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MOVIE

Alien 1979

Alien
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1979
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)
Cast and Director

Directed by

Starring

Tom Skerritt / Sigourney Weaver / Veronica Cartwright / Harry Dean Stanton / John Hurt / Ian Holm / Yaphet Kotto / Bolaji Badejo / Helen HortonEddie Powell
Release dates
US release date US release: 22nd June 1979
Soviet Union release date Soviet Union release: 28th May 1979
Japan release date Japan release: 21st July 1979
Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Sep '79
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £640.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 40

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 25th May '79
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $3.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 29

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Jan '21
  • Debut position: 30
  • Highest position: 30
  • Debut gross: $75 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 2
Other movies in this series
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Alien Resurrection
Certificates

18 age rating
US
TV-PG

18+

R-15

16

17+

12
Total grosses
UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $81.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $203.6 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
This weeks US box office

Alien is number 11 on the US box office this week.

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Alien
7 Sep 1979
1N
£640,782
£640,782
14 Sep 1979
1▲▼
£570,391
£1,439,329
21 Sep 1979
1▲▼
£835,196
£2,650,363
28 Sep 1979
3▼
£417,598
£3,214,120
5 Oct 1979
4▼
£208,799
£3,485,559
12 Oct 1979
4▲▼
£104,400
£3,621,279
19 Oct 1979
5▼
£52,200
£3,694,359
26 Oct 1979
6▼
£26,100
£3,728,289
2 Nov 1979
8▼
£13,050
£3,745,254
9 Nov 1979
9▼
£6,525
£3,754,715
16 Nov 1979
8▲
£3,263
£3,758,957
23 Nov 1979
7▲
£1,632
£3,761,079
30 Nov 1979
7▲▼
£816
£3,762,262
7 Dec 1979
6▲
£408
£3,762,813
31 Oct 2003
10▼
£208,081
£208,081
7 Nov 2003
13▼
£77,920
£286,001
1 Mar 2019
16▼
£129,245
£129,245
8 Mar 2019
26▼
£11,734
£140,979
15 Mar 2019
21▲
£25,723
£166,702
22 Mar 2019
31▼
£2,510
£169,212
29 Mar 2019
36▼
£3,048
£172,260
5 Apr 2019
41▼
£1,288
£173,548
19 Apr 2019
46▼
£708
£174,256
10 Jul 2020
54▼
£198
£174,454
21 Aug 2020
63▼
£31
£174,485
9 Oct 2020
51▲
£380
£174,865
23 Oct 2020
20▲
£11,022
£185,887
30 Oct 2020
20▲▼
£15,928
£201,815
13 Nov 2020
30▼
£122
£201,937
27 Nov 2020
38▼
£87
£202,024
17 Sep 2021
31▲
£11,533
£213,557
24 Sep 2021
58▼
£606
£214,163
19 Nov 2021
50▲
£576
£214,739
12 Aug 2022
38▲
£465
£379,615
9 Sep 2022
61▼
£1,255
£381,773
21 Apr 2023
36▲
£8,678
£8,678
28 Apr 2023
38▼
£7,057
£86,596
5 May 2023
39▼
£1,833
£95,942
4 Aug 2023
36▲
£1,448
£97,697
8 Sep 2023
28▲
£5,999
£103,696
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 29

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 May 1979
1▲
$3,527,881
$3,527,881
1 Jun 1979
1▲▼
$2,192,024
$6,950,663
8 Jun 1979
1▲▼
$2,669,177
$11,051,322
15 Jun 1979
2▼
$2,240,772
$14,923,670
22 Jun 1979
1▲
$5,312,945
$21,778,983
29 Jun 1979
2▼
$4,560,137
$29,338,183
6 Jul 1979
1▲
$3,391,197
$35,795,497
13 Jul 1979
1▲▼
$2,777,042
$40,515,877
20 Jul 1979
2▼
$2,246,329
$44,195,413
27 Jul 1979
2▲▼
$1,816,627
$47,332,006
3 Aug 1979
1▲
$1,533,612
$49,909,464
10 Aug 1979
1▲▼
$1,301,922
$52,092,686
17 Aug 1979
1▲▼
$993,340
$53,802,893
24 Aug 1979
2▼
$957,284
$55,309,035
31 Aug 1979
1▲
$1,049,075
$56,863,418
7 Sep 1979
1▲▼
$649,505
$57,733,690
14 Sep 1979
1▲▼
$485,711
$58,443,685
21 Sep 1979
1▲▼
$540,887
$59,154,839
28 Sep 1979
1▲▼
$393,452
$59,735,665
5 Oct 1979
2▼
$286,282
$60,150,933
31 Oct 2003
16▼
$1,023,665
$1,287,560
7 Nov 2003
24▼
$254,715
$1,798,175
14 Nov 2003
57▼
$22,555
$1,954,649
21 Nov 2003
83▼
$9,879
$1,974,937
28 Nov 2003
89▼
$4,403
$1,983,690
11 Oct 2019
14▲
$386,976
$105,891,046
1 Jan 2021
9▲
$75,000
$106,278,022
8 Jan 2021
10▼
$60,000
$106,285,522
26 Apr 2024
11▼
$1,563,000
$1,563,000