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ITdirector Andy Muschetti has credited the motion picture ’s amazing winner to the connection audience feel with the master characters . IThas become one of the highest grossing horror films of all time and has contract over$370 millionat the global box office , after only its second week of theatrical release .
The picture show has give the box function a much - needed ego - esteem rise after a rough summer , where a turn of potential megahit ( likeKing Arthur : Legend of the Sword , The MummyandThe Dark Tower ) fail to make an encroachment . ITis currently bear to stand out $ 300 million by the time it exits cinema in North America - a feat that ’s in two ways telling for an R - rated repugnance flick .
In a fresh consultation withio9 , Andy Muschetti and producer babe Barbara creditIT’ssuccess to the aroused bond viewer form withThe loser ’ Clubduring the taradiddle :
“ I do n’t call up [ audience ] quite expected such an emotional connection with the story . That ’s what I take from , not only working on the movie but the reaction . When I hear them , and I read them , people are very attached emotionally to the journey of these kidskin . Which is not really frequent for revulsion movies . ”
The sibling twain snuck into a theaters screening ofITon opening night to see how audiences react , and even they were surprise by how involved the crowd get . Barbara Muschetti even compare the response to some Greco-Roman Spielberg movies .
The duo also touched on the reaction toThe Dark Tower , the other major King adjustment that make out along in 2017 . The long - foreknow movie version of the author ’s straggle phantasy novels had some fans , but was ultimately a critical and commercial washout , and it looks like a plannedtelevision seriesmay not happen after all . The Muschetti siblings feelITwas always go to be an easier motion-picture show for audience thanks to its emotional grounding , whichThe Dark Towerlacked :
“ The Dark Tower is much less relatable , particularly at the showtime of the narration . In The Dark Tower , we ’re almost like a shot invited to jump into this cosmos of fantasy .
Andy cover :
That does n’t mean a lot of people wo n’t wish it . It ’s just more musical style , I intend , and you ca n’t expect a massive consultation to eagerly jump into that reality . ”
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The Muschettis are currently working onIT : Chapter Two , which is expected to hit theatre in 2019 .
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