Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema's 'It Chapter Two' scored $91 million in its first weekend, making it the second-biggest horror movie opening of all time, behind its 2017 predecessor.
on its way to $700 million in global ticket sales. It is also the second-biggest September debut of all time and the biggest R-rated debut of the year.“Chapter Two” picks up 27 years after the events of the 2017 film and chronicles the second half of Stephen King’s epic horror novel. Director Andy Muschietti returns alongside an ensemble cast of adult “Losers” led by James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader.
At No. 4, Disney’s “The Lion King” added $4.2 million in its eighth weekend for a cumulative $529.1 million. It currently stands at $1.6 billion in global ticket sales, making it the No. 7 highest-grossing movie of all-time globally. In seventh place, Roadside Attractions’ “The Peanut Butter Falcon” added $2.276 million in its fifth weekend for a cumulative $12.3 million.
Rounding out the top 10, Paramount’s “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” added $2.17 million in its fifth weekend for a cumulative $54.2 million.In limited release, Amazon Studios expanded “Brittany Runs a Marathon” to 230 screens for $1 million, an average of $4,505, and a three-week total of $1.9 million.
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