‘IT’ stays atop box office but ‘Hustlers’ draws raves

In this file photo taken on Aug. 26, actor Bill Skarsgard arrives for the premiere of IT Chapter Two in Westwood, California; he plays Pennywise, the murderous clown. The film stayed atop the North American box office this weekend (earning Warner Bros. an estimated $40.7 million for the three-day period, down from its $91 million opening last weekend), but the buzzy new Jennifer Lopez movie Hustlers ( which took in $33.2 million for STX Films) notched a strong second place, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.