The Thing Fails to Thaw at Box Office

Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on October 16, 2011

Continuing the string of underwhelming box office performances for horror/suspense movies over the past three months, The Thing premiered this past weekend with a modest $8.7 million, good enough for only third place. Conversely, Pedro Almodovar’s thriller The Skin I Live In opened in only six theaters but made a robust $231,000, earning the highest per-screen average of the weekend. Presumably the horror doldrums will end this weekend when Paranormal Activity 3 hits theaters.

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