Movie Comparison: Alien (1979)

← Go to main Alien page

Add a movie to the comparison:     



Similar movies (click to add): Ban-do (2020), Decoys (2004), The Signal (2008), Warlock (1991), The Fog (1980)

Popular comparisons (click to add): Alien: Resurrection (1997), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Galaxy Quest (1999), Ban-do (2020)

Having trouble thinking of good comparisons? Find similar movies with our Report Builder.



  Alien
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1979
Production Budget $10,700,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 91
Maximum Theaters 1,750
Theatrical Engagements 12,118
Domestic Opening Weekend $3,522,581
Domestic Box Office $65,403,354
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$265,312,886
International Box Office $122,631,433
Worldwide Box Office $188,034,787
  Remove

  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Alien
Opening Weekend $3,522,581 /
$3,522,581
2nd Weekend $2,192,025 /
$6,950,663
3rd Weekend $2,669,177 /
$11,051,322
4th Weekend $2,240,772 /
$14,923,670
5th Weekend $5,312,945 /
$21,778,983
6th Weekend $4,560,137 /
$29,338,183
7th Weekend $3,391,197 /
$35,795,497
8th Weekend $2,777,042 /
$40,515,877
9th Weekend $2,246,329 /
$44,195,413
10th Weekend $1,816,627 /
$47,332,006
11th Weekend $1,533,612 /
$49,909,464
12th Weekend $1,301,922 /
$52,092,686
13th Weekend $993,340 /
$53,802,893
14th Weekend $957,284 /
$55,309,035
15th Weekend $1,049,075 /
$56,863,418
16th Weekend $649,505 /
$57,733,690
17th Weekend $485,711 /
$58,443,685
18th Weekend $540,887 /
$59,154,839
19th Weekend $393,452 /
$59,735,665
20th Weekend $286,282 /
$60,150,933
  Alien
Opening Week $4,758,638 /
$4,758,638
2nd Week $3,623,507 /
$8,382,145
3rd Week $4,300,753 /
$12,682,898
4th Week $3,783,140 /
$16,466,038
5th Week $8,312,008 /
$24,778,046
6th Week $7,626,254 /
$32,404,300
7th Week $5,334,535 /
$37,738,835
8th Week $4,210,249 /
$41,949,084
9th Week $3,566,295 /
$45,515,379
10th Week $2,860,473 /
$48,375,852
11th Week $2,414,912 /
$50,790,764
12th Week $2,018,789 /
$52,809,553
13th Week $1,542,198 /
$54,351,751
14th Week $1,462,592 /
$55,814,343
15th Week $1,269,842 /
$57,084,185
16th Week $873,789 /
$57,957,974
17th Week $655,978 /
$58,613,952
18th Week $728,261 /
$59,342,213
19th Week $522,438 /
$59,864,651
20th Week - /
-

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.