The Thing

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.

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Grosses

Belgium
$287,863

Domestic (53.7%)
$16,928,670

Worldwide
$31,505,287

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DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$109,634
23 theaters

Budget$38,000,000

Release DateNov 2, 2011

MPAAR

Running Time1 hr 43 min

GenresHorror Mystery Sci-Fi

In Release60 days/8 weeks

Widest Release23 theaters

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Date	Rank	Weekend	%± LW	Theaters	Change	Avg	To Date	Weekend	Estimated
Nov 2-6	12	$109,634	-	23	-	$4,766	$218,601	1	false
Nov 9-13	20	$39,430	-64%	22	-1	$1,792	$270,944	2	false
Nov 16-20	30	$7,639	-80.6%	11	-11	$694	$282,265	3	false
Nov 23-27	40	$3,746	-51%	3	-8	$1,248	$287,863	4	false