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They Live

1988 • R • 1h 34m • Action, Horror, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.

🍅 86% 80% MC 55 LB 3.76 IMDb 7.2

They Live Box Office

Opening Weekend
$4.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$13M
Final
Domestic Legs2.7x
Budget$4M
1988 Rank#74
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Nov 4-6 1 $4.83M — $4.83M 1,463 $3.3K 1
Nov 11-13 4 $2.77M -42.6% $8.99M 1,459 $1.9K 2

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Carpenter
ScreenplayJohn Carpenter (as Frank Armitage)
Produced byLarry Franco
CinematographyGary B. Kibbe
Music byJohn Carpenter, Alan Howarth
StarringRoddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, Raymond St. Jacques, George 'Buck' Flower, Peter Jason
StudioUniversal Pictures

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