Movie Comparison: Alien (1979) vs. Alien: Resurrection (1997)

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  AlienAlien: Resurrection
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1979Nov 26, 1997
Production Budget $10,700,000$60,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 912,415
Maximum Theaters 1,7502,449
Theatrical Engagements 12,11811,956
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,522,581$16,474,092
Domestic Box Office $64,324,049$47,795,018
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$263,881,960$112,167,679
International Box Office $122,631,433$112,904,982
Worldwide Box Office $186,955,482$160,700,000
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  AlienAlien: Resurrection
1st Friday - /
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$7,005,000 /
$17,105,000
1st Saturday - /
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$6,420,000 /
$23,525,000
1st Sunday - /
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$3,543,000 /
$25,789,455
1st Monday - /
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$1,005,954 /
$26,795,409
1st Tuesday - /
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$1,142,220 /
$27,937,629
1st Wednesday - /
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$844,360 /
$28,781,989
1st Thursday - /
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$805,404 /
$29,587,393
2nd Friday - /
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$1,990,000 /
$31,577,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$2,864,000 /
$34,441,000
2nd Sunday - /
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$1,806,000 /
$36,247,479
2nd Monday - /
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$492,634 /
$36,740,113
2nd Tuesday - /
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$612,804 /
$37,352,917
2nd Wednesday - /
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$450,104 /
$37,803,021
2nd Thursday - /
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$444,002 /
$38,247,023
3rd Friday - /
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$975,000 /
$39,222,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$1,290,000 /
$40,512,000
3rd Sunday - /
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$873,000 /
$41,506,000
3rd Monday - /
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$264,069 /
$41,770,507
3rd Tuesday - /
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$356,439 /
$42,126,946
3rd Wednesday - /
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$289,249 /
$42,416,195
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$44,199,526
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  AlienAlien: Resurrection
Opening Weekend $3,522,581 /
$3,522,581
$16,474,092 /
$25,789,455
2nd Weekend $2,192,025 /
$6,950,663
$6,660,086 /
$36,247,479
3rd Weekend $2,669,177 /
$11,051,322
$3,259,415 /
$41,506,438
4th Weekend $2,240,772 /
$14,923,670
$1,293,424 /
$43,996,448
5th Weekend $5,312,945 /
$21,778,983
$543,068 /
$45,191,836
6th Weekend $4,560,137 /
$29,338,183
$443,179 /
$46,092,778
7th Weekend $3,391,197 /
$35,795,497
$366,225 /
$46,619,841
8th Weekend $2,777,042 /
$40,515,877
$305,053 /
$47,055,595
9th Weekend $2,246,329 /
$44,195,413
$145,724 /
$47,263,778
10th Weekend $1,816,627 /
$47,332,006
$150,687 /
$47,474,377
11th Weekend $1,533,612 /
$49,909,464
$116,992 /
$47,654,416
12th Weekend $1,301,922 /
$52,092,686
$43,543 /
$47,748,610
13th Weekend $993,340 /
$53,802,893
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14th Weekend $957,284 /
$55,309,035
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15th Weekend $1,049,075 /
$56,863,418
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16th Weekend $649,505 /
$57,733,690
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17th Weekend $485,711 /
$58,443,685
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18th Weekend $540,887 /
$59,154,839
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19th Weekend $393,452 /
$59,735,665
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20th Weekend $286,282 /
$60,150,933
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  AlienAlien: Resurrection
Opening Week $4,758,638 /
$4,758,638
$20,272,030 /
$29,587,393
2nd Week $3,623,507 /
$8,382,145
$8,659,630 /
$38,247,023
3rd Week $4,300,753 /
$12,682,898
$4,456,001 /
$42,703,024
4th Week $3,783,140 /
$16,466,038
$1,945,744 /
$44,648,768
5th Week $8,312,008 /
$24,778,046
$1,000,831 /
$45,649,599
6th Week $7,626,254 /
$32,404,300
$604,017 /
$46,253,616
7th Week $5,334,535 /
$37,738,835
$496,926 /
$46,750,542
8th Week $4,210,249 /
$41,949,084
$367,512 /
$47,118,054
9th Week $3,566,295 /
$45,515,379
$205,636 /
$47,323,690
10th Week $2,860,473 /
$48,375,852
$213,734 /
$47,537,424
11th Week $2,414,912 /
$50,790,764
$167,643 /
$47,705,067
12th Week $2,018,789 /
$52,809,553
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13th Week $1,542,198 /
$54,351,751
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14th Week $1,462,592 /
$55,814,343
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15th Week $1,269,842 /
$57,084,185
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16th Week $873,789 /
$57,957,974
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17th Week $655,978 /
$58,613,952
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18th Week $728,261 /
$59,342,213
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19th Week $522,438 /
$59,864,651
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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.