Alien (Twentieth Century Fox)
Opened 5/25/1979 | Theatrical • Limited (757 locations)
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director & Top Cast
Ridley Scott
Director
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Tom Skerritt
Dallas
John Hurt
Kane
Veronica Cartwright
Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton
Brett
Ian Holm
Ash
Yaphet Kotto
Parker
Bolaji Badejo
Alien
Helen Horton
Mother
Eddie Powell
Alien
Box Office Results
Domestic
| Week 1 05/25-05/31 | Week 2 06/01-06/07 | Week 3 06/08-06/14 | Week 4 06/15-06/21 | Week 5 06/22-06/28 | Week 6 06/29-07/05 | Week 7-20 7/6-10/5 |
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| weekend | 0 | 2192024 | 2669177 | 2240772 | 5312945 | 4560137 | 17373190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cume | 4758639 | 8382145 | 12682898 | 16466038 | 24778046 | 32404300 | 60150933 | 37738835 | 60150933 | 41949084 | 60150933 | 45515379 | 60150933 | 48375852 | 60150933 | 50790764 | 60150933 | 52809553 | 60150933 | 54351751 | 60150933 | 55814343 | 60150933 | 57084185 | 60150933 | 57957974 | 60150933 | 58613952 | 60150933 | 59342213 | 60150933 | 59864651 | 60150933 | 60150933 |
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| Weekend | Weekly | Locations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Gross $ | % Chg. | Gross $ | % Chg. | # | Chg. | Per Theater Average |
| 1 | 5/25/1979-5/31/1979 | $0 | - | $4,758,639 | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 6/1/1979-6/7/1979 | $2,192,024 | 0 % | $3,623,506 | -23.9 % | 91 | 91 | $39,819 |
| 3 | 6/8/1979-6/14/1979 | $2,669,177 | 21.8 % | $4,300,753 | 18.7 % | 132 | 41 | $32,581 |
| 4 | 6/15/1979-6/21/1979 | $2,240,772 | -16.1 % | $3,783,140 | -12 % | 148 | 16 | $25,562 |
| 5 | 6/22/1979-6/28/1979 | $5,312,945 | 137.1 % | $8,312,008 | 119.7 % | 635 | 487 | $13,090 |
| 6 | 6/29/1979-7/5/1979 | $4,560,137 | -14.2 % | $7,626,254 | -8.3 % | 745 | 110 | $10,237 |
| 7 | 7/6/1979-7/12/1979 | $3,391,197 | -25.6 % | $5,334,535 | -30.1 % | 757 | 12 | $7,047 |
| 8 | 7/13/1979-7/19/1979 | $2,777,042 | -18.1 % | $4,210,249 | -21.1 % | 733 | -24 | $5,744 |
| 9 | 7/20/1979-7/26/1979 | $2,246,329 | -19.1 % | $3,566,295 | -15.3 % | 695 | -38 | $5,131 |
| 10 | 7/27/1979-8/2/1979 | $1,816,627 | -19.1 % | $2,860,473 | -19.8 % | 681 | -14 | $4,200 |
| 11 | 8/3/1979-8/9/1979 | $1,533,612 | -15.6 % | $2,414,912 | -15.6 % | 613 | -68 | $3,939 |
| 12 | 8/10/1979-8/16/1979 | $1,301,922 | -15.1 % | $2,018,789 | -16.4 % | 582 | -31 | $3,469 |
| 13 | 8/17/1979-8/23/1979 | $993,340 | -23.7 % | $1,542,198 | -23.6 % | 419 | -163 | $3,681 |
| 14 | 8/24/1979-8/30/1979 | $957,284 | -3.6 % | $1,462,592 | -5.2 % | 422 | 3 | $3,466 |
| 15 | 8/31/1979-9/6/1979 | $0 | -100 % | $1,269,842 | -13.2 % | -422 | - | |
| 16 | 9/7/1979-9/13/1979 | $649,505 | -100 % | $873,789 | -31.2 % | 357 | 357 | $2,448 |
| 17 | 9/14/1979-9/20/1979 | $485,711 | -25.2 % | $655,978 | -24.9 % | 317 | -40 | $2,069 |
| 18 | 9/21/1979-9/27/1979 | $540,887 | 11.4 % | $728,261 | 11 % | 360 | 43 | $2,023 |
| 19 | 9/28/1979-10/4/1979 | $393,452 | -27.3 % | $522,438 | -28.3 % | 291 | -69 | $1,795 |
| 20 | 10/5/1979-10/11/1979 | $286,282 | -27.2 % | $0 | - | 240 | -51 | |
| Total | $60,150,933 | ||||||
Total Includes Full Week Grosses for Weeks 1-20
Worldwide
Box Office Results
| Domestic Total | International Total | Worldwide Total |
|---|---|---|
| $78,944,891 (100%) | $10,915 (0%) | $78,955,806 (100%) |
