The Thing vs Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Attention Score measures how much attention a show, movie or person gets online each day. A typical #1 show scores 100.Attention Score measures online attention. Learn more

Attention Score

Friday, Nov 13, 2026televisionstats.com

The Thing5.2#304 movie

3.3×the attention

Close Encounters of the Third Kind1.6#1,933 movie

The Thing 77%23% Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Best 30 days

Each one's biggest 30 days in a row, by average Attention Score

1. 1The Thing#1,816 of all movies · Oct to Nov 20237.9
2. 2Close Encounters of the Third Kind#2,014 of all movies · Jun to Jul 20266.6

The Thing got 3.3× the attention of Close Encounters of the Third Kind yesterday. The Thing had the biggest 30 days in a row, averaging 7.9 (Oct to Nov 2023).