For context, the highest-grossing film in history,James Cameron’sAvatar, has grossed $2.9 billion globally.
The highest-grossing King adaptation remains the firstItmovie, directed byAndy Muschietti.
The film made over $700 million worldwide.
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The two It movies are followed byFrank Darabont’sThe Green Mile, which made nearly $300 million globally.
The movie served as Darabont’s follow-up toThe Shawshank Redemption, which was based on a King short story.
Darabont also directedThe Mist, another King adaptation, which grossed nearly $60 million globally.
The Monkey is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The plot follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, played by Theo James and Christian Convery, who discover a cursed monkey toy in their father’s attic. The toy is linked to a series of gruesome deaths, forcing the brothers to confront its dark power years later.
The movie made nearly $50 million in 1980.
After Darabont, the one other filmmaker who has devoted himself to adapting King’s works isMike Flanagan.
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