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The Thing

The Thing

Director:
John Carpenter
Key stars:
Kurt Russell
Wilford Brimley
T.K. Carter
David Clennon
Keith David
Richard Dysart
Charles Hallahan
Peter Maloney

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Runtime

109 minutes
(1 hours 49 minutes)

Release Dates

UK
26th August 1982
USA
25th June 1982
Canada
25th June 1982
Soviet Union
28th June 1982
Australia
20th August 1982
New Zealand
20th August 1982
UK
26th August 1982

USA
25th June 1982

Canada
25th June 1982

Soviet Union
28th June 1982

Australia
20th August 1982

New Zealand
20th August 1982

Argentina
26th August 1982

Hong Kong
30th September 1982

Greece
20th October 1982

Sweden
29th October 1982

France
3rd November 1982

Denmark
5th November 1982

Netherlands
11th November 1982

Portugal
11th November 1982

Japan
13th November 1982

Colombia
18th November 1982

Italy
26th November 1982

Ireland
28th November 1982

Uruguay
2nd December 1982

India
10th December 1982

Finland
17th December 1982

Norway
21st January 1983

Brazil
3rd February 1983

Mexico
2nd June 1983

Egypt
10th December 1983

South Korea
25th December 1983

Czechoslovakia
20th November 1986

Latvia
27th November 2015

Philippines
25th March 2019

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Certificates


18

18+

K-18

13

16

K-16

IIB

18

16

A

D

16

T

PG12

18+

18

18+

B

A

16

R16

15

18

R-18

18

M/16

I.C.-14

18+

R18

M18

18

18

12

15

18+

R

16

18+

18

18

MA

16

16

14

D

13+

14

12

15

15
Total grosses

Total UK gross
£763,861
4218
Dream Scenario
4219
The Thing
4220
Supersonic
 
 

Genres


Horror
Horror
Mystery
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
UK box office flow (top 15)
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
27th August 1982
1
3rd September 1982
2
10th September 1982
3
17th September 1982
3
24th September 1982
4
1st October 1982
4
8th October 1982
4
15th October 1982
UK box office history for 'The Thing'
reverse list
Weekend 27th August 1982 ↩
Week 1
  1. The Thing
    £316,609
  2. Who Dares Wins
    £194,261
  3. Rocky III
    £62,028
  4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    £27,099
  5. Annie
    £22,703
Weekend 3rd September 1982 ↩
Week 2
  1. The Thing
    £158,305
  2. Who Dares Wins
    £97,131
  3. Rocky III
    £31,014
  4. Annie
    £17,464
  5. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    £13,550
Weekend 10th September 1982 ↩
Week 3
  1. Blade Runner
    £453,248
  2. The Thing
    £79,153
  3. Who Dares Wins
    £48,566
  4. Rocky III
    £15,507
  5. Annie
    £9,702
  6. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    £7,528
Weekend 17th September 1982 ↩
Week 4
  1. Poltergeist
    £742,904
  2. Blade Runner
    £211,040
  3. The Thing
    £39,577
  4. Who Dares Wins
    £24,283
  5. Rocky III
    £8,615
  6. Annie
    £4,851
  7. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    £3,764
Weekend 24th September 1982 ↩
Week 5
  1. Poltergeist
    £484,086
  2. Blade Runner
    £139,936
  3. The Thing
    £19,789
  4. Who Dares Wins
    £12,142
  5. Rocky III
    £6,627
  6. Annie
    £2,426
  7. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    £2,091
Weekend 1st October 1982 ↩
Week 6
  1. The Entity
    £292,739
  2. Poltergeist
    £194,677
  3. Blade Runner
    £104,384
  4. The Thing
    £10,994
  5. Who Dares Wins
    £6,746
  6. Rocky III
    £5,098
  7. Annie
    £1,348
  8. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    £1,162
Weekend 8th October 1982 ↩
Week 7
  1. Poltergeist
    £144,974
  2. The Entity
    £110,615
  3. Blade Runner
    £68,832
  4. The Thing
    £8,457
  5. Rocky III
    £3,922
  6. Who Dares Wins
    £3,373
Weekend 15th October 1982 ↩
Week 8
  1. Poltergeist
    £95,269
  2. The Entity
    £82,123
  3. Blade Runner
    £35,552
  4. The Thing
    £4,229
  5. Who Dares Wins
    £2,595
  6. Rocky III
    £2,179
Weekend 28th October 2022 ↩
Week 9
  1. Black Adam
    £3,488,800
  2. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
    £1,499,101
  3. The Banshees of Inisherin
    £1,270,321
  4. Prey For the Devil
    £859,717
  5. Coldplay - Music of the Spheres: Live Broadcast From Buenos Aires
    £745,541
  6. Smile
    £646,084
  7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    £454,250
  8. Barbarian
    £380,812
  9. Halloween Ends
    £331,771
  10. Triangle of Sadness
    £308,950
  11. BROS
    £215,612
  12. Ticket to Paradise
    £210,100
  13. The Woman King
    £156,504
  14. The Legend of Maula Jatt
    £121,113
  15. Decision to Leave
    £106,558