▁Festival ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁opening - film ▁of ▁the ▁Sl ash ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁Austria ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁final ▁bow ▁in ▁Italy ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁and ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Stephen ▁King ▁as ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Los ers ’ ▁Club . ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 1 5 ▁I MAX ▁open ings ▁glob ally ▁and ▁of ▁those ▁screen ▁ 3 8 9 ▁opened ▁the ▁horror ▁film ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁its ▁release , ▁Vari ety ▁reported ▁the ▁film ▁broke ▁F and ango ' s ▁pre - s ales ▁record ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁top ▁horror ▁pre - s eller ▁of ▁all - time , ▁e cli ps ing ▁Par an ormal ▁Activity ▁ 3 ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁setting ▁the ▁record ▁as ▁the ▁site ' s ▁top ▁pre - s eller ▁among ▁September ▁releases , ▁be ating ▁Sul ly ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁Vari ety ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁Movie T ick ets . com ▁stated ▁that ▁It ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 5 4 . 4 % ▁of ▁all ▁tick ets ▁sold ▁through ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁with ▁It ▁s elling