Alien (1979)

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

All Releases

Domestic (77.5%)
$84,206,106
International (22.5%)
$24,404,125
Worldwide
$108,610,231
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, 1979APAC, Domestic$78,944,891$78,955,806
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$204,674
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$84,206,1061,018
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$4,727,9201,666
Sweden1$1,652,056564
United Kingdom4$1,495,0282,746
Germany1$1,015,2302,868
Spain1$842,2602,934
Italy1$661,7703,177
Netherlands1$314,6992,732
S/E/W Africa$291,50740
Austria$246,2191,973
Belgium1$228,8892,024
Norway1$124,9022,379
Denmark$117,1571,804
Greece and Cyprus$89,38046
Finland$88,1481,938
Israel$47,7031,297
Poland1$41,5503,231
Czech Republic1$32,1332,862
Egypt$24,0001,303
Portugal$18,9423,809
Iceland1$3,9492,893
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$4,462,9841,745
Australia6$3,494,2921,403
Hong Kong$594,9501,429
Philippines$216,2051,200
Taiwan$200,3261,505
Singapore$198,5301,609
New Zealand4$181,7952,365
Russia/CIS2$159,0774,270
Malaysia$137,3871,716
India$44,3591,840
Thailand$40,4782,421
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$829,8422,418
Brazil$441,9742,156
Argentina$387,7331,433
Puerto Rico1$290,346140
Venezuela$181,6851,309
Chile$128,8051,354
Peru$99,2091,702
Central America$90,722273
Uruguay$64,239884
Jamaica$45,000121
Colombia$26,0182,831
Bolivia1$24,7271,306
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.