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‘It: Chapter Two’ scares up $91 million with debut

Sep 8, 2019 | 10:12 AM

LOS ANGELES — A robust audience turned out to catch “It: Chapter Two” in movie theatres this weekend, but not quite as big as the first.

Warner Bros. says Sunday that “It: Chapter Two” earned an estimated $91 million from North American ticket sales in its first weekend.

Trailing only its predecessor which debuted to a record $123.4 million in September 2017, the launch of “It: Chapter Two” is the second highest opening for a horror film and the month of September.

Based on Stephen King’s novel, “It: Chapter Two” brings the Losers Club back to Derry 27 years later to take on the demonic clown Pennywise. It was the only major film to open this weekend.