place , ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁September ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁huge ▁open ings , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Its ▁R ▁rating . ▁An ita ▁Bus ch ▁and ▁Anthony ▁D ' A less andro ▁of ▁Dead line . com ▁reported ▁that ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁It ▁could ▁run ▁past ▁$ 9 0 ▁million , ▁with ▁some ▁track ers ▁looking ▁at ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁film ' s ▁opening ▁week end . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response It ▁received ▁pra ise ▁for ▁its ▁performances , ▁direction , ▁screen play , ▁cinemat ography , ▁and ▁musical ▁score . ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 6 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 6 8 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 2 4 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" Well - act ed ▁and ▁fi end ish ly ▁fright ening ▁with ▁an ▁em otion ally ▁affect ing ▁story ▁at ▁its ▁core , ▁It ▁ampl ifies ▁the ▁horror ▁in ▁Stephen ▁King ' s ▁classic ▁story ▁without ▁losing ▁touch ▁with ▁its ▁heart ." ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁another ▁review ▁aggreg ator , ▁assigned ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 9 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁Aud ien ces ▁pol led ▁by ▁Cinema Score ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁average ▁grade ▁of ▁" B +"