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MOVIE
The Thing
1982
109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
NEWS
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
John Carpenter
Starring
Kurt Russell
· Wilford Brimley · T.K. Carter · David Clennon · Keith David · Richard Dysart
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
25th June 1982
Canada release:
25th June 1982
Soviet Union release:
28th June 1982
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
27th Aug '82
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £316.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 14
US box office
Box Office debut: 25th Jun '82
Debut position: 8
Highest position: 8
Debut gross: $3.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 3
Chart position history
UK box office
27 Aug,
1982
1
3 Sep,
1982
1
10 Sep,
1982
2
17 Sep,
1982
3
24 Sep,
1982
3
1 Oct,
1982
4
8 Oct,
1982
4
15 Oct,
1982
4
22 Oct,
1982
4
29 Oct,
1982
4
5 Nov,
1982
4
12 Nov,
1982
4
19 Nov,
1982
6
US box office
25 Jun,
1982
8
2 Jul,
1982
8
9 Jul,
1982
9
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
18
MA
16
16
14
D
13+
14
12
15
15
18+
K-18
13
16
K-16
18
16
A
D
16
T
PG12
18+
18
18+
B
A
16
15
18
R-18
18
M/16
I.C.-14
18+
M18
12
15
18+
16
Total grosses
UK total gross
£828.2 Thousand
US total gross
$11.5 Million
Global total gross
$0
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£828,169
4368
Blitz
4369
The Thing
4370
Hedda Gabler: NT Live 2017
Not a top US grossing movie
Not a top Global grossing movie
Genres
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
US release: 25th June 1982
Canada release: 25th June 1982
Soviet Union release: 28th June 1982
£828.2 Thousand 
$11.5 Million 
$0 
