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8.1(8357)1h 49m• Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Movie Saga1982 – 2011
The Thing Collection
2 Films
7.2 Avg Rating
$51.1M Saga Box Office
1.02x Commercial Multiplier
‘The Thing’ is an American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1951 movie ‘The Thing from Another World’, in turn based on the 1938 John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’ A "remake with a twist" to the 1982 film with the same name was released in 2011.
Franchise Box Office Economics
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 2 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$51.1M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$50M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$25.6M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
1.02x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
Films in Saga(2)
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6.3(3365)1h 43m• Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.