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

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  Alien: ResurrectionAlien
Domestic Release Date Nov 26, 1997May 25, 1979
Production Budget $60,000,000$10,700,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,41591
Maximum Theaters 2,449757
Theatrical Engagements 11,95610,368
Domestic Opening Weekend $16,474,092$3,522,581
Domestic Box Office $47,795,018$62,005,728
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$112,167,679$261,563,645
International Box Office $112,904,982$122,631,433
Worldwide Box Office $160,700,000$184,637,161
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Alien: ResurrectionAlien
1st Friday $7,005,000 /
$17,105,000
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1st Saturday $6,420,000 /
$23,525,000
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1st Sunday $3,543,000 /
$25,789,455
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1st Monday $1,005,954 /
$26,795,409
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1st Tuesday $1,142,220 /
$27,937,629
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1st Wednesday $844,360 /
$28,781,989
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1st Thursday $805,404 /
$29,587,393
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2nd Friday $1,990,000 /
$31,577,000
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2nd Saturday $2,864,000 /
$34,441,000
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2nd Sunday $1,806,000 /
$36,247,479
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2nd Monday $492,634 /
$36,740,113
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2nd Tuesday $612,804 /
$37,352,917
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2nd Wednesday $450,104 /
$37,803,021
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2nd Thursday $444,002 /
$38,247,023
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3rd Friday $975,000 /
$39,222,000
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3rd Saturday $1,290,000 /
$40,512,000
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3rd Sunday $873,000 /
$41,506,000
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3rd Monday $264,069 /
$41,770,507
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3rd Tuesday $356,439 /
$42,126,946
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3rd Wednesday $289,249 /
$42,416,195
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$43,996,448
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$44,199,526
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  Alien: ResurrectionAlien
Opening Weekend $16,474,092 /
$25,789,455
$3,522,581 /
$3,522,581
2nd Weekend $6,660,086 /
$36,247,479
$2,192,025 /
$6,950,663
3rd Weekend $3,259,415 /
$41,506,438
$2,669,177 /
$11,051,322
4th Weekend $1,293,424 /
$43,996,448
$2,240,772 /
$14,923,670
5th Weekend $543,068 /
$45,191,836
$5,312,945 /
$21,778,983
6th Weekend $443,179 /
$46,092,778
$4,560,137 /
$29,338,183
7th Weekend $366,225 /
$46,619,841
$3,391,197 /
$35,795,497
8th Weekend $305,053 /
$47,055,595
$2,777,042 /
$40,515,877
9th Weekend $145,724 /
$47,263,778
$2,246,329 /
$44,195,413
10th Weekend $150,687 /
$47,474,377
$1,816,627 /
$47,332,006
11th Weekend $116,992 /
$47,654,416
$1,533,612 /
$49,909,464
12th Weekend $43,543 /
$47,748,610
$1,301,922 /
$52,092,686
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$993,340 /
$53,802,893
14th Weekend - /
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$957,284 /
$55,309,035
15th Weekend - /
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$1,049,075 /
$56,863,418
16th Weekend - /
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$649,505 /
$57,733,690
17th Weekend - /
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$485,711 /
$58,443,685
18th Weekend - /
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$540,887 /
$59,154,839
19th Weekend - /
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$393,452 /
$59,735,665
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$286,282 /
$60,150,933
  Alien: ResurrectionAlien
Opening Week $20,272,030 /
$29,587,393
$4,758,638 /
$4,758,638
2nd Week $8,659,630 /
$38,247,023
$3,623,507 /
$8,382,145
3rd Week $4,456,001 /
$42,703,024
$4,300,753 /
$12,682,898
4th Week $1,945,744 /
$44,648,768
$3,783,140 /
$16,466,038
5th Week $1,000,831 /
$45,649,599
$8,312,008 /
$24,778,046
6th Week $604,017 /
$46,253,616
$7,626,254 /
$32,404,300
7th Week $496,926 /
$46,750,542
$5,334,535 /
$37,738,835
8th Week $367,512 /
$47,118,054
$4,210,249 /
$41,949,084
9th Week $205,636 /
$47,323,690
$3,566,295 /
$45,515,379
10th Week $213,734 /
$47,537,424
$2,860,473 /
$48,375,852
11th Week $167,643 /
$47,705,067
$2,414,912 /
$50,790,764
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$52,809,553
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$1,542,198 /
$54,351,751
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$1,462,592 /
$55,814,343
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$1,269,842 /
$57,084,185
16th Week - /
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$873,789 /
$57,957,974
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$655,978 /
$58,613,952
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$728,261 /
$59,342,213
19th Week - /
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$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.