▁the ▁record ▁holder ▁for ▁any ▁horror ▁film ▁on ▁a ▁Th urs day ▁in ▁September ▁with ▁$ 7 . 2   mill ion . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁became ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁Stephen ▁King ▁horror ▁film ▁ever ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁world wide , ▁even ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ▁( best ing ▁The ▁Shin ings ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁$ 1 4 5   mill ion ). ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁open ▁to ▁$ 6 0   mill ion , ▁setting ▁the ▁records ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁second ▁opening ▁week end ▁for ▁a ▁September ▁release , ▁while ▁also ▁pushing ▁the ▁domestic ▁total ▁to ▁$ 2 1 8 . 7   mill ion ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁September ▁film ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁( best ing ▁Cro cod ile ▁D unde es ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁$ 1 7 4 . 8   mill ion ). ▁The ▁film ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁ever ▁between ▁the ▁Labor ▁Day - to - Nov ember ▁frame . ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁to ▁$ 2 3 6 . 3   mill ion ▁domestic , ▁setting ▁the ▁records ▁for ▁highest - g ross ing ▁horror ▁film ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁un ad just ed ▁domestic ▁gross ▁( best ing ▁The ▁Ex or c ists ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁$ 2 3 2 . 9   mill ion ), ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁horror