als ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁$ 5 8   mill ion , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁biggest ▁opening ▁for ▁any ▁film ▁released ▁in ▁September , ▁sur pass ing ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 s ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁$ 4 8 . 4   mill ion . ▁Br andon ▁K atz ▁of ▁The ▁Ob server ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁It ▁lives ▁up ▁to ▁its ▁$ 6 0   mill ion ▁prediction , ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁looking ▁at ▁a ▁world wide ▁total ▁somewhere ▁around ▁$ 4 5 0   mill ion . ▁In ▁August , ▁co - editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Dead line . com ▁Michael ▁F lem ing ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁could ▁exceed ▁a ▁$ 7 0   mill ion ▁opening ▁week end , ▁and ▁even ▁hit ▁$ 8 0   mill ion ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁C . S . ▁St row bridge ▁of ▁The ▁Num bers ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁success , ▁suggesting ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁biggest ▁hit ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁and ▁domin ating ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁in ▁its ▁respective ▁week end ▁of ▁release . ▁St row bridge ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁bu zz ▁of ▁reception ▁increases ▁then ▁a ▁$ 6 0   mill ion ▁opening ▁week end ▁and ▁$ 1 6 0   mill ion ▁total ▁becomes ▁more ▁likely , ▁with ▁St row bridge ▁remark ing ▁that ▁It ▁may ▁even ▁become ▁the ▁all - time ▁highest - g ross ing