Movie Comparison: Alien (1979) vs. Aliens (1986)
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| Alien | Aliens | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | May 25, 1979 | Jul 18, 1986 |
| Production Budget | $10,700,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 91 | 1,437 |
| Maximum Theaters | 757 | 1,454 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 10,368 | 13,762 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $3,522,581 | $10,052,042 |
| Domestic Box Office | $62,005,728 | $85,160,248 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$261,563,645 | $247,446,750 |
| International Box Office | $122,631,433 | $98,131,645 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $184,637,161 | $183,291,893 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Alien | Aliens | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $3,522,581 / $3,522,581 | $10,052,042 / $10,052,042 |
| 2nd Weekend | $2,192,025 / $6,950,663 | $8,640,292 / $25,070,095 |
| 3rd Weekend | $2,669,177 / $11,051,322 | $7,060,101 / $37,314,946 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,240,772 / $14,923,670 | $5,779,352 / $47,312,167 |
| 5th Weekend | $5,312,945 / $21,778,983 | $4,303,173 / $55,001,488 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,560,137 / $29,338,183 | $3,371,670 / $60,977,693 |
| 7th Weekend | $3,391,197 / $35,795,497 | $3,586,256 / $66,354,475 |
| 8th Weekend | $2,777,042 / $40,515,877 | $2,114,578 / $69,274,605 |
| 9th Weekend | $2,246,329 / $44,195,413 | $1,636,417 / $71,650,757 |
| 10th Weekend | $1,816,627 / $47,332,006 | $1,461,468 / $73,682,234 |
| 11th Weekend | $1,533,612 / $49,909,464 | $1,042,070 / $75,201,373 |
| 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 | Aliens | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $4,758,638 / $4,758,638 | $16,429,803 / $16,429,803 |
| 2nd Week | $3,623,507 / $8,382,145 | $13,825,042 / $30,254,845 |
| 3rd Week | $4,300,753 / $12,682,898 | $11,277,970 / $41,532,815 |
| 4th Week | $3,783,140 / $16,466,038 | $9,165,500 / $50,698,315 |
| 5th Week | $8,312,008 / $24,778,046 | $6,907,708 / $57,606,023 |
| 6th Week | $7,626,254 / $32,404,300 | $5,162,196 / $62,768,219 |
| 7th Week | $5,334,535 / $37,738,835 | $4,391,808 / $67,160,027 |
| 8th Week | $4,210,249 / $41,949,084 | $2,854,313 / $70,014,340 |
| 9th Week | $3,566,295 / $45,515,379 | $2,206,426 / $72,220,766 |
| 10th Week | $2,860,473 / $48,375,852 | $1,938,537 / $74,159,303 |
| 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.