How Many IT Movies Are There?

There are two IT movies in total: It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), both directed by Andy Muschietti for Warner Bros. and New Line. That count covers theatrical feature films only, so it comes to 2 films plus 0 spin-offs. If you arrived here asking about three films, the count is still two, and the television side is covered further down.

It (2017) is the first film, released in US theaters on September 8, 2017, with a runtime of 135 minutes. It opens in Derry, Maine, in October 1988, when young Georgie Denbrough chases a paper boat into a storm drain and meets a clown. The following summer his older brother Bill (Jaeden Martell) leads the Losers Club, a group of bullied outcasts that includes Richie (Finn Wolfhard) and Beverly (Sophia Lillis), against the creature. It was made on a $35 million budget and grossed about $720 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. The full breakdown is on the It (2017) page.

It Chapter Two is the second and, so far, final film, released in the US on September 6, 2019, and running 169 minutes. The story jumps 27 years to 2016, when Mike Hanlon, the one Loser who stayed in Derry, calls his old friends home to keep a childhood promise. Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Bill Hader lead the adult cast, the younger actors return for flashbacks, and Bill Skarsgård is back as Pennywise. The film cost $79 million and grossed roughly $473 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. Port Hope, Ontario stood in for Derry during filming, as Global News reported. The It Chapter Two page has the details.

What about the 1990 miniseries and Welcome to Derry? Both are television, so neither is a film and neither adds to the total. The It (1990 miniseries) is an earlier screen version of Stephen King's novel about a shape-shifting evil that preys on the children of a Maine town, and Tim Curry played Pennywise in it. IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) is a series from HBO. Neither has a film page on Cinvibe, which is why the tally reads 2 films plus 0 spin-offs.

How do the two films compare? The numbers tell a clear story: the sequel ran 34 minutes longer, cost more than double the first film's budget, and still took in roughly two thirds of its worldwide gross, about $473 million against about $720 million. It could be argued that the structure explains part of that gap, because the first film gets its dread from a tight setup, with Georgie and the storm drain, while the second has to spread its attention across six adults, their flashbacks and the loss of Stanley, who takes his own life rather than return to Derry. As such, It (2017) plays as a single contained scare story, and It Chapter Two plays as a long reunion with set pieces between the conversations. That being said, Skarsgård's Pennywise is the thread that ties both together, and the two films work best watched as one saga.

Is a third film coming? No studio or trade announcement has named one, and any talk of a third film remains unconfirmed. You can follow the status on the next IT movie page. The closest thing to new film material is a rumor from August 2019, when Muschietti floated a supercut of both films of roughly 390 minutes with unseen footage. He described it as "only an expression of desire," and Warner Bros. had made no decision. That would be a recut of existing films, not a new one.

If you are new to the saga, start with It (2017) and follow it with It Chapter Two, because the second film leans on the first for its flashbacks and its cast. The it movies in order page lays out the viewing sequence, and the it movies hub has the full overview. You can also check where to watch it before you pick a night, or see the it box office numbers in full. For the characters, start with Pennywise and the losers club it page.