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The Thing

1982 • R • 1h 49m • Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

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🍅 85% 92% MC 57 LB 4.35 IMDb 8.2

The Thing Box Office

Opening Weekend
$3.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$14.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$15.2M
$793K international
Domestic Legs4.6x
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jun 25-27 8 $3.11M — $3.11M 840 $3.7K 1
Jul 2-4 8 $2.97M -4.3% $8.37M 910 $3.3K 2
Jul 9-11 9 $1.92M -35.4% $11.54M 753 $2.6K 3
Jul 16-18 15 $1.07M -44.1% $13.78M 440 $2.4K 4

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Carpenter
ScreenplayBill Lancaster
Produced byDavid Foster, Lawrence Turman, Stuart Cohen, Larry Franco
CinematographyDean Cundey
Music byEnnio Morricone
StarringKurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David
StudioUniversal Pictures

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