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1982 | DIRECTED BY JOHN CARPENTER

The Thing

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Movie Stats
Year
1982
Runtime
 109 minutes (1 hr 49 mins)
Certificates

18

R

R-18

B

16
Select Cast
Kurt Russell
Wilford Brimley
T.K. Carter
David Clennon
Keith David
Richard Dysart
Full cast and crew
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No of ratings:
2
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First viewed:
16th Oct 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
176
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
25th June 1982
44 years 5 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
25th June 1982
44 years 5 days ago
Soviet Union release date
 Soviet Union
28th June 1982
44 years 2 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
20th August 1982
43 years 10 months 10 days ago
New Zealand release date
 New Zealand
20th August 1982
43 years 10 months 10 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
26th August 1982
43 years 10 months 4 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £832.7 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $11.5 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
498,643 aprox.
United States Flag
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: 15
US Box Office
  • Release: 25th Jun '82
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $3.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john carpenter John Carpenter
Starring
john carpenterKurt RussellMacReady
Wilford BrimleyDr. Blair
T.K. CarterNauls
David ClennonPalmer
Keith DavidChilds
Richard DysartDr. Copper
Charles HallahanVance Norris
Peter MaloneyGeorge Bennings
Richard MasurClark
Donald MoffatGarry
Joel PolisFuchs
Thomas G. WaitesWindows
Norbert WeisserNorwegian
Larry FrancoNorwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate IrwinHelicopter Pilot
William ZemanPilot
Adrienne BarbeauComputer
John CarpenterNorwegian (video footage)
JedDog Thing
Bill LancasterNorwegian (video footage)
Dick WarlockNorwegian (video footage)
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
2
Weeks top 15
13
Total weeks
15
Total UK Gross:
£832,733
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Thing - Original release
27 Aug 1982
1N
£316,609
£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
22 Oct 1982
4▲▼
£3,500
£768,586
29 Oct 1982
4▲▼
£3,000
£772,936
5 Nov 1982
4▲▼
£2,050
£775,806
12 Nov 1982
4▲▼
£950
£777,136
19 Nov 1982
6▼
£550
£777,879
40th Anniversary
28 Oct 2022
22N
£50,290
£50,290
Dark Omens All-Nighter Classic Horror 2026
5 Jun 2026
42N
£4,564
£4,564

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
8
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$11,540,408
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 Jun 1982
8N
$3,107,897
$3,107,897
2 Jul 1982
8▲▼
$2,973,027
$8,367,389
9 Jul 1982
9▼
$1,921,742
$11,540,408

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£832,733
4261
Champions
4262
The Thing
4263
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Genres
Horror
Horror
Mystery
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
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