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The ThingFollow

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

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.

🍅 85% 92% MC 57 LB 4.35 IMDb 8.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$14.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$15.20M
$793K international
Domestic legs4.6x
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Cast & crew

Full Carpenter filmography
John Carpenter John Carpenter Director Kurt Russell Kurt Russell Starring Wilford Brimley Wilford Brimley Starring Keith David Keith David Starring Universal Pictures Studio
ScreenplayBill Lancaster Produced byDavid Foster, Lawrence Turman, Stuart Cohen, Larry Franco CinematographyDean Cundey Music byEnnio Morricone StudioUniversal Pictures

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 25-27 8 $3.1M — 840 $3,700 $3.1M
2 Jul 2-4 8 $3.0M −4.3% 910 $3,267 $8.4M
3 Jul 9-11 9 $1.9M −35.4% 753 $2,552 $11.5M
4 Jul 16-18 15 $1.1M −44.1% 440 $2,440 $13.8M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $1.1M
$3.1M
$3.0M
$1.9M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −44.1%
−4.3%
W1→2
−35.4%
W2→3
−44.1%
W3→4
Steepest −44.1%Best hold −4.3%

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