0 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁in ▁ 2 D ▁and ▁I MAX . ▁The ▁film ▁set ▁numerous ▁box ▁office ▁records ▁and ▁gross ed ▁over ▁$ 7 0 1   mill ion ▁world wide , ▁becoming ▁the ▁fifth - high est - g ross ing ▁R - r ated ▁film ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁Un ad just ed ▁for ▁infl ation , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁horror ▁film ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁It ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁the ▁performances , ▁direction , ▁cinemat ography ▁and ▁musical ▁score , ▁and ▁many ▁calling ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁Stephen ▁King ▁adapt ations . ▁It ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁and ▁nomin ations , ▁ear ning ▁two ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁Area ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Association ▁nomin ations , ▁including ▁Best ▁Act ing ▁Ens emble . ▁It ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Crit ics ' ▁Cho ice ▁Movie ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Sci - Fi / Hor ror ▁Movie . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁three ▁Bog ey ▁Awards , ▁for ▁pulling ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁million ▁German ▁adm issions ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁days . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁films ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by ▁various ▁critics , ▁appearing ▁on ▁several ▁critics ' ▁end - of - year ▁lists . ▁ ▁A ▁sequ el , ▁It ▁Chapter ▁Two , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September