Not since Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning performance as the Joker has a cinematic trickster generated so much conversation, and it all stems from Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Stephen King's flesh-munching abomination has been haunting theaters for several weeks now, pulling in a record amount of box office receipts in the process. It is currently at $417 million (worldwide) and counting, and all signs point to Andy Muschietti's R-rated scarefest being remembered as one of 2017's bona fide success stories.