Editing The Thing (1982 film) (section)

===Box office===
''The Thing'' was released in the United States on June 25, 1982.{{sfn|Freer|2016}} During its opening weekend, the film earned $3.1{{spaces}}million from 840 theaters{{snd}}an average of $3,699 per theater{{snd}}finishing as the number eight film of the weekend behind supernatural horror ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' ($4.1{{spaces}}million), which was in its fourth weekend of release, and ahead of action film ''[[Megaforce]]'' ($2.3{{spaces}}million).{{sfn|Box Office|2018}}{{sfn|Box Office Mojo|1982}} It dropped out of the top{{spaces}}10 grossing films after three weeks,{{sfn|BOMWeeks|1982}} and ended its run earning a total of $19.6{{spaces}}million against its $15{{spaces}}million budget, making it only the 42nd highest-grossing film of 1982.{{efn|The 1982 box office gross of $19.6{{spaces}}million is equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|19600000|1982}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}.}}{{sfn|Mahon|2018}}{{sfn|Box Office|2018}}{{sfn|BOM1982|1982}} It was not a [[box-office bomb|box office failure]], nor was it a hit.{{sfn|Lambie|2018a}} Subsequent theatrical releases have raised the box office gross to $19.9{{spaces}}million {{as of|2023|lc=yes}}.{{sfn|Box Office Mojo|2023}}