▁film ▁released ▁in ▁September , ▁a ▁record ▁currently ▁held ▁by ▁Cro cod ile ▁D und ee ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁St row bridge ▁remarked ▁that ▁Ann abel le : ▁Cre ation ▁may ▁lose ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁the aters ▁the ▁day ▁It ▁comes ▁out . ▁By ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁estimates ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁$ 6 0 – 7 0   mill ion ▁in ▁domestic ▁ticket ▁sales . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁anal yst ▁G ites h ▁P and ya ▁spoke ▁of ▁Its ▁fire power ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁earned ▁very ▁good ▁reviews ▁from ▁film ▁critics , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁taking - into - account ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁luc r ativ eness ▁for ▁horror ▁mov ies ▁during ▁the ▁October ▁period , ▁with ▁P and ya ▁suggesting ▁a ▁$ 6 2   mill ion ▁opening ▁week end . ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁Brad ▁Bre vet ▁of ▁Box ▁Office ▁Mo jo ▁stated ▁that ▁It ▁film ▁had ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁time , ▁whilst ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁worst ▁week ends ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁thus ▁far . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁he ' s ▁forec ast ing ▁an ▁$ 8 5   mill ion ▁opening ▁for ▁It , ▁with ▁anything ▁higher ▁not ▁being ▁a ▁surprise ." ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁reported ▁that ▁Warner ▁B ros .' ▁ins iders ▁are ▁being ▁more ▁c aut ious ▁by ▁stating ▁the ▁figure ▁$ 6 0 -$ 6 5 ▁million , ▁not ing ▁the ▁sl ugg ish ▁market