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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| New Zealand Box Office | $32,957 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $188,034,787 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Production Budget: | $10,700,000 |
| New Zealand Releases: | April 26th, 2017 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
| Franchise: | Alien |
| Keywords: | Visual Effects, Parasite, Survival Horror |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages: | English |
April 26th, 2024
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Three new wide releases are attempting to stop Civil War from capturing another weekend at the top of the box office chart. While none of them will be setting records, Challengers looks as though it will rise above the rest and claim the crown.
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September 23rd, 2013
The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run.
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December 2nd, 2010
Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with...
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November 4th, 2010
It has been just over 30 years since the first Alien hit theaters and around seven years since the franchise Box Set came out on DVD. Because these films have been released, and re-released, and then released again, this review will be less about the movies, and more about the Blu-ray and whether or not it is worth the upgrade.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/07/24 | - | $472 | 4 | $118 | $22,534 | 170 | |
| 2020/07/31 | 56 | $425 | -10% | 2 | $213 | $22,996 | 171 |
| 2020/08/14 | - | $463 | 1 | $463 | $22,728 | 173 | |
| 2020/08/21 | - | $118 | -75% | 1 | $118 | $23,140 | 174 |
| 2020/10/02 | - | $79 | 1 | $79 | $23,708 | 180 | |
| 2020/10/09 | - | $17 | -78% | 1 | $17 | $17 | 181 |
| 2020/10/16 | - | $71 | +318% | 1 | $71 | $23,729 | 182 |
| 2020/10/23 | - | $16 | -77% | 1 | $16 | $24,019 | 183 |
| 2020/10/30 | - | $711 | +4,344% | 1 | $711 | $24,488 | 184 |
| 2022/06/24 | - | $151 | 1 | $151 | $23,496 | 270 | |
| 2023/05/12 | - | $387 | 1 | $387 | $23,919 | 316 | |
| 2023/05/19 | - | $22 | -94% | 1 | $22 | $23,599 | 317 |
| 2023/07/21 | - | $204 | 1 | $204 | $24,500 | 326 | |
| 2023/07/28 | - | $136 | -33% | 1 | $136 | $23,876 | 327 |
| 2024/04/26 | 15 | $10,175 | 24 | $424 | $32,957 | 366 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12/7/1979 | $0 | 0 | 94 | 169 | $71,539 | 4/16/2021 |
| Italy | 5/29/2023 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Mexico | 4/26/2023 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| New Zealand | 4/26/2017 | $0 | 0 | 24 | 42 | $32,957 | 4/29/2024 |
| North America | 5/25/1979 | $3,522,581 | 91 | 1,750 | 12,118 | $65,403,354 | |
| Russia (CIS) | 3/7/2019 | $69,837 | 105 | 105 | 197 | $140,015 | 5/4/2019 |
| South Korea | 10/1/1987 | $0 | 0 | 23 | 46 | $7,159 | 7/15/2020 |
| United Kingdom | 10/31/2003 | $0 | 0 | 210 | 630 | $442,841 | 9/13/2023 |
| Rest of World | $121,936,922 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $188,034,787 | 4/29/2024 | |||||
| Tom Skerritt | Dallas | |
| Sigourney Weaver | Ripley |
| Veronica Cartwright | Lambert | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | Brett | |
| John Hurt | Kane | |
| Ian Holm | Ash | |
| Yaphet Kotto | Parker | |
| Helen Horton | Voice of Mother |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Ridley Scott | Director | |
| Dan O’Bannon | Screenwriter | |
| Dan O’Bannon | Story Creator | |
| Ronald Shusett | Story Creator | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer | |
| Gordon Carroll | Producer | |
| David Giler | Producer | |
| Walter Hill | Producer | |
| Ronald Shusett | Executive Producer | |
| Ivor Powell | Associate Producer | |
| Paul Ibbetson | Assistant Director | |
| Garth Thomas | Production Manager | |
| Michael Seymour | Production Designer | |
| Leslie Dilley | Art Director | |
| Roger Christian | Art Director | |
| Ian Whittaker | Set Decorator | |
| Dan O’Bannon | Visual Consultant | |
| Derek Vanlint | Director of Photography | |
| Denys Ayling | Director of Photography | |
| H.R. Giger | Special Effects | |
| Carlo Rambaldi | Special Effects | |
| Brian Johnson, Jr. | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Nick Allder | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| John Mollo | Costume Designer | |
| Tiny Nicholls | Costume Supervisor | |
| Terry Rawlings | Editor | |
| Peter Weatherley | Editor | |
| Derrick Leather | Sound Mixer | |
| Bill Rowe | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Jim Shield | Sound Editor | |
| Bryan Tilling | Dialogue Editor | |
| Bob Hathaway | Music Editor | |
| Tommy Manderson | Make up | |
| Mary Goldberg | Casting Director | |
| Mary Selway | Casting Director | |
| Roy Scammel | Stunt Coordinator |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
