1982 | DIRECTED BY JOHN CARPENTER

The Thing

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Year
1982

Runtime
109 minutes (1 hr 49 mins)

Certificates

R-18

Director and Primary Cast

Director
John Carpenter

Kurt Russell

Wilford Brimley

T.K. Carter

David Clennon

Keith David

Richard Dysart

Full cast and crew

Salty Popcorn Stats

First viewed:
16th Oct 2016

Last viewed:
28th Jan 2024

Total views:
118

Release Dates

UK release
26th August 1982

41 years 8 months 2 days ago

US release
25th June 1982

41 years 10 months 3 days ago

Canada
25th June 1982

41 years 10 months 3 days ago

Soviet Union
28th June 1982

41 years 10 months ago

Australia
20th August 1982

41 years 8 months 8 days ago

Total Grosses

UK total gross
£814.2 Thousand

US total gross
$11.5 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
487,516 aprox.

US tickets sold
3.9 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 26th Aug '82
Debut box office: 27th Aug '82
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £316.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US Box Office

Release: 25th Jun '82
Debut position: 8
Highest position: 8
Debut gross: $3.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Global Release

Release: 25th Jun '82

Canada
USA

No other global box office data

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Global Box Office Release Breakdown

Canada release date: 25th June 1982
USA release date: 25th June 1982
Soviet Union release date: 28th June 1982
Australia release date: 20th August 1982
New Zealand release date: 20th August 1982
Argentina release date: 26th August 1982
UK release date: 26th August 1982
Hong Kong release date: 30th September 1982
Greece release date: 20th October 1982
Sweden release date: 29th October 1982
France release date: 3rd November 1982
Denmark release date: 5th November 1982
Netherlands release date: 11th November 1982
Portugal release date: 11th November 1982
Japan release date: 13th November 1982
Colombia release date: 18th November 1982
Italy release date: 26th November 1982
Ireland release date: 28th November 1982
Uruguay release date: 2nd December 1982
India release date: 10th December 1982
Finland release date: 17th December 1982
Norway release date: 21st January 1983
Brazil release date: 3rd February 1983
Mexico release date: 2nd June 1983
Egypt release date: 10th December 1983
South Korea release date: 25th December 1983
Czechoslovakia release date: 20th November 1986
Latvia release date: 27th November 2015
Philippines release date: 25th March 2019