The Alien Franchise took a big hit thanks to Alien: Romulus‘ box office performance, as its domestic and worldwide opening total is excellent for the series. Director Fede Álvarez was responsible for relaunching Ridley Scott’s horror/action sci-fi franchise seven years after Alien: Covenant Disappointed financially. Although the 2017 film was still the second-biggest release in the series, the pressure was on Alien: Romulus To reinvigorate interest in the world after another divisive installment of Scott. luckily, Alien: RomulusReviews were much more favorable before its theatrical release.
The best Alien Movies have typically been strong box office performers, which is why Disney was so eager to continue the franchise in some form after the 20th century acquisition. The confidence in the film was emboldened when it was revealed that Alien: Romulus Switched from a Hulu exclusive movie to get a theatrical release. Disney and 20th century’s faith in Alien: Romulus As a box office performer is now confirmed thanks to how much money it has made. The movie’s domestic, international and worldwide box office totals will only continue to rise from this point.
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Alien: Romulus’ Total Box Office (So Far)
It’s early on, but still successful
Alien: Romulus cemented itself as a notable box office performer immediately. After release on August 16, 2024, the seventh Alien Movie has a Box office total of $315.3 million worldwide by Box Office Mojo. This is largely thanks to the film’s strong performance overseas, where it made $217.2 million internationally. China provided a huge boost as the territory accounted for $93.6 million, making it the largest international location for Alien: RomulusBox office. This is where the total worldwide box office of the movie stands as of this writing.
This means that Alien: Romulus Has already outperformed its reported budget. According to Variety, Alien: Romulus‘ Budget was $80 million Before marketing expenses. It only took the movie a few days to make more than its cost, and the film was very successful for Disney and 20th Century overall. It should already be profitable for the studios, as the total box office is nearly four times the budget. How big of a hit it ultimately comes down to where the final box office totals land worldwide.
Foreign: Romulus Box Office Numbers |
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Budget |
Dinner opening |
International opening |
Worldwide opening |
domestic total |
International total |
Worldwide total |
$80 million |
$41.5 million |
$66.7 million |
$108.2 million |
$98.1 million |
$217.2 million |
$315.3 million |
Foreign: Romulus’ Opening Weekend Box Office
It stacks up well for the franchise and between 2024 releases
Look more specifically at Alien: Romulus‘ Opening weekend, the domestic performance is notable. The movie managed to make $41.5 million in its first three days. That’s good enough to be the one second-biggest opening weekend in the Alien Franchise historyFalling only behind Prometheus$51 million in 2012, not adjusted for inflation. The franchise comparisons showcase how impressive Alien: Romulus‘ box office performance really is. While these movies have a strong cultural footprint, they haven’t always been massive box office performers with record-breaking opening weekends.
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more important, Alien: Romulus‘ Opening weekend box office total was well above industry projections. There was some belief in the film’s first weekend that it could make less than $30 million during that time frame. That would put the movie in the same group as The autumn guy Or Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Like major blockbusters with less-than-stellar opening weekends in 2024. Thanks to positive word of mouth, Alien: Romulus Managed to overperform and provide a victory for Disney and 20th century by being The #1 movie at the box office that weekenddethroning Deadpool & Wolverine.
In terms of 2024 movies overall, Alien: Romulus had the 13th biggest opening weekend of the year when it was released on August 16. Deadpool & Wolverine And Inside Out 2. It also made approximately half of Dunn: Part Two And Twisters. Although it is more in the middle of the pack at the 2024 box office overall, Alien: Romulus was the third-biggest opening weekend for an R-rated movie this yearWith only Deadpool & Wolverine And Bad Boys: Ride or Die Tapping it.
How Alien: Romulus’ Box Office Compares to Other Alien Movies
It has climbed higher in the franchise ranks
Alien: Romulus‘ box office compared to others Alien Kino is currently quite impressive. The movie has been in theaters for nearly a month, and it’s come a long way from, at one point, being the lowest-grossing movie in the franchise — including the movie Alien vs. Predator Movies. The change came after weeks of box office revenue being tabulated. The result is Alien: Romulus Become one of the biggest Alien Movies at the box office.
Foreign Movies Box Office Comparison |
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Movie |
Budget |
Dinner opening |
domestic total |
Worldwide total |
Alien (1979) |
$11 million |
$3.5 million |
$81.9 million |
$204.5 million |
Aliens (1986) |
$18 million |
$10 million |
$85.1 million |
$183.3 million |
Alien 3 (1992) |
$50 million |
$19.4 million |
$55.4 million |
$159.8 million |
Alien Resurrection (1997) |
$70 million |
$16.4 million |
$47.7 million |
$161.3 million |
Prometheus (2012) |
$130 million |
$51 million |
$126.4 million |
$403.3 million |
Alien: Covenant (2017) |
$95 million |
$36.1 million |
$74.2 million |
$240.8 million |
Alien: Romulus (2024) |
$80 million |
$41.5 million |
$98.1 million |
$315.3 million |
Based on the opening weekend performance, Alien: Romulus‘Domestic box office is already pacing ahead of most installments. It is almost matched the whole of Alien Resurrections dinner run in just three days. The movie is now the second biggest Alien Movie at the box office, with only Prometheus Make more. This was achieved even higher Alien: Covenants box office total. It remains to be seen if Alien: Romulus can catch Prometheus And give the franchise a new top-grossing movie for the first time in 12 years.
Every Alien: Romulus Box Office Record & Milestone
It was a great performer
Alien: Romulus‘ box office performance has allowed it to cross several notable milestones and set new records in the process. It did Crossing the $100 million, $200 million and $300 million worldwide total milestones over its course. The latter is particularly impressive since the franchise has only ever accomplished that once before with Prometheus. The movie is also guaranteed to cross the $100 million domestic box office milestone, which has only been done once before in the series.
Alien: Romulus Has also broken a few box office records for those involved in the movie. It is now director Fede Álvarez’s highest-grossing movie of his career by a significant margin. It is also the biggest box office performer for Alien: Romulus Cast members Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux and Aileen Wu. The movie has a long way to beat the box office records for Isabela Merced – Transformers: The Last Knight ($605.4 million) – and Spike Fear – The Batman ($772.2 million).
What Foreign: Romulus’ box office numbers mean for the franchise
The future looks promising
The future of the Alien Franchise is uncertain, with Disney and 20th Century yet to confirm the development of any new movies, or as sequels built off of Alien: Romulusending or other new ideas. It is likely to wait and see how strong performer the 2024 movie was before deciding what the future would look like. The good news for the studios and audiences is that Alien: Romulus‘ Box office means that more opportunities to visit this world should be explored.
The next project in the series is neither a movie nor a sequel, vi Alien: Earth Will go back to an earlier point in the Alien Timeline and explore the history of Weyland-Yutani before Prometheus. The TV show, developed by Noah Hawley, gives the franchise a chance to continue expanding without being too reactionary to Alien: Romulus. Discussions about a sequel or even Ridley Scott finishing his prequel trilogy could still take place Alien: Romulus‘ Final box office numbers are known and the studios can confidently know where the film franchise stands with modern audiences.
Fortunately, there is little reason to believe that Alien: Romulus is anything but a great sign for the future of the franchise. Disney and 20th Century should see the film’s success as a sign that audiences want to see more of this story unfold. There is a vast world and mythology worth exploring here, and Alien: Romulus Set up massive new ideas that can be mined for future installments. The success of the box office should mean that Alien: Romulus Kicks off a new wave of Alien Movies that will then have to live up to their financial expectations.
Sources: Box Office Mojo, Variety
- Director
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Fede Alvarez
- Release date
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August 16, 2024
- Writers
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Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett
- Figure
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Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Rosie Ede, Soma Simon, Bence Okeke, Viktor Orizu, Robert Bobroczkyi, Trevor Newlin, Annemarie Griggs, Daniel Betts
- runtime
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119 minutes