"Rest of us" Subject singular or plural?

[linfongyu]

I have a brain freeze... Can someone help? What is the proper GMAT grammar for "the rest of us," or "rest of them?" Rest is plural or singular, or depends on the lunar cycle, like SANAM?

 

Example:

 

The rest of us are going to the movies.

-or-

The rest of us is going to the movies.

 

The rest of them are staying home.

-or-

The rest of them is staying home.

 

The rest of the team have performed poorly.

-or-

The rest of the team has performed poorly.

 

I'm completely lost... I googled both singular and plural form and the results are split even.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Rising_Sun]

The rest of us are

The rest of them are

The rest of the team has

[linfongyu]

From the New York Times... I'm knee deep in grammar muck.

 

The rest of the team is likely to be named on Sunday.

 

The rest of the team has more experience in the world's troubles than any in decades.

 

Though the youngest sister experiences strange premonitions of doom, the rest of the group are eager to reminisce together and strengthen their familial bonds.

 

The rest of the group are not so clearly defined or half as colorful.

 

While the rest of us is thinking that it is almost hopeless to fix the Darfur situation, one great lady dares to see it differently.