Horror movies don’t always perform well for the critics or at the box office. However, every now and then, you hear of one that excels, and that was the case nine years ago today.
On Sept. 8, 2017, the Stephen King adaptation, It, was released in theaters. It would mark 27 years since the two-part miniseries on ABC that starred Tim Curry, and once again, it would have many terrified of clowns all over again. However, this time, the adaptation did something the original couldn’t: it broke a box office record.
Over opening weekend, It pulled in $123.4 million in the United States alone. That was on a $35 million budget, immediately making it clear that this was a financial success. Worldwide, it would go on to gross $702.7 million, making it the highest-grossing horror film and the highest-grossing Stephen King adaptation (not all are classed as horror). The movie still holds the title in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Even the sequel wouldn’t be able to knock the movie off the top spot. It: Chapter 2 would only gross $4.67 million worldwide when it was released in 2019. That wouldn’t even be enough to claim second place, with Jaws holding onto second place with $4.84 million.
Despite all of this, It isn’t classed as one of the best-ever movies, and part of that could be the fact that it is terrifying horror. The King adaptations that tend to make the best-ever movies lists are the likes of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. It also pulled in just an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics saying, “It wants to be both a nostalgia-driven romp and a genuine horror film, and it ends up doing a disservice to both sides,” and “Countering the standard horror is an unusual sense of adventure, which plays nicely against the irrational courage of the kids.”
There was effort put into creating a strong remake of a 1990s classic, though. One of those was the “lazy eye effect,” which wasn’t actually an effect at all. Bill Skarsgård was able to perform the wall-eyed effect that director Andy Muschietti was going to CGI in. Even the drool was real, although that was due to the fake teeth and Muschietti encouraging Skarsgård to let the drool flow.
As with Curry’s performance, the child actors stay away from Skarsgård before filming. However, this time, it was intentional, and that helped to create a terrifying experience for the children. It was somewhat traumatic, though, with Skarsgård apologizing between takes.
It’s rare for any movie to make more than $500 million at the box office, and it’s even rarer for a horror movie to do it. It’s no wonder the prequel series Welcome to Derry was ordered.
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