gh ill ▁suggested ▁that ▁It ▁will ▁ear n ▁$ 6 0   mill ion ▁on ▁a ▁domestic ▁total ▁of ▁$ 1 5 0   mill ion , ▁whilst ▁increasing ▁their ▁previous ▁pred ic ation ▁by ▁sevent een - percent ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁to ▁a ▁$ 7 0 ▁opening ▁week end ▁on ▁a ▁domestic ▁total ▁of ▁$ 1 7 5   mill ion ▁within ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁locations ▁stating ▁that ▁" It ▁continues ▁to ▁tr end ▁in ▁un pre ced ented ▁territory ▁for ▁a ▁horror ▁release ". ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁Its ▁release , ▁Sh awn ▁Rob b ins ▁and ▁Alex ▁Ed gh ill ▁increased ▁the ▁estimated ▁projection ▁from ▁$ 7 0   mill ion ▁to ▁$ 8 1   mill ion ▁on ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁with ▁a ▁statement ▁later ▁suggesting ▁the ▁forec ast ▁of ▁$ 8 1   mill ion ▁to ▁potentially ▁be ▁low . ▁ ▁Re ports ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁from ▁For bes ' s ▁Scott ▁M end el son ▁predicted ▁the ▁film ▁may ▁enter ▁the ▁record ▁books ▁for ▁the ▁horror ▁movie ▁genre , ▁with ▁a ▁real istic ▁prediction ▁of ▁It ▁opening ▁over ▁or ▁under ▁of ▁The ▁Con j uring ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Con j uring ▁ 2 s ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁$ 4 0   mill ion ▁opening ▁week end , ▁though ▁M end el son ▁stated ▁that ▁Fif ty ▁Sh ades ▁Dark ers ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁$