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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

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$13M
Final
Domestic Legs2.7x
Budget$4M
1988 Rank#74
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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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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 4-6 1 $4.8M — 1,463 $3,300 $4.8M
2 Nov 11-13 4 $2.8M −42.6% 1,459 $1,900 $9.0M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $2.8M
$4.8M
$2.8M
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −42.6%
−42.6%
W1→2
Steepest −42.6%Best hold −42.6%

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