Horror film IT has dominated the Australian box office over the weekend. The film currently has the highest grossing opening weekend of any horror film of all time in the country raking in $7.47 million over the weekend.
Roadshow films writes that “The 2017 film, directed by Andy Muschietti and based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, has reached a mammoth $7.47 million at the Australian box office, more than doubling the opening weekend of the THE CONJURING 2 (2016) on $3.52 million. IT has also surpassed the box office 2017 opening weekends for DC tentpole WONDER WOMAN ($6.78 million) and the Christopher Nolan directed DUNKIRK ($6 million)”
You can read our review for IT right here.