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-releaseAPAC, EMEA$161,230$165,350
2022 Re-releaseAPAC$34,670$40,988

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$84,206,1061,033
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$4,727,9201,700
United Kingdom5$1,987,3642,523
Sweden1$1,652,056574
Germany1$1,015,2302,918
Spain1$842,2602,986
Italy1$661,7703,238
Netherlands1$314,6992,773
S/E/W Africa$291,50740
Austria$246,2191,998
Belgium1$228,8892,052
Norway1$124,9022,436
Denmark$117,1571,831
Greece and Cyprus$89,38046
Finland$88,1481,968
Israel$47,7031,325
Poland1$41,5503,317
Czech Republic1$32,1332,943
Egypt$24,0001,314
Portugal$18,9423,897
Iceland1$3,9492,958
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$4,462,9841,779
Australia6$3,494,2921,424
Hong Kong$594,9501,460
Philippines$216,2051,213
Taiwan$200,3261,528
Singapore$198,5301,624
New Zealand4$181,7952,407
Russia/CIS2$159,0774,420
Malaysia$137,3871,733
India$44,3591,872
Thailand$40,4782,446
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$829,8422,468
Brazil$441,9742,189
Argentina$387,7331,453
Puerto Rico1$290,346140
Venezuela$181,6851,312
Chile$128,8051,375
Peru$99,2091,724
Central America$90,722282
Uruguay$64,239890
Jamaica$45,000121
Colombia$26,0182,929
Bolivia1$24,7271,322
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.