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, 2017LATAM, APAC$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$84,206,1061,031
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$4,727,9201,697
United Kingdom5$1,987,3642,519
Sweden1$1,652,056573
Germany1$1,015,2302,915
Spain1$842,2602,984
Italy1$661,7703,236
Netherlands1$314,6992,771
S/E/W Africa$291,50740
Austria$246,2191,996
Belgium1$228,8892,050
Norway1$124,9022,433
Denmark$117,1571,829
Greece and Cyprus$89,38046
Finland$88,1481,966
Israel$47,7031,322
Poland1$41,5503,310
Czech Republic1$32,1332,939
Egypt$24,0001,312
Portugal$18,9423,895
Iceland1$3,9492,955
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$4,462,9841,777
Australia6$3,494,2921,422
Hong Kong$594,9501,457
Philippines$216,2051,211
Taiwan$200,3261,526
Singapore$198,5301,621
New Zealand4$181,7952,403
Russia/CIS2$159,0774,410
Malaysia$137,3871,730
India$44,3591,868
Thailand$40,4782,444
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$829,8422,466
Brazil$441,9742,187
Argentina$387,7331,451
Puerto Rico1$290,346140
Venezuela$181,6851,312
Chile$128,8051,374
Peru$99,2091,722
Central America$90,722280
Uruguay$64,239889
Jamaica$45,000121
Colombia$26,0182,924
Bolivia1$24,7271,320
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.