The Thing

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.

Grosses

Domestic (53.7%)
$16,928,670
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$8,493,665
2,996 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 43 min
GenresHorror Mystery Sci-Fi
In Release84 days/12 weeks
Widest Release2,996 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 14-163$8,493,665-2,996-$2,835$8,493,6651
Oct 21-239$3,069,875-63.9%2,995-1$1,025$14,049,2202
Oct 28-3015$857,325-72.1%1,394-1,601$615$16,075,0753
Nov 4-626$264,955-69.1%384-1,010$689$16,744,6354
Nov 11-1342$64,925-75.5%141-243$460$16,907,4505