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The best opening for an Alien film belongs to 2012’s Prometheus which earned a first day of $21.4M in previews/Friday for a $51M opening weekend. For reference, here are the opening weekends of the previous Alien movies before inflation.
| Movie | Year | Opening Weekend | Budget |
| Alien | 1979 | $3.5M | $11M |
| Aliens | 1986 | $10M | $18.5M |
| Alien 3 | 1992 | $19M | $50M |
| Alien Resurrection | 1997 | $16M | $75M |
| AvP | 2004 | $38M | $60M |
| AvP Requiem | 2007 | $10M | $40M |
| Prometheus | 2012 | $51M | $130M |
| Alien Covenant | 2017 | $36M | $97M |
| Alien: Romulus | 2024 | $41.5M | $80M |
Alien: Romulus is doing well overseas, particularly in China. It grossed $26M overseas on Friday, with a projection of a $60M opening internationally. This gives Alien: Romulus a $100 million opening worldwide. Alien: Romulus is getting a B+ CinemaScore, which is better than Alien: Covenant‘s and Prometheus’s B.
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