Directed byStanley Kubrickand starringJack NicholsonandShelley Duvall,The Shiningwas released in 1980.

That being said, it’s interesting to note thatThe Monkeycost around half as much asThe Shining.

By comparison,The Shiningholds an 83% scoreon the platform.

Jack Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson, laughing madly while sat at a bar in The Shining.

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It’s now a pop-culture fixture, referenced in everything from cartoons toa forgottenSteven Spielbergmovie.

DirectorMike Flanaganalso helmed a sequel of sorts, titledDoctor Sleep.

That being said, there’s likely very little chance of it passingThe Mist’s $57 million haul.

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The highest-grossing King adaptation of all time is the firstItmovie, which made over $700 million worldwide.

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