Alien (1979)
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.All Releases
Domestic (77.5%)
$84,206,106
$84,206,106
International (22.5%)
$24,385,063
$24,385,063
Worldwide
$108,591,169
$108,591,169
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$3,527,881
Budget$11,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1979
(Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresHorror
Sci-Fi
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By Release
Release Group | Rollout | Markets | Domestic | International | Worldwide |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original Release | May 25, 1979 | Domestic, APAC | $78,944,891 | – | $78,955,598 |
2003 Director's Cut | October 22-January 31, 2004 | 15 markets | $1,986,910 | $3,012,202 | $4,999,112 |
2019 Re-release | October 31, 2014-October 13, 2019 | 3 markets | $833,658 | $552,013 | $1,385,671 |
2015 Re-release | February 19, 2015 | Czech Republic | – | $32,133 | $32,133 |
2017 Re-release | May 18, 2017 | APAC, LATAM | – | $23,973 | $23,973 |
2020 Re-release | July 17-January 1, 2021 | 5 markets | $135,000 | $49,354 | $204,674 |
2024 Re-release | April 26, 2024 | Domestic, APAC | $2,305,647 | – | $2,345,201 |
1982 Re-release | EMEA, APAC | – | $161,230 | $165,350 | |
2022 Re-release | APAC | – | $33,252 | $39,570 |
By Region
Domestic | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Domestic | 5 | $84,206,106 | 999 |
EMEA | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
France | 1 | $4,727,920 | 1,635 |
Sweden | 1 | $1,652,056 | 557 |
United Kingdom | 4 | $1,495,028 | 2,698 |
Germany | 1 | $1,015,230 | 2,823 |
Spain | 1 | $842,260 | 2,886 |
Italy | 1 | $661,770 | 3,126 |
Netherlands | 1 | $314,699 | 2,656 |
S/E/W Africa | $291,507 | 40 | |
Austria | $246,219 | 1,952 | |
Belgium | 1 | $228,889 | 1,997 |
Norway | 1 | $124,902 | 2,329 |
Denmark | $117,157 | 1,779 | |
Greece and Cyprus | $89,380 | 46 | |
Finland | $88,148 | 1,912 | |
Israel | $47,703 | 1,270 | |
Poland | 1 | $41,550 | 3,131 |
Czech Republic | 1 | $32,133 | 2,777 |
Egypt | $24,000 | 1,295 | |
Portugal | $18,942 | 3,697 | |
Iceland | 1 | $3,949 | 2,835 |
APAC | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | 1 | $4,462,984 | 1,719 |
Australia | 6 | $3,494,292 | 1,382 |
Hong Kong | $594,950 | 1,405 | |
Philippines | $216,205 | 1,186 | |
Taiwan | $200,326 | 1,486 | |
Singapore | $198,530 | 1,596 | |
New Zealand | 4 | $181,795 | 2,325 |
Russia/CIS | 1 | $140,015 | 4,273 |
Malaysia | $137,387 | 1,702 | |
India | $44,359 | 1,818 | |
Thailand | $40,478 | 2,390 |
LATAM | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 1 | $829,842 | 2,372 |
Brazil | $441,974 | 2,122 | |
Argentina | $387,733 | 1,416 | |
Puerto Rico | 1 | $290,346 | 140 |
Venezuela | $181,685 | 1,305 | |
Chile | $128,805 | 1,334 | |
Peru | $99,209 | 1,683 | |
Central America | $90,722 | 265 | |
Uruguay | $64,239 | 880 | |
Jamaica | $45,000 | 121 | |
Colombia | $26,018 | 2,729 | |
Bolivia | 1 | $24,727 | 1,292 |