Director Fede Alvarez was responsible for relaunching Ridley Scott’s horror/action sci-fi franchise seven years afterAlien: Covenantdisappointed financially.
Luckily,Alien: Romulus' reviewswere much more favorable ahead of its theatrical release.
This is largely thanks to the film’s strong performance overseas, where it made $217.2 million internationally.
This is where the movie’s total worldwide box office stands as of this writing.
This means thatAlien: Romulushas already outperformed its reported budget.
According toVariety,Alien: Romulus' budget was $80 millionbefore marketing expenses.
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It should already be profitable for the studios since its box office total is nearly four times the budget.
How big of a hit it is ultimately comes down to where the final box office totals land worldwide.
The movie managed to make $41.5 million over its first three days.
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The franchise comparisons showcase how impressiveAlien: Romulus' box office performance really is.
More importantly,Alien: Romulus' opening weekend box office totalwas well above industry projections.
It did not come close to joining the $100M+ opening weekend group consisting ofDeadpool & WolverineandInside Out 2.
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It also made roughly half ofDune: Part TwoandTwisters.
The change has come through additional weeks of box office revenue being tabulated.
The result isAlien: Romulusbecoming one of the biggestAlienmovies at the box office.
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It almost matched the entirety ofAlien Resurrection’s domestic run in just three days.
The movie is now the second biggestAlienmovie at the box office, with onlyPrometheusmaking more.
This was accomplished after surpassingAlien: Covenant’s box office total.
The latter is particularly impressive since the franchise has only ever accomplished that once before withPrometheus.
Alien: Romulushas also broken a few box office records for those involved in the movie.
It is now directorFede Alvarez’s highest-grossing movie of his careerby a significant margin.
Sources:Box Office Mojo,Variety
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