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Posted: 2017-09-09T15:17:21Z | Updated: 2017-09-09T15:17:43Z

The It trailer broke records in its first 24 hours online. The creepy-clown horror film is now doing the same in theaters, with a $13.5 million preview opening Thursday night.

That makes it the third-highest preview for the year, only behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($17 million) and Beauty and the Beast ($16.3 million), Variety reports. Its also the highest gross for a horror movie, a September release, a film based on a Stephen King book, and an R-rated title. Not too shabby.

The film is tracking to have the best opening day for an R-rated title after its official release Friday, with box office receipts expected to total $49.6 million and a three-day total tracking toward $101 million, according to Deadline . Its a promising projection for the film, considering its $35 million budget.

This news comes after a rough few weeks in the movie business, with late August seeing the worst box office returns in years . The Dark Tower, 2017s other major Stephen King adaptation, collected merely $19.1 million in its opening weekend last month.

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