<P> The film stars Jaeden Lieberher and Bill Skarsgård as Bill Denbrough and Pennywise the Dancing Clown, respectively, with Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton, and Jackson Robert Scott in supporting roles . Principal photography began in the Riverdale neighborhood of Toronto on June 27, 2016, and ended on September 21, 2016 . Other Ontario locations included Port Hope and Oshawa . </P> <P> It premiered in Los Angeles on September 5, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 8, 2017 . Upon release, the film set numerous box office records and has grossed $683 million worldwide . Unadjusted for inflation, it is the highest - grossing horror film and the second highest - grossing R - rated film of all - time (after Deadpool). It is also the 9th highest - grossing film of 2017 . It received positive reviews, with critics praising the performances, direction, cinematography and musical score, with many calling it one of the best Stephen King adaptations . </P> <P> A sequel, It: Chapter Two, is scheduled to be released on September 6, 2019 . </P> <P> In October 1988, stuttering teenager Bill Denbrough gives his seven - year - old brother, Georgie, a paper sailboat . Georgie sails the boat along the rainy streets of small town Derry and is disappointed when it falls down a storm drain . As he attempts to retrieve it, Georgie sees a clown in the sewer who introduces himself as "Pennywise the Dancing Clown". The clown entices Georgie to come closer by talking about the circus, then severs his arm and drags him into the sewer drain . </P>

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