The Thing
“Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.”
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Thing performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$19.6M
Gross Profit
$4.6M
Return
1.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
MacReady
Kurt Russell
MacReady
Blair
Wilford Brimley
Blair
Nauls
T.K. Carter
Nauls
Palmer
David Clennon
Palmer
Childs
Keith David
Childs
Dr. Copper
Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper
Norris
Charles Hallahan
Norris
Bennings
Peter Maloney
Bennings
Clark
Richard Masur
Clark
Garry
Donald Moffat
Garry
Fuchs
Joel Polis
Fuchs
Windows
Thomas G. Waites
Windows
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