Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s prequel to John Carpenter's beloved film, The Thing hit theaters this weekend. While I've already shared my personal thoughts on the matter (you can check out my review right here, there are certainly plenty who will disagree and write the picture off as little more than afterthought. The question is, just how many purists haul that attitude, and how many will refuse to give the film a chance on the big screen?
These are questions that will provide an answer detectable through the film's box office take this weekend. I can attest to the fact that the theater wasn't exactly humming with life, but that may not exactly be indicative of the picture's overall performance.
So, the ultimate question of the day is: how much money do you believe The Thing will earn at the box office this weekend?
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