0 7 1 ▁the aters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁opening ▁for ▁an ▁R - r ated ▁horror ▁movie , ▁impro ving ▁on ▁Ali en : ▁C oven ants ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ 3 , 7 6 1 ▁the aters . ▁The ▁film ▁made ▁$ 1 3 . 5   mill ion ▁from ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁pre views , ▁setting ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁highest ▁amount ▁for ▁an ▁R - r ated ▁film , ▁( best ing ▁Dead po ols ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁$ 1 2 . 6   mill ion ), ▁an ▁R - r ated ▁horror ▁film ▁( best ing ▁Par an ormal ▁Activity ▁ 3 s ▁$ 8   mill ion ), ▁a ▁September ▁release , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁biggest ▁Th urs day ▁preview ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁King ' s ▁adapt ations . ▁The ▁film ▁opened ▁to ▁$ 5 1   mill ion ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁day , ▁breaking ▁previous ▁records ▁for ▁the ▁highest - open ing ▁R - r ated , ▁non - sequ el ▁horror ▁film ▁( best ing ▁The ▁Con j ur ings ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁$ 4 1   mill ion ), ▁and ▁the ▁highest - open ing ▁Stephen ▁King ▁movie ▁( best ing ▁ 1 4 0 8 s ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁$ 2 0   mill ion ). ▁The ▁$ 5 1   mill ion ▁also ▁gave ▁It ▁the ▁biggest ▁single - day ▁opening ▁for ▁an ▁R