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Stephen King's It scares off The Exorcist to become highest-grossing horror ever

Written By Unknown on Friday, September 29, 2017 | 7:11 AM

The adaptation of King’s demonic clown story crosses $500m mark at the global box office as studio fast-tracks sequel

Stephen King’s It has broken the 44-year record set by The Exorcist to become the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Warner Bros announced Thursday that the film, an adaptation of King’s novel about a child-devouring clown, had crossed the $500m (£399m) mark at the global box office, besting the $441m total made by The Exorcist. It had already set the record for a horror film in 17 territories, including the US, the UK and Australia.

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