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.

Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$149,496
152 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateNov 25, 2011
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 43 min
GenresHorror Mystery Sci-Fi
In Release403 days/57 weeks
Widest Release152 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 25-277$149,496-152-$983$149,4961
Dec 2-413$49,132-67.1%122-30$402$277,3482
Dec 9-1119$16,372-66.7%26-96$629$322,4413
Dec 16-1822$4,135-74.7%14-12$295$336,5674
Dec 23-2535$51-98.8%1-13$51$339,8735
Dec 30-Jan 1, 201231$63+23.5%1-$63$332,5196
Jan 6-818$33,015+52,304.8%50+49$660$365,5597
Jan 13-1521$57,957+75.5%80+30$724$443,8668
Jan 20-2223$40,559-30%56-24$724$514,6509
Jan 27-2924$34,382-15.2%62+6$554$571,89510