling scares and appealing simplicity its 2017 predecessor.”
Check out the trailer for It: Chapter Two below.