United Kingdom Box Office for Alien (Re: 2014) (1979)

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Alien
Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $442,841Details
Worldwide Box Office $184,637,161Details
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Movie Details

Production Budget:$10,700,000
United Kingdom Releases: October 31st, 2003 (Limited), released as Alien (Re: 2014)
March 1st, 2019 (Limited), released as Alien (40th Anniversary)
April 21st, 2023 (Limited)
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

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September 23rd, 2013

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2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

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... More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Alien Anthology

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. More...

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.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2016/04/29 28 $5,844   2 $2,922   $137,230 653
2019/03/01 - $170,891   210 $814   $170,891 801
2019/03/08 - $15,267 -91% 12 $1,272   $316,107 802
2019/03/15 - $34,156 +124% 39 $876   $371,632 803
2019/03/22 - $3,318 -90% 6 $553   $377,948 804
2019/03/29 - $3,972 +20% 3 $1,324   $379,042 805
2019/04/05 - $1,676 -58% 2 $838   $381,937 806
2019/04/19 - $921   2 $461   $382,935 808
2020/07/10 - $251   1 $251   $205,690 872
2020/08/21 - $41   1 $41   $398,559 878
2020/10/09 - $494   1 $494   $396,381 885
2020/10/23 - $14,372   80 $180   $411,891 887
2020/10/30 - $20,600 +43% 99 $208   $441,147 888
2020/11/13 - $161   1 $161   $458,311 890
2020/11/27 - $116   1 $116   $465,702 892
2021/09/17 - $15,864   63 $252   $498,259 934
2021/09/24 - $829 -95% 9 $92   $505,094 935
2021/11/19 - $776   2 $388   $498,488 943
2022/08/12 - $564   1 $564   $460,530 981
2022/09/09 - $1,456   2 $728   $442,841 985
2023/04/21 - $10,777   60 $180   $10,777 1,017
2023/04/28 - $8,879 -18% 19 $467   $108,953 1,018
2023/05/05 - $2,319 -74% 12 $193   $121,369 1,019
2023/08/04 - $1,850   1 $1,850   $124,805 1,032
2023/09/08 - $7,485   1 $7,485   $129,377 1,037

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00$00
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 00$0
Mexico 4/26/2023 00$0
New Zealand 4/26/2017 $0 0 4 18 $23,876 7/31/2023
North America 5/25/1979 $3,522,581 91 757 10,368 $62,005,728
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 $121,946,003
 
Worldwide Total$184,637,161 9/13/2023

Leading Cast

Tom Skerritt    Dallas
Sigourney Weaver    Ripley

Supporting Cast

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.

Production and Technical Credits

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.