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‘IT’s’ Box Office Numbers Continue to Float Towards $500 Million

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While New Line Cinema’s Annabelle: Creation quietly surpassed $300M worldwide this weekend, their adaptation of Stephen King’s IT continues to decimate the box office. Last weekend saw only a 51% drop from the record-breaking opening weekend, with the same happening once again based on early estimates. Even though the Kingsman sequel has dethroned the King, IT only dropped 50% and is estimated to have pulled in another $30M for a domestic total of $266M. IT‘s international numbers jumped another $38M, which means IT is floating towards a $500M worldwide box office take relatively soon. Right now it sits at $478M.

With these numbers, IT is officially the fifth highest grossing film of 2017. That’s insane. As exciting as this is, it’s important to note that IT is NOT the highest grossing horror film of all time, as various news outlets are reporting. None are taking inflation into account, which would reveal that IT isn’t even in the ballpark of classics such as The Exorcist, The Sixth Sense, and even Jaws. Still, the fact that IT is “in the conversation” is cause for celebration.

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In other horror news, Paramount Pictures’ mother! has a surprising weekend as well, only dropping 57% as well, pulling in another $3.2M for a total of $13M. But after all of the negative reviews and poor word of mouth, this religious-themed genre film never found its legs and can be considered a flop with its ridiculous $30M price tag (it needs to clear $90-100M worldwide to break even).

Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, hoping to capitalize on their risk/reward of 47 Meters Down, lost bigtime with their Friend Request, which only took in $2.4M in a whopping 2,573 locations. It gets worse, with the film breaking the following record: this weekend Friend Request had the worst wide opening ever (films debuting in 2,500+ theaters). Ouch.

It’s been a helluva 2017 for horror and will continue through this coming Halloween. Can other studio films like Lionsgate’s SAW sequel, Jigsaw, Flatliners or Happy Death Day continue to bring people into theaters? There’s something in the air and it smells like flesh…

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!

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As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.

Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:

Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.

Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.

Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.

Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.

Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?

Also check out:

The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.

Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.

And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.

These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.

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