Alien (1979)

After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

All Releases

Domestic (77.2%)
$84,206,106
International (22.8%)
$24,896,461
Worldwide
$109,102,567
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$3,527,881
Budget$11,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1979 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresHorror Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 25, 19793 markets$78,944,891$54,860$78,999,751
2003 Director's CutOctober 22-January 31, 200415 markets$1,986,910$3,012,202$4,999,112
2019 Re-releaseOctober 31, 2014-October 13, 20193 markets$833,658$552,013$1,385,671
2015 Re-releaseFebruary 19, 2015Czech Republic$32,133$32,133
2017 Re-releaseMay 18, 2017APAC, LATAM$23,973$23,973
2020 Re-releaseJuly 17-January 1, 20215 markets$135,000$541,690$679,562
2024 Re-releaseApril 26-October 24, 2024APAC, Domestic$2,305,647$19,062$2,364,263
1982 Re-releaseEMEA, APAC$161,230$165,350
2022 Re-releaseAPAC$34,670$40,988

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$84,206,1061,039
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$4,727,9201,710
United Kingdom5$1,987,3642,550
Sweden1$1,652,056576
Germany1$1,015,2302,946
Spain1$842,2603,009
Italy1$661,7703,266
Netherlands1$314,6992,786
S/E/W Africa$291,50740
Austria$246,2192,006
Belgium1$228,8892,062
Norway1$124,9022,465
Denmark$117,1571,842
Greece and Cyprus$89,38046
Finland$88,1481,978
Israel$47,7031,334
Poland1$41,5503,350
Czech Republic1$32,1332,986
Egypt$24,0001,317
Portugal$18,9423,953
Iceland1$3,9492,987
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$4,462,9841,791
Australia6$3,494,2921,441
Hong Kong$594,9501,473
Philippines$216,2051,219
Taiwan$200,3261,537
Singapore$198,5301,628
New Zealand4$181,7952,416
Russia/CIS2$159,0774,484
Malaysia$137,3871,738
India$44,3591,884
Thailand$40,4782,456
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$829,8422,490
Brazil$441,9742,203
Argentina$387,7331,461
Puerto Rico1$290,346140
Venezuela$181,6851,314
Chile$128,8051,384
Peru$99,2091,730
Central America$90,722286
Uruguay$64,239892
Jamaica$45,000121
Colombia$26,0182,980
Bolivia1$24,7271,325
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.