Plot Synopsis for Mother!

Seriously, WTF?!


Him (Javier Bardem) places a large crystallized object in a pedestal. The structure he is in changes from a burnt-out husk to a newly renovated house. Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) forms in a bed, wondering aloud where Him, her husband, is. An acclaimed author struggling with severe writer's block, Him's creative issues begin to take a toll on the tranquil existence that Mother has created for the home. She starts seeing things around the house that unsettle her, including visualizing a beating heart within the walls of the house.
One day, Man (Ed Harris) turns up at the house, asking for a room. Him readily agrees, and Mother reluctantly follows suit. During his stay, Man experiences prolonged coughing fits. Mother witnesses Him assist Man as he crouches over the toilet and catches a glimpse of a fresh wound by his rib area before her husband covers it with his hand. The next day, Man's wife, Woman (Michelle Pfeiffer), also arrives to stay. Mother begins to become more and more frustrated with her guests, while Him begs her to let them stay, reasoning that it makes the house feel alive to him. He also tells Mother that the guests are fans of his work and that the male guest is dying, and wanted to meet Him before dying. However, when Man and Woman accidentally break and shatter the crystallized object, Him and Mother come to a decision to kick them out.
While preparing to leave, the couple's two sons (Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson) arrive and start to fight over the will their father has left. The Oldest Son, who will be left with nothing, mortally injures his Younger Brother, and seemingly flees, while Him, Man, and Woman take the injured son to get help. As Mother grows more and more paranoid after she is left alone in the house, the Oldest Son comes back but leaves abruptly, taking Man's wallet. Upon returning, Him informs Mother that the son has died and has been buried. Dozens of people begin arriving at the house for a wake for the dead son. More and more people arrive, and behave in a way that bothers Mother; she becomes angrier and eventually snaps when the plumbing breaks and begins to flood the house. She kicks everyone out. Angry with Him for allowing so many people into the house for his own pleasure and ignoring her, she berates him before the two have sex.
The next morning, Mother announces that she is pregnant. The news leaves Him elated and inspires him to finish his work. A few months later, Mother prepares for the arrival of their child and reads Him's newest piece, which is so beautiful it drives her to tears. Upon publication, it immediately sells out every copy. In celebration, Mother prepares dinner for him when a group of fans arrives at the house. As she barricades herself in her home, more fans arrive and begin to enter the house to use the bathroom. More arrive and their behavior devolves into stealing their belongings as keepsakes, and disrupting the environment. An increasingly disoriented Mother makes her way around the house as each room devolves into chaos. Him's publisher, the Herald (Kristen Wiig), takes part in the madness, executing some of his fans with point-blank gunshots to the head. Military men with guns arrive to help Mother, but a cult of devoted fans forms around Him; they start to engage in rituals.
Mother goes into labor and finds her husband, who takes her to his study, where she gives birth. The havoc outside subsides as he tells Mother that the massive crowd wants to see the baby. Refusing, she holds on tight to her son. When she falls asleep, however, he takes the baby outside to the crowd, who grab him and break his neck. Devastated, Mother makes her way to the front of the crowd where she sees the hacked corpse of her child and witnesses the crowd eating his flesh. Furious at them, she calls them murderers and begins stabbing them with a shard of broken glass. They turn on her, beginning to strip and beat her until Him intervenes and stops it. Mother escapes the grasps of the crowd and makes her way to the cellar where the furnace oil tank is. Despite her husband's pleas, Mother sets the oil on fire, destroying the crowd, the house, and some of the surrounding garden and trees.
Both Mother and Him survive, but Mother is horrifically burned while Him is unscathed. He asks her for the love she has left for him, and she agrees to give it to him. He then tears open her chest, removing her heart in the process. As he crushes the heart, a large crystallized object is revealed. He places the object in a pedestal. Once again, the house changes from a burnt-out husk to a newly renovated house. A new Mother forms in a bed and wakes up, wondering aloud where Him is.

Tracking IT's Historic Box Office Run: Saturday 9/23 and Sunday 9/24

IT's Combined Total on 9/23 and 9/24: 20.9 Million Dollars
Total Through 9/24: 266.3 Million (33.4 Million Past The Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/24: Toy Story 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Despicable Me, Men in Black, Jaws, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Incredibles, Despicable Me 3, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

All Time Box Office Rank: 92

Other Notable Accomplishments: IT is now the 6th highest grossing Rated R movie of all time. The next rated R movie it will pass will be "The Hangover" which it is currently 11 million behind. It is just the 35th movie ever and the first this year to make at least 30 million dollars in its 3rd weekend.

Tracking IT's Historical Box Office Run: Thursday 9/21 and Friday 9/22

IT's 9/21 and 9/22 Combined Total: 13.0 Million
Total Through Friday 9/22: 245.4 Million

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/22: The Exorcist, War of the Worlds, Brave, Twister, Ghostbusters, Bruce Almighty, Cars

All Time Box Office Rank: 115

Other Notable Accomplishments: It only took IT 14 days to break a 44 year old record as on Thursday it surpassed the Exoricst for the highest grossing horror movie of all time. IT is also now after just two weeks the 7th highest grossing rated R movie of all time. Now the question is, high high can IT go? The floor is about 310 million if IT kind of falls off a bit, but it can also go as high as 350 million if IT continues to perform well at the box office, only time will tell.

Tracking IT's historic box office run: Wednesday 9/20

IT Wednesday 9/20: Total: 4.0 Million
Total Through Wednesday 9/20: 232.4 Million (0.5 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/20: The Martian, The Lost World: Jurassic Park

All Time Box Office Rank: 134

All Time Horror Movies
1. The Exorcist (232.9 Million)
2. IT (232.4 Million)

Tracking IT's historic Box Office Run: Tuesday 9/19

IT Monday 9/19 Box Office Total: 5.3 Million
Total Through Tuesday 9/19: 228.3 Million (4.6 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/19: Signs, Logan, Hankcock

All Time Box Office Rank: 137

Other Notable Accomplishments: The 5.3 million IT made Tuesday is the second most any movie has ever made on a Tuesday in September or October, only behind the amount of money IT made last Tuesday.

All Time Horror Movies
1. The Exorcist: 232.9 Million
2. IT: 228.3 Million

Tracking IT's Historic Box Office Run: Monday 9/18

IT Monday 9/18 Box Office Total: 4.2 Million Dollars
Total Through Monday 9/18: 223.0 Million Dollars (9.9 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/18: Ted, Beauty and The Beast, Mrs. Doubtfire

All Time Box Office Rank: 144

Other Notable Accomplishments: IT has now moved into the top 10 all time for R rated movies, sliding past Ted yesterday to move to number 10. Monday was the 11th straight day IT made at least three times more money than any other movie in the theatres, only the 6th movie ever to sustain such a streak for at least 11 days.

All Time Horror Movies
1. The Exorcist (232.9 Million)
2. IT (223.0 Million)

Tracking IT's historic Box Office Run: Sunday 9/17

IT Sunday 9/17 Box Office Total: 14.5 Million
Total Through Sunday 9/17: 218.7 Million (14.2 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/17: Terminator 2, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Back to the Future, Aladdin

All Time Box Office Rank: 150

Other Notable Accomplishments: IT now has the two highest sunday totals of any movie ever in September or October. Last week was #1, this week #2. IT is now the 11th highest grossing rated R movie of all time. IT will pass the Exorcist for highest grossing horror movie of all time on Wednesday or Thursday, less than two weeks after its first day in theaters.

Top 2 Highest Grossing Horror Movies of all time
1. The Exorcist: 232.9 Million
2. IT: 218.7 Million

Tracking IT's historic Box Office run: Saturday September 16th

IT Saturday 9/16 Box Office Total: 25.5 Million
Total Through Saturday 9/16: 202.7 Million (30.2 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/16: Ant-Man, Thor, Grease, Toy Story, 22 Jump Street

All Time Box Office Rank: 177

Other Notable Accomplishments: IT has now made more money in its 2nd weekend than any other September or October movie has ever made in its opening weekend. IT is just the 14th rated R movie ever to make 200 Million dollars.

Top 2 Highest Grossing Horror Movies of all time
1. The Exorcist: 232.9 Million
2. IT: 202.7 Million

Tracking IT's historic Box Office Run: Friday 9/15

It Friday 9/15 Box Office Total: 18.5 Million
Total Through Friday 9/15: 177.2 Million (55.7 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for All time money made on 9/15: A Bug's Life, Meet the Parents, Tarzan, Elf, Home Alone 2, Apollo 13, Get Out, There's Something About Mary

All Time Box Office Rank: 237

Other Notable Accomplishments: It only took IT 8 days to become the second highest grossing horror movie of all time. The 18.5 million IT made in its second Friday is more than any other movie has ever made on its opening day Friday in September or October.

Top 2 Highest Grossing Horror Movies of all time
1. The Exorcist: 232.9 Million
2. IT: 177.2 Million

TRacking IT's historic Box office run: Thursday 9/14

It Thursday 9/14 Box Office Total: 7.2 Million Dollars
Total Through Thursday 9/14: 158.7 Million Dollars (74.2 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/14: Cars 3, Scooby-Doo, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, What Lies Beneath, Gremlins, The Sound of Music

All Time Box Office Rank: 295

Other Notable Accomplishments: A Theme this week, the 7.2 Million dollars IT made Thursday is the most any movie has ever made on a Thursday is September or October. Before this week, the most any movie had ever made on a weekday (Monday Through Thursday) in September or October was 5.8 million dollars. IT broke that record all four days this week, meaning IT now has the top 4 weekday grosses in September and October all time. IT is now the third highest grossing horror movie of all time, by Sunday it will be #2.

Top 3 Highest Grossing Horror Movies of all time
1. The Exorcist (232.9 Million)
2. Get Out (175.5 Million)
3. IT (158.7 Million)

Tracking IT's Historic Box Ofice Run: Wednesday 9/13

IT Wednesday 9/13 Box Office Total: 7.9 Million
Total Through Wednesday 9/13: 151.5 (81.4 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/13: Dr. Doolittle, The Santa Clause, Lilo and Stitch

All Time Box Office Rank: 321

Other Notable Accomplishments: The 7.9 million IT made Wednesday is the most any movie has ever made on a Wednesday in September or October. Tonight IT will become the third highest grossing horror movie of all time, after just one week.

Top 5 All Time Horror Movies
1. The Exorcist (232.9 Million)
2. Get Out (175.5 Million)
3. What Lies Beneath (155.5 Million)
4. Gremlins (153.1 Million)
5. IT (151.5 Million)

Tracking IT's Historic Box Office Run: Tuesday 9/12

IT Tuesday 9/12 Box Office Total: 11.4 Million
Total Through Tuesday 9/12: 143.6 Million (89.3 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made on 9/12: The Green Mile, The Conjuring, The Blair Witch Project, Animal House, The Incredible Hulk (First Marvel movie passed)

All Time Box Office Rank: 356

Other Notable Accomplishments: the 11.4 Million dollars IT made Tuesday is the most any movie has ever made on a weekday (Monday Through Thursday) in September or October. The previous record was 5.8 million. IT nearly doubled that number. After just five days IT is the 5th highest grossing horror movie of all time.

Top 5 all time horror movies
1. The Exorcist (232.9 Million)
2. Get Out (175.5 Million)
3. What Lies Beneath (155.5 Million)
4. Gremlins (153.1 Million)
5. IT (143.6 Million)

Tracking IT's historic box office run

In 1973, The Exoricst made 232.9 Million dollars. in the 44 years since, no other horror movie has made more. The Exorcist has held the record for highest grossing horror movie of all time for 44 years!!!! Now, finally, a new movie has emerged that will not only top the Exorcist, its going to blow by with ease. It indeed is a matter of "when" not "if" IT will become the highest grossing horror movie of all time. Since we know were are going to be witnessing a historical box office run, I thought it'd be fun to follow IT day by day as it works its way toward passing the Exorcist. We'll also look at other notable movies IT will pass every day. Again, it can not be stated enough how historical this box office run will be. Horror movies traditionally just dont make a lot of money. The demographic is too small. R rated horror movies usually make even less because they cut out teenagers, a large part of horror movie demographics. So for IT to be making as much as it is is something that is going to be unprecented to watch.

IT Monday 9/11 Box Office Total: 8.8 Million Dollars
Total Through Monday 9/11 (4 Days): 132.2 Million Dollars (100.7 Million Behind Exorcist)

Notable Movies IT Passed for all time money made on Monday 9/11: Silence of the Lambs, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Ring

All Time Box Office Rank: 415

Other Notable Accomplishments: 79.7% of all people who bought a movie ticket over the weekend bought their ticket to see IT. This is the 5th highest percentage of people seeing one movie in a weekend ever.

Top Ten All Time Horror Movies
1. The Exorcist: 232.9 Million
2. Get Out: 175.5 Million
3. What Lies Beneath: 155.5 Million
4. Gremlins: 153.1 Million
5. The Blair Witch Project: 140.6 Million
6. The Conjuring: 137.4 Million
7. IT: 132.2 Million

ITs 123 Million dollar opening weekend touted "One of the most incredible box office stories of all time."

Box Office Mojo has called IT's 123 million dollar opening weekend one of the top ten most incredible box office stories of all time. There is not enough adjectives in the world to describe the incredible nature of an R rated horror movie making 123 Million in 3 days. For reference, "Get Out" another R rated horror movie this year, was considered an astounding success when it made $43 million in its opening weekend. Just to put it in perspective, lets compare IT to other popular R rated horror movies and how much they made in their opening weekend.

Get Out:43 Million
The Conjuring: 41 Million
Freddy Vs Jason: 36 Million

Before IT, these were the top three R rated horror movie opening weekends. Combined they don't match what IT did.

Box Office Mojo says "In our January 1st predictions, we predicted IT to have a 37 million opening weekend and make $111 million overall. We thought we were being optimistic with that prediction. IT has completely defied logic for what an R rated horror movie can make. With several weeks yet until Halloween, the sky is the limit for what IT can make, 350 Million is very much within range, a number usually reserved for Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar movies. Who would have thought at the beginning of the year that IT, an R rated horror movie, would make more money than Cars 3, Spiderman: Homecoming, Despicable Me 3, maybe even Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Wonder Woman? When we look back years from now, ITs box office run will be as remarkable as classic Box office runs such as The Avengers, The Dark Knight, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Jaws, and Titanic. We are witnessing history."

IT has ruined all other horror movies for me

I try not to be a prisoner of the moment. When you are on the high of just seeing a new movie its really easy to proclaim it your new favorite immediately, but I really like to sit and process what I saw and digest it before making such claims. IT was far and away my most anticipated movie ever. I just dont get that excited for new movies. Even movies I am really excited about, say one such as Spiderman: Homecoming, I dont count down the days until it comes out and get super excited as it comes closer. But IT was different. Ever since the first trailer dropped back in March I have been counting down the days. Ever since Mid August I rewatched the trailer 5-10 times a night, spent so much time on Youtube watching behind the scenes footage, and cast interviews and other things. I was jacked for this movie to say the least. There was no way it could live up to the hype I built up for it in my head. And somehow it did, dare I say it even exceeded my all too high expectations.

Before I get into what I thought about the movie, lets get into the phenomenon it is for the whole country right now. The success of this movie is completely unprecedented. IT made an astounding 51 million on its opening day. After just one day IT is already in the top ten highest grossing horror movies ever. 51 Million is a number for opening day usually reserved for Batman, Spiderman, Star Wars, and Pixar movies. Certainly not R rated horror movies. The average R rated horror movie makes about 5-6 million on its opening day. Again, IT made 51 Million. It had 16 showings on its opening day at the closest theater to my house. All 16 sold out. I kept track. This is like something weve never seen before. Truly, IT is only the second horror movie EVER to sell out theaters and destroy the box office like this. The first? The Exorcist. 44 years ago. Thats how long its been since weve seen something to this level for a horror movie. Its astounding. Update: IT is now projected to make $120 Million in its opening weekend. Spiderman Homecoming made $117 Million. An R rated horror movie is going to make more money in its opening weekend than a Spiderman movie, with Iron Man in it, released in the middle of summer, when the most people go to movies. To say this is groundbreaking would be an understatement.

Back to me. IT is a masterpiece. After having time to digest, there is no doubt this is one of my top ten favorite movies of all time. Probably top five, maybe top three. Why? First, they have incredible source material to work with. The story Stephen King came up with here is probably the greatest horror novel ever created. It's an incredible story, and so all they filmakers had to do was find a way to make it translate well to the big screen. And they did. As beloved as the 1990 version is to so many people, the simple fact is that overall it is pretty mediocre fare. This coming from somebody who loves it (I love many many horror movies that I can admit are mediocre from a quality standpoint.)Its so popular and iconic because Tim Curry is an incredible actor and completely carried the movie as Pennywise, but any scene without him is nothing special. Not to mention the source material is very neutered because its a made for TV movie so needed to be made for TV audiences.

For starters this movie has an R rating and it earns every bit of it. The opening scene where Georgie gets killed is graphic, disturbing, and even rattled me for a moment. Right off the bat they want you to know this isn't the cheesy 1990 version. The verbal exchange between Pennywise and Georgie lasts what seems like forever (Purposefully Im sure) as the tension ratchets up to an unbearable level. It's a scene I wont soon forget, a perfectly horrifying introduction too this version of Pennywise. But by no means is this movie all about the scares.

What I absolutely adored about this movie is the way it juggles so many different genres back and forth within its two hours. It shifts back and forth between comedy, horror, and emotionally poignant and touching scenes so often and so quickly it can be jarring, but just makes the movie all the better. One moment your doubled over in laughter and five seconds later the mood has shifted back to horror. Many movies are horror comedies (American Werewolf in London is a masterclass in horror comedy) but the comedy part of those movies always fall on the side of dark/black humor or over the top sight gags. IT employs straight up comedy, watching the kids banter back and forth might just be the highlight of the movie as a whole actually. It's hilarious and allows the movie to breathe rather than being a screamfest. Its safe to say the way this movie violently shifts back and forth from horror to comedy to lighthearted so many times is something we've never seen in a movie before, and may never see again.

Apart from the comedy and horror aspects, I touched upon the emotionally poignant part of this movie. The "losers club" completely steal the movie. Their incredible acting and the way they build up each of the characters with their own unique personalities and traits and mannerisms leads to something incredibly rare in horror movies: Characters you actually care about. IT is the rare horror movie where you hope with all your heart that no one dies, because you love the characters so damn much. I've heard many say that IT is more a coming of age movie than a horror movie and I completely agree. The movie is at its core about a group of outsiders who come together to defeat evil. Its a very relatable theme and once again these are traits that are just so rare in a horror movie and thats what makes it special.

In the end this movie will live in my heart as an all time favorite because of the tapestry of genres it weaves together to make a perfect whole. Its a movie about facing your fears and standing up for what you believe in. its a movie about friendship and sticking together through tough times. Its a movie that somehow perfectly pulls off being heartfelt, hilarious, and terrifying, sometimes all three within a span of five minutes. Because of that, IT is truly a movie like we've never seen before, and may never see again.