The long wait forITpaid off in a huge way for audiences and everyone else involved. The thriller absolutelyshattered records this weekend, bringing in more money than your average superhero adventure and proving that good horror can stillbring big bucks at the box office. One screening forIThad a very special guest in the form of Jackson Robert Scott, who plays Georgie in the newITand, as an added, amazing bonus, he came dressed as Georgie to watch the movie with an excited audience.
Jackson Robert Scott showed up at theAlamo Drafthouse Phoenixlocation over the weekend to seeITand, via their official Instagram account, they documented his appearance. They decided to take a couple of photos of him in his full Georgie get up, complete with paper boat and even a red balloon. This 8-year-old kid may have stolen the weekend from Pennywise because this is undeniably great.
“We floated with Georgie last night! #IT #Georgie #alamophx @jacksonrobertscottofficial”
The Alamo Drafthouse got a lot of attention over the weekend for their presentation ofIT. The theater chain hosted “clown-only” screenings ofITall over the country which sold out in many locations. Perhaps the only way to make a screening ofITmore unsettling than it already is on its own is to be surrounded by a bunch of actual clowns. Though, anyone who sat next to Jackson Robert Scott dressed as Georgie must have felt pretty uneasy, given the way that things work out for Bill’s little brother in the movie. On the other hand, it was probably pretty cool to see the actual Georgie there.
Jackson Robert Scott and all of the otheryoung actors in IThelped propel the movie’s tremendous success. Their performances, coupled withBill Skarsgard’s new take on Pennywise, helped garner a lot of critical acclaim for Andy Muschietti’sITand helped it to become the record-setting monster it is. The movie made $123 million over the weekend, which easily makes it the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror movie and thesecond-biggest opening weekend for an R-rated movieever, trailing onlyDeadpool. Ahead of the weekend, tracking had the movie bringing somewhere in the neighborhood of $60 to $70 million, soITabsolutely obliterated expectations.
Even though he is very young,ITis going to help make Jackson Robert Scott a very promising young actor in Hollywood. He has already locked down a part in Hulu’s pilot forLocke and Key, which will reunite him with director Andy Muschietti. There’s also some room for him to possibly make an appearance in theITsequel, which is unquestionably going to be put on the fast track after what happened this weekend. Be sure to check out the photos of Georgie at the Alamo Drafthouse watchingITfor yourself below.
