Director
John Carpenter
Starring
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter
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The Thing
📊 Performance IndexMilestones
📊 Performance IndexMilestones
🌎 Global Tracker
(Target:
$500M)
2%
🇺🇸 Domestic (US)
(Target:
$250M)
5%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(Target:
$25M)
3%
⚡ Volatility
🎬 In the Vault
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Site Popularity Rank:
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🕒 Screening PaceLength
Standard Feature
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💰 Box Office
HUD
Live
Data
Opening Weekends
🇺🇸
US Weekend
£3,107,897
🇬🇧
UK Weekend
£316,609
Lifetime Grosses
🇺🇸
Total North American
£11,540,408
🇬🇧
Total United Kingdom
£777,879
🌐
Worldwide Total
£12,318,287
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Official Trailer
Cast & Crew
Directors
John Carpenter
Director
written
Bill Lancaster
Screenwriter
John W. Campbell Jr.
Screenwriter
Producers
Stuart Cohen
Producer
David Foster
Producer
Larry Franco
Producer
Wilbur Stark
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer
MacReady
Dr. Blair
Nauls
Palmer
Childs
Dr. Copper
Vance Norris
George Bennings
Clark
Garry
Fuchs
Windows
Norwegian
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Helicopter Pilot
Pilot
Computer
Norwegian (video footage)
Dog Thing
Norwegian (video footage)
Norwegian (video footage)
Franchise Timeline
International Release Schedule
| Territory / Region | Release Date | Platform / Format |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 Canada | 25 Jun 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 USA | 25 Jun 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Soviet Union | 28 Jun 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Australia | 20 Aug 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 New Zealand | 20 Aug 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Argentina | 26 Aug 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 UK | 26 Aug 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Hong Kong | 30 Sep 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Greece | 20 Oct 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Sweden | 29 Oct 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 France | 3 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Denmark | 5 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Netherlands | 11 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Portugal | 11 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Japan | 13 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Colombia | 18 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Italy | 26 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Ireland | 28 Nov 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Uruguay | 2 Dec 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 India | 10 Dec 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Finland | 17 Dec 1982 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Norway | 21 Jan 1983 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Brazil | 3 Feb 1983 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Mexico | 2 Jun 1983 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Egypt | 10 Dec 1983 | Theatre |
| 🌍 South Korea | 25 Dec 1983 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Czechoslovakia | 20 Nov 1986 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Latvia | 27 Nov 2015 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Philippines | 25 Mar 2019 | Internet |