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%)
$24,422,885
Worldwide
$108,628,991
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, 1979-October 24, 2024APAC, Domestic$78,944,891$18,773$78,974,579
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$49,354$204,674
2024 Re-releaseApril 26-October 24, 2024APAC, Domestic$2,305,647$19,049$2,364,250
1982 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$161,230$165,350
2022 Re-releaseAPAC$34,670$40,988

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$84,206,1061,014
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$4,727,9201,663
Sweden1$1,652,056562
United Kingdom4$1,495,0282,740
Germany1$1,015,2302,862
Spain1$842,2602,930
Italy1$661,7703,170
Netherlands1$314,6992,722
S/E/W Africa$291,50740
Austria$246,2191,966
Belgium1$228,8892,019
Norway1$124,9022,376
Denmark$117,1571,799
Greece and Cyprus$89,38046
Finland$88,1481,932
Israel$47,7031,289
Poland1$41,5503,218
Czech Republic1$32,1332,851
Egypt$24,0001,302
Portugal$18,9423,793
Iceland1$3,9492,888
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$4,462,9841,740
Australia6$3,494,2921,402
Hong Kong$594,9501,425
Philippines$216,2051,196
Taiwan$200,3261,500
Singapore$198,5301,606
New Zealand4$181,7952,355
Russia/CIS3$177,8374,127
Malaysia$137,3871,713
India$44,3591,837
Thailand$40,4782,414
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$829,8422,413
Brazil$441,9742,153
Argentina$387,7331,430
Puerto Rico1$290,346140
Venezuela$181,6851,309
Chile$128,8051,350
Peru$99,2091,699
Central America$90,722270
Uruguay$64,239883
Jamaica$45,000121
Colombia$26,0182,819
Bolivia1$24,7271,304
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.