Alien (1979)

The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.

All Releases

Domestic (77.1%)
$81,900,459
International (22.9%)
$24,385,063
Worldwide
$106,285,522
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, 1979Domestic$78,944,891$78,944,891
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$49,354$184,354
1982 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$161,230$161,230
2022 Re-releaseAPAC$23,703$23,703

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$81,900,4591,030
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$4,727,9201,609
Sweden1$1,652,056554
United Kingdom4$1,495,0282,653
Germany1$1,015,2302,780
Spain1$842,2602,846
Italy1$661,7703,059
Netherlands1$314,6992,591
S/E/W Africa$291,50740
Austria$246,2191,941
Belgium1$228,8891,978
Norway1$124,9022,283
Denmark$117,1571,765
Greece and Cyprus$89,38046
Finland$88,1481,896
Israel$47,7031,252
Poland1$41,5503,059
Czech Republic1$32,1332,710
Egypt$24,0001,289
Portugal$18,9423,599
Iceland1$3,9492,777
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$4,462,9841,698
Australia4$3,494,2921,365
Hong Kong$594,9501,378
Philippines$216,2051,180
Taiwan$200,3261,473
Singapore$198,5301,588
New Zealand4$181,7952,290
Russia/CIS1$140,0154,183
Malaysia$137,3871,691
India$44,3591,802
Thailand$40,4782,375
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$829,8422,329
Brazil$441,9742,103
Argentina$387,7331,409
Puerto Rico1$290,346140
Venezuela$181,6851,304
Chile$128,8051,321
Peru$99,2091,673
Central America$90,722258
Uruguay$64,239876
Jamaica$45,000121
Colombia$26,0182,628
Bolivia1$24,7271,287
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.