Movie Comparison: Alien (1979) vs. Alien 3 (1992)
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| Alien | Alien 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Title | Alien³ | |
| Domestic Release Date | May 25, 1979 | May 22, 1992 |
| Production Budget | $10,700,000 | $55,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 91 | 2,227 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,750 | 2,227 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 12,118 | 13,948 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,522,581 | $23,141,188 |
| Domestic Box Office | $64,324,049 | $54,927,174 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$263,881,960 | $142,678,291 |
| International Box Office | $122,631,433 | $103,572,826 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $186,955,482 | $158,500,000 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Alien | Alien 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $3,522,581 / $3,522,581 | $23,141,188 / $23,141,188 |
| 2nd Weekend | $2,192,025 / $6,950,663 | $8,366,727 / $35,208,201 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,669,177 / $11,051,322 | $4,011,555 / $42,107,939 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,240,772 / $14,923,670 | $2,734,370 / $46,605,194 |
| 5th Weekend | $5,312,945 / $21,778,983 | $1,528,605 / $49,497,102 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,560,137 / $29,338,183 | $1,001,574 / $51,312,822 |
| 7th Weekend | $3,391,197 / $35,795,497 | $530,431 / $52,360,659 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,777,042 / $40,515,877 | $370,232 / $53,720,097 |
| 9th Weekend | $2,246,329 / $44,195,413 | $423,572 / $53,720,097 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,816,627 / $47,332,006 | $370,402 / $54,343,382 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,533,612 / $49,909,464 | $204,418 / $54,780,116 |
| 12th Weekend | $1,301,922 / $52,092,686 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $993,340 / $53,802,893 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $957,284 / $55,309,035 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $1,049,075 / $56,863,418 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $649,505 / $57,733,690 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $485,711 / $58,443,685 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | $540,887 / $59,154,839 | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | $393,452 / $59,735,665 | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | $286,282 / $60,150,933 | - / - |
| Alien | Alien 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $4,758,638 / $4,758,638 | $26,841,474 / $26,841,474 |
| 2nd Week | $3,623,507 / $8,382,145 | $11,254,910 / $38,096,384 |
| 3rd Week | $4,300,753 / $12,682,898 | $5,774,440 / $43,870,824 |
| 4th Week | $3,783,140 / $16,466,038 | $4,097,673 / $47,968,497 |
| 5th Week | $8,312,008 / $24,778,046 | $2,342,751 / $50,311,248 |
| 6th Week | $7,626,254 / $32,404,300 | $1,518,980 / $51,830,228 |
| 7th Week | $5,334,535 / $37,738,835 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $4,210,249 / $41,949,084 | - / - |
| 9th Week | $3,566,295 / $45,515,379 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $2,860,473 / $48,375,852 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $2,414,912 / $50,790,764 | - / - |
| 12th Week | $2,018,789 / $52,809,553 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $1,542,198 / $54,351,751 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $1,462,592 / $55,814,343 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $1,269,842 / $57,084,185 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $873,789 / $57,957,974 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $655,978 / $58,613,952 | - / - |
| 18th Week | $728,261 / $59,342,213 | - / - |
| 19th Week | $522,438 / $59,864,651 | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.