Movie Comparison: Alien (1979) vs. Alien: Covenant (2017)

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  AlienAlien: Covenant
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1979May 19, 2017
Production Budget $10,700,000$97,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 913,761
Maximum Theaters 1,7503,772
Theatrical Engagements 12,11813,537
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,522,581$36,160,621
Domestic Box Office $64,324,049$74,262,031
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$263,881,960$89,246,898
International Box Office $122,631,433$164,259,216
Worldwide Box Office $186,955,482$238,521,247
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  AlienAlien: Covenant
1st Friday - /
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$15,301,274 /
$15,301,274
1st Saturday - /
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$12,001,611 /
$27,302,885
1st Sunday - /
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$8,857,736 /
$36,160,621
1st Monday - /
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$3,323,184 /
$39,483,805
1st Tuesday - /
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$3,384,529 /
$42,868,334
1st Wednesday - /
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$2,173,358 /
$45,041,692
1st Thursday - /
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$1,780,489 /
$46,822,181
2nd Friday - /
-
$3,010,821 /
$49,833,002
2nd Saturday - /
-
$3,931,148 /
$53,764,150
2nd Sunday - /
-
$3,672,570 /
$57,436,720
2nd Monday - /
-
$2,768,611 /
$60,205,331
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$1,324,220 /
$61,529,551
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$953,638 /
$62,483,189
2nd Thursday - /
-
$736,295 /
$63,219,484
3rd Friday - /
-
$1,145,142 /
$64,364,626
3rd Saturday - /
-
$1,703,572 /
$66,068,198
3rd Sunday - /
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$1,274,170 /
$67,342,368
3rd Monday - /
-
$546,806 /
$67,889,174
3rd Tuesday - /
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$685,586 /
$68,574,760
3rd Wednesday - /
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$461,918 /
$69,036,678
3rd Thursday - /
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$375,534 /
$69,412,212
4th Friday - /
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$505,957 /
$69,918,169
4th Saturday - /
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$787,216 /
$70,705,385
4th Sunday - /
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$533,406 /
$71,238,791
4th Monday - /
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$225,592 /
$71,464,383
4th Tuesday - /
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$304,375 /
$71,768,758
4th Wednesday - /
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$246,929 /
$72,015,687
4th Thursday - /
-
$170,298 /
$72,185,985
5th Friday - /
-
$141,490 /
$72,327,475
5th Saturday - /
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$218,627 /
$72,546,102
5th Sunday - /
-
$208,032 /
$72,754,134
5th Monday - /
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$74,640 /
$72,828,774
5th Tuesday - /
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$68,044 /
$72,896,818
5th Wednesday - /
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$49,300 /
$72,946,118
5th Thursday - /
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$47,343 /
$72,993,461
6th Friday - /
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$100,089 /
$73,093,550
6th Saturday - /
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$137,644 /
$73,231,194
6th Sunday - /
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$103,575 /
$73,334,769
6th Monday - /
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$40,782 /
$73,375,551
6th Tuesday - /
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$45,245 /
$73,420,796
6th Wednesday - /
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$32,599 /
$73,453,395
6th Thursday - /
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$27,913 /
$73,481,308
7th Friday - /
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$47,369 /
$73,528,677
7th Saturday - /
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$65,368 /
$73,594,045
7th Sunday - /
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$59,394 /
$73,653,439
7th Monday - /
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$36,429 /
$73,689,868
7th Tuesday - /
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$27,090 /
$73,716,958
7th Wednesday - /
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$21,752 /
$73,738,710
7th Thursday - /
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$18,404 /
$73,757,114
8th Friday - /
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$23,995 /
$73,781,109
8th Saturday - /
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$34,404 /
$73,815,513
8th Sunday - /
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$27,394 /
$73,842,907
8th Monday - /
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$14,006 /
$73,856,913
8th Tuesday - /
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$15,169 /
$73,872,082
8th Wednesday - /
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$12,497 /
$73,884,579
8th Thursday - /
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$11,366 /
$73,895,945
9th Friday - /
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$26,000 /
$73,921,945
9th Saturday - /
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$34,810 /
$73,956,755
9th Sunday - /
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$19,143 /
$73,975,898
9th Monday - /
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$9,702 /
$73,985,600
9th Tuesday - /
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$10,469 /
$73,996,069
9th Wednesday - /
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$10,541 /
$74,006,610
9th Thursday - /
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$10,241 /
$74,016,851
10th Friday - /
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$20,413 /
$74,037,264
10th Saturday - /
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$27,514 /
$74,064,778
10th Sunday - /
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$19,575 /
$74,084,353
10th Monday - /
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$7,707 /
$74,092,060
10th Tuesday - /
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$7,269 /
$74,099,329
10th Wednesday - /
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$6,211 /
$74,105,540
10th Thursday - /
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$5,923 /
$74,111,463
  AlienAlien: Covenant
Opening Weekend $3,522,581 /
$3,522,581
$36,160,621 /
$36,160,621
2nd Weekend $2,192,025 /
$6,950,663
$10,614,539 /
$57,436,720
3rd Weekend $2,669,177 /
$11,051,322
$4,122,884 /
$67,342,368
4th Weekend $2,240,772 /
$14,923,670
$1,826,579 /
$71,238,791
5th Weekend $5,312,945 /
$21,778,983
$568,149 /
$72,754,134
6th Weekend $4,560,137 /
$29,338,183
$341,308 /
$73,334,769
7th Weekend $3,391,197 /
$35,795,497
$172,131 /
$73,653,439
8th Weekend $2,777,042 /
$40,515,877
$85,793 /
$73,842,907
9th Weekend $2,246,329 /
$44,195,413
$79,953 /
$73,975,898
10th Weekend $1,816,627 /
$47,332,006
$67,502 /
$74,084,353
11th Weekend $1,533,612 /
$49,909,464
$43,060 /
$74,154,523
12th Weekend $1,301,922 /
$52,092,686
$32,154 /
$74,204,630
13th Weekend $993,340 /
$53,802,893
$11,757 /
$74,228,655
14th Weekend $957,284 /
$55,309,035
$5,567 /
$74,242,280
15th Weekend $1,049,075 /
$56,863,418
$6,370 /
$74,255,908
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: Covenant
Opening Week $4,758,638 /
$4,758,638
$46,822,181 /
$46,822,181
2nd Week $3,623,507 /
$8,382,145
$16,397,303 /
$63,219,484
3rd Week $4,300,753 /
$12,682,898
$6,192,728 /
$69,412,212
4th Week $3,783,140 /
$16,466,038
$2,773,773 /
$72,185,985
5th Week $8,312,008 /
$24,778,046
$807,476 /
$72,993,461
6th Week $7,626,254 /
$32,404,300
$487,847 /
$73,481,308
7th Week $5,334,535 /
$37,738,835
$275,806 /
$73,757,114
8th Week $4,210,249 /
$41,949,084
$138,831 /
$73,895,945
9th Week $3,566,295 /
$45,515,379
$120,906 /
$74,016,851
10th Week $2,860,473 /
$48,375,852
$94,612 /
$74,111,463
11th Week $2,414,912 /
$50,790,764
$61,013 /
$74,172,476
12th Week $2,018,789 /
$52,809,553
$44,422 /
$74,216,898
13th Week $1,542,198 /
$54,351,751
$19,815 /
$74,236,713
14th Week $1,462,592 /
$55,814,343
$12,825 /
$74,249,538
15th Week $1,269,842 /
$57,084,185
$12,493 /
$74,262,031
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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20th Week - /
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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.