{"id":18423,"date":"2019-11-18T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/uncategorized\/pennywise-not-so-pound-foolish.html"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:03:07","slug":"pennywise-not-so-pound-foolish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/money-tips\/pennywise-not-so-pound-foolish.html","title":{"rendered":"Pennywise, Not So Pound Foolish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/f5e7953c02534f2e9693a1ca1eff2ddb.js.ubembed.com\" async=\"\"><\/script><br> Are you afraid of clowns?<\/p> \n<!--more--><p>If you are, that&#8217;s probably thanks to PennyWise. The menacing dancing clown that eats children. Made famous from the 90s mini television series, <em>IT<\/em> made its way to the big screens in 2017. This adaption of Stephen King&#8217;s classic was an instant hit attributed to the great lore by the author and the excellent vision of the director&nbsp;Andr\u00e9s Muschietti.<\/p> \n<p>Fast forward to 2019, <em>IT<\/em> came back with its sequel called <em>IT Chapter II<\/em> and needless to say, it smashed the box office in just two days since it hit the cinemas on September 2019.<\/p> \n<p>Apart from terrorizing the audience with a lot of jump scares and eerie backdrops, the <em>IT<\/em> franchise whose main ambassador PennyWise has raked in some serious bucks over the span of 2 years since the first movie came out.<\/p> \n<p>We are talking <strong>billions<\/strong> here. Ever wondered how every child&#8217;s nightmare managed to make all this money? Let&#8217;s run through some fun facts.<\/p> \n<h2>IT Chapter I<\/h2> \n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-_1-1024x536.jpg?resize=640%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-_1-1024x536.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-_1-300x157.jpg 300w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-_1-768x402.jpg 768w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-_1.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\"><\/p> \n<p>While we all know <em>IT<\/em> as the brainchild of Stephen King, it was actually the brother-sister duo of&nbsp;Andr\u00e9s and Barbara Muschietti that took the well-known movie title to greater heights.<\/p> \n<p>In 2017, <em>IT<\/em> broke the record for a horror movie&#8217;s opening weekend box office* with $123 million (RM514 million) in the US. It went on to gross $700 million (RM2.9 billion) worldwide off a $35 million (RM146 million) production budget. That&#8217;s <strong>20 times more<\/strong> than what it costs!<\/p> \n<p><em>*Box office means revenue generated from global ticket sales.<\/em><\/p> \n<h2>IT Chapter II<\/h2> \n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-2.jpg?resize=560%2C721&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-2.jpg 560w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/pennywise-2-233x300.jpg 233w\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"721\"><\/p> \n<h4>&#8220;<em>IT: Chapter Two<\/em>\u2019 Pushes The \u2018<em>IT<\/em>\u2019 Movies Past $1 Billion Worldwide&#8221;<\/h4> \n<p><em>IT Chapter II<\/em>&nbsp;costs more than the previous one.<\/p> \n<p>With a total cost of $80 million (RM334.76 million),&nbsp;<em>IT<\/em>&nbsp;managed to secure $91 million (RM401.71 million) during its opening weekend. 1 month later, the&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;IT<\/em>&nbsp;franchise has surpassed the $1 billion mark.&nbsp;The film made $37.4 million (RM156.5 million) on its first day. As of October 25th, 2019, it grossed 451 million USD (RM1.8 billion) making it the most successful horror movie in the past 2 decades.<\/p> \n<p>Fun Fact<br> IT Chapter I aired in 3,700 screens worldwide while IT Chapter II aired in 4,570 screens worldwide.<\/p> \n<p>Here is a simple breakdown of what went down post-release of <i>IT\u2019<\/i>s sequel:<\/p> \n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>IT Chapter II<\/i> has grossed $208 million (RM870.3 million)&nbsp;in the United States and Canada, and $239.4 million (RM1 billion) in other territories, which makes it a worldwide total of $447.4 million (RM1.8 billion).<\/p> \n<p>In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross between $90 million (RM376 million) to $100 million (RM418 million) from 4,570 theaters in its opening weekend, and the week of its release broke&nbsp;<em>Fandango\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;record for <b>most advance tickets sold by a horror film<\/b>.<\/p> \n<p>The film made $37.4 million (RM154 million) on its first day, including $10.5 million (RM41 million) from Thursday night previews, the second-highest total for both a September opening and horror film, behind the first film\u2019s $13.5 million (RM54 million).<\/p> \n<p>It went on to debut at $91 million (RM381 million), also the second-best ever for a horror film and a September release, while being over $30 million (RM125 million) less than the first film.<\/p> \n<p>The lower debut was attributed to a more mixed critical reception, as well as the nearly three-hour run-time, which exhibitors said curbed business. It made $40.7 million (RM167 million) in its second weekend, retaining the top spot, before making $17.2 million (RM71 million) in its third weekend and being dethroned by newcomer <i>Downton Abbey<\/i>.<\/p> \n<p>Now, we don\u2019t really know how much exactly the actors earned for both chapters, but according to an online report, one of the actors earned 2.5 million USD (RM10 million) in&nbsp;<i>IT Chapter II<\/i> alone. <\/p> \n<p>Although we&#8217;ve witnessed the end of&nbsp;PennyWise in the second chapter, Bill Skarsgard (who played PennyWise) and&nbsp;Andr\u00e9s Muschietti were in talks to perhaps make <i>IT Chapter III <\/i>happen.<\/p> \n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/bill-skaarsgard_quote-1-1024x536.jpg?resize=640%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/bill-skaarsgard_quote-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/bill-skaarsgard_quote-1-300x157.jpg 300w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/bill-skaarsgard_quote-1-768x402.jpg 768w,https:\/\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/bill-skaarsgard_quote-1.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\"><\/p> \n<p>So, if <i>IT Chapter III<\/i> materializes, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if it did well in the box office. Perhaps there could be a Nun and PennyWise face off? \u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p> \n<p>I guess we could say that creating PennyWise was a <i>wise <\/i>decision after all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you afraid of clowns?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268230141,"featured_media":2068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[425],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-money-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pennywise, Not So Pound Foolish - CompareHero<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you afraid of clowns? 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