Alien
After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$3,527,881
91 theaters
91 theaters
Budget$11,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)May 25, 1979 (Jun 22, 1979)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresHorror
Sci-Fi
In Release221 days/31 weeks
Widest Release757 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25-31 | 1 | $4,758,639 | - | 91 | - | $52,292 | $4,758,639 | 1 |
| Jun 1-7 | 1 | $3,623,506 | -23.9% | 91 | - | $39,818 | $8,382,145 | 2 |
| Jun 8-14 | 1 | $4,300,753 | +18.7% | 132 | +41 | $32,581 | $12,682,898 | 3 |
| Jun 15-21 | 1 | $3,783,140 | -12% | 148 | +16 | $25,561 | $16,466,038 | 4 |
| Jun 22-28 | 1 | $8,312,008 | +119.7% | 635 | +487 | $13,089 | $24,778,046 | 5 |
| Jun 29-Jul 5 | 1 | $7,626,254 | -8.3% | 745 | +110 | $10,236 | $32,404,300 | 6 |
| Jul 6-12 | 1 | $5,334,535 | -30.1% | 757 | +12 | $7,046 | $37,738,835 | 7 |
| Jul 13-19 | 1 | $4,210,249 | -21.1% | 733 | -24 | $5,743 | $41,949,084 | 8 |
| Jul 20-26 | 1 | $3,566,295 | -15.3% | 695 | -38 | $5,131 | $45,515,379 | 9 |
| Jul 27-Aug 2 | 1 | $2,860,473 | -19.8% | 681 | -14 | $4,200 | $48,375,852 | 10 |
| Aug 3-9 | 1 | $2,414,912 | -15.6% | 613 | -68 | $3,939 | $50,790,764 | 11 |
| Aug 10-16 | 1 | $2,018,789 | -16.4% | 582 | -31 | $3,468 | $52,809,553 | 12 |
| Aug 17-23 | 1 | $1,542,198 | -23.6% | 419 | -163 | $3,680 | $54,351,751 | 13 |
| Aug 24-30 | 1 | $1,462,592 | -5.2% | 422 | +3 | $3,465 | $55,814,343 | 14 |
| Aug 31-Sep 6 | 1 | $1,269,842 | -13.2% | 369 | -53 | $3,441 | $57,084,185 | 15 |
| Sep 7-13 | 1 | $873,789 | -31.2% | 357 | -12 | $2,447 | $57,957,974 | 16 |
| Sep 14-20 | 1 | $655,978 | -24.9% | 317 | -40 | $2,069 | $58,613,952 | 17 |
| Sep 21-27 | 1 | $728,261 | +11% | 360 | +43 | $2,022 | $59,342,213 | 18 |
| Sep 28-Oct 4 | 1 | $522,438 | -28.3% | 291 | -69 | $1,795 | $59,864,651 | 19 |
