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MOVIE

The Thing

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1982

109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)

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: 9

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

US box office

25 Jun, 1982
8

2 Jul, 1982
8

9 Jul, 1982
9

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-18

M/16

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£814.2 Thousand

US total gross
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$11.5 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Thing

27 Aug 1982

£316,609

3 Sep 1982

1▲▼

£158,305

£538,236

10 Sep 1982

2▼

£79,153

£645,093

17 Sep 1982

3▼

£39,577

£702,480

24 Sep 1982

3▲▼

£19,789

£731,174

1 Oct 1982

4▼

£10,994

£745,466

8 Oct 1982

4▲▼

£8,457

£757,729

15 Oct 1982

4▲▼

£4,229

£763,861

28 Oct 2022

22▼

£50,290

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

25 Jun 1982

8▲

$3,107,897

2 Jul 1982

8▲▼

$2,973,027

$8,367,389

9 Jul 1982

9▼

$1,921,742

$11,540,408