Alien: Romulus‘s second weekend is over and it has pulled in another $16 million domestically and another $41 million overseas for a worldwide total of $225.4 million. This week, it will surely pass the $240 million box office total that 2017’s Alien: Covenant made.
This weekend just gone, Alien: Romulus‘s finished second, after Deadpool & Wolverine, with $16.2M which is a -61% drop on its first weekend. In comparison, Alien Covenant dropped -71% in its second weekend.
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Alien: Romulus is still overperforming in China. It is the second-biggest Hollywood movie in China this year, just behind Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. It has so far made $73.3M. The Top 5 markets for the new Alien film are China ($73.3M), UK ($10.7M), Korea ($9.7M), France ($7M) and Mexico ($5.6M).
The IMAX worldwide total is $31.2M, making it the second-highest-ever grossing horror film for IMAX. This week it will surpass Prometheus to become number 1. Alien: Romulus is still to open in Japan on September 6, 2024. Reviews have been positive for the new film and it is sitting on 80% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Last week, director Fede Alvarez said they had ideas where they would go with a sequel should 20th Century move forward with one.
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The Star Wars sequel trilogy comes to mind. The first treads old ground and brings in a new gen. But the second can be its own thing.
Then Ridley Scott should do the third one 🤯💥
As much as I disliked the references mostly, I think I'd give Fed another shot at the next one. There was enough good ideas in here that coulda been fleshed out without falling back on the old films.
Maybe a bit more tension and horror and it could be a winner, maybe slightly more focus on the creatures also.
Be interesting to see if he's up for it.
Calling Prometheus a horror film is a stretch.
Prometheus.
Source
For the life of me I can't find the previous top horror film it passed.
Hopefully future films will be less reliant on cheap references than Romulus, and actually have their own personality.
Not sure why people can't just enjoy that fact.
After three weeks, the studio takes 55%.
Outside the US, 50% more or less in each country ( 52%, 55% and 47% or 48%.. total is 50% of MEDIA ) and in China, 25%.
A film that makes more than 4x the budget is always a success, even if China helps with 100M. Becose without China the budget almost triples.
If +x4 budget is not a success, neither are:
Movies random:
150 budget x4 = 600M..
200 budget x4= 800M...
Romulus x4 = 320M and finally boxoffice is +/- 345M..
25M more than quadrupling the budget.
Romulus is no box office bomb, but not a huge success either.
You generally divide domestic box office by 2 and international by 3.
With those maths you would make a great studio accountant. Those are the kind of figures Peter Jackson sued New Line over after they said the Lord Of the Rings trilogy failed to make a proffit
Domestic
$101,276,041 divided by 2 = 50+ million
International
$229,400,000 divided by 3 = 76+ million
50+76=126
126 minus budget 80 million minus marketing (let's say 40 million as we don't know, could be less) = 6 million profit.
No problem in Hollywood.
Or 1 year and 10 months. Inclusive 2 years with big movies and not always.
Is not normal than a comercial movie.begin filming 3 years before .
Villeneuve is writing the script od DUNE III and will release the film in two years.
Superman Legacy began filming in March 2024 and will premiere in JUL 2025. Is a big movie, not movie 80M.
Prometheus began filming march 2011 and premiere in Nay, Jun 2012.
Dune II was began filming JUL 2022 and premiere in March 2024.
Deadpool 2 began filming in June 2017 and premiere may 2018.
Prey was began filming jun 2021 and premiere AGT 2022.
Star Wars VII began filming may 2014 and premiere in Dic 2015.
It is entirely possible ( technically is a time normal , not what's going to happen ) that Romulus II will begin filming in more or less March 2026 and premiere in August 2027. Like Romulus was begin filming in march 2023 and was premiere in agt 2024.
And if you have weight in studio , 4 years.
Villeneuve wanted to release Dune II in 3 years and it was released in 2.
Villeneuve wanted to release Dune III in 3 years ( He said it like said Fede ) and it will be released in 2.
Apes Sage equal in 3 or 4 years.
Fede said he wanted Romulus II in more than 2 years and with luck it will be 3.
Romulus is a success, four times its budget. And si a "small" movie.
To take advantage of the success and age of the actors.
It is impossible a sequel Romulus to be released in 5 years.
Look at PREY which will be released in 3.
Good luck to Fede if he manages to release it in 3.
In my opinion Romulus II released in 2027.
Historically that checks out but I'm hoping for something closer to 2027. Anything earlier would be a bit too rushed unless they have a very set idea of where things are going.
There is also the option of another spin off film or series (separate from another potential Fede project and Noah's show). Really they don't even need to include Xenomorphs either, just focus on other aspects of the universe. If the writing is on point, it will still be interesting and only add to pushing the franchise forward while avoiding Xeno burnout. I would personally love to see a series that explores how the colonial marines function.
Yeah they now have the attention of a totally new audience so one would imagine they want to take advantage of that asap.
Would expect the studio are trying to lock in Fede, Cailee and David Jonnson for a sequel asap. Feel like the ceiling has been raised now for what an Alien film could make at the BO, particularly in the US and China, where it matters.
Feel like Cailee Spaeny is a star in the making - could see her name alone adding star power to a sequel. Has that Jenna Ortega buzz about her if social media is anything to go by (obviously not at that level yet).
That's huge and looking close to seeing a WW $340+ mil once it's all said and done.
If Noah Hawley's show is well received and keeps the hype/positive attention up for the franchise, I could see the next movie clearing $450 million easily. More so if we get some solid gaming additions (Alien Isolation 2, least I can dream...)
6.) Alien: Romulus (20th/Dis) 1,950 (-610) theaters, Fri $682K (-33%) 3-day $2.6M (-34%) Total $101M/Wk 5
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Romulus for its part has now grossed $314.4M worldwide, of which $217.2M is from overseas. It's still No. 1 in Korea and has now crossed $100M in China. The overall offshore drop this session was 51% for a $13.7M weekend in 52 markets.
Japan opened this weekend, the final market to release, and claimed the No. 2 spot behind a local title. The $2.3M bow makes it the 4th highest live-action opening for an import this year. It came in 125% ahead of A Quiet Place: Day One and 25% over Alien: Covenant. Social scores are positive.
Here are the Top 5 markets to date: China ($100.6M), UK ($15.9M), Korea ($13.9M), France ($10.7M) and Mexico ($7.9M)."
https://deadline.com/2024/09/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-opening-weekend-disney-milestone-vijay-global-international-box-office-1236081611/
The Disney regime that wanted to send this directly to Hulu and Disney+ has already been thrown out of the nearest airlock.
the movie has already made 314 million worldwide.
So I haven't really formed an opinion on him
But movie ticket sales has gone down somewhat. I don't think that it is due to the pandemic either, it does factor in ofc, but I personally think it's having to compete with home media and gaming etc.... and how expensive movie tickets have become relative to other options of entertainment.
I'm pretty sure Hawley will just not mention the Engineers and will not break continuity with the movies.
I think Romulus represents a shift in the direction of the franchise that worries me.
Not matter how I felt about each entry they always had an identity and style of their own.
I didn't get that from Romulus, any old director could have made that and you'd know no difference.
Oh, I *love* Romulus, and hope we get a sequel with Rain and Andy, but I too would love to see the final movie in David's arc (I do feel it's in a place where we *can* just move on and accept he won, and is out there doing his thing too)- but I feel if anything Ridley may take something from Romulus; he now knows that 1: Ommitting the Alien wasn't well received, 2: simply slapping one in as an afterthought doesn't sell tickets (again, I love Prometheus and Covenant, so this isn't criticism) and seeing the success of Romulus should paint a picture of "ok, this was proof that the beast definitely isn't "cooked", and the audience are still very happy with cassette futurism aesthetics over modern sci-fi aesthetics" if anything, in the event he gets to make another Alien movie, I hope he takes from this and incorporates into his vision to make something we all know he is capable of.
But either way, I'm happy for the franchise to move forward; a covenant sequel would just be a nice extra :-)
I guess it will depend on how well Hawley's series is received; if it's an overwhelming success, and it really does exclude the prequels (as in omit them from its canon rather than simply not mention them) it's entirely possible future movies may avoid any mention of pathogen etc altogether.
Agreed. I'm not even a fan of Romulus personally but its relative success proves that Alien is still a valuable property.
Still hoping for that third prequel.
For a so called expert, he hasn't got a clue about even basic arithmetic
A 2 minute Google search and quick calculation of my own comes up with approximately 33.2 million tickets sold for Alien just for North America. The totals in this list are worldwide.
1979 average ticket price in US $2.47
US theatrical box office total for Alien 1979 = $84.20 million
Number of tickets sold 33,198,380 in North America
Alien Romulus
Average ticket price 2024 is $10.78
Current total $97 million approximately
Tickets sold approximately 8.998 million, less than a third of Alien 79
Interesting thoughts he has on adjusted for inflation. I think he might have some valid points.
And this in the comment section:
ohn Campea's stance on inflation of movie box office comparisons has some valid points, but it also has some limitations. Here's a breakdown:
### Valid Points:
1. **Different Economic Conditions**: He correctly points out that movies from different eras faced different economic conditions, such as ticket prices and competition from other forms of entertainment.
2. **Assumption of Same Ticket Sales**: He says that adjusting for inflation assumes the same number of tickets would be sold today as in the past, which may not be accurate due to changing consumer behavior and market conditions.
3. **Pandemic Impact**: The ongoing impact of the pandemic on theater attendance is a valid consideration when comparing box office numbers across different time periods.
### Limitations:
1. **Historical Context**: While inflation adjustments may not be perfect, they provide a way to compare the relative financial success of movies across different eras by accounting for changes in the value of money.
2. **Broader Economic Analysis**: Inflation adjustments are a common practice in economic analysis to provide a more accurate comparison of financial data over time. Dismissing inflation entirely overlooks the broader economic context.
3. **Audience Reach**: While ticket prices and competition have changed, the core idea of comparing audience reach and financial success remains relevant. Inflation adjustments help provide a more balanced view of a movie's impact.
In summary, Campea's stance highlights important considerations, but dismissing inflation entirely does not provide the most comprehensive analysis. It's essential to consider both the economic conditions and the broader context when comparing movies from different eras.
Here are the estimated number of box office tickets sold for the Alien franchise movies:
### Estimated Ticket Sales (Not Adjusted for Inflation)
1. **Prometheus**: approx. 43.8 million tickets
2. **Alien: Romulus**: approx. 30.8 million tickets
3. **Alien: Covenant**: approx. 26.1 million tickets
4. **Alien vs. Predator**: approx. 18.7 million tickets
5. **Alien: Resurrection**: approx. 17.5 million tickets
6. **Alien 3**: approx. 17.3 million tickets
7. **Aliens**: approx. 14.2 million tickets
8. **Alien vs. Predator: Requiem**: approx. 14.1 million tickets
9. **Alien**: approx. 11.8 million tickets
### Estimated Ticket Sales (Adjusted for Inflation)
1. **Prometheus**: approx. 43.8 million tickets
2. **Alien: Romulus**: approx. 30.8 million tickets
3. **Alien**: approx. 30.2 million tickets
4. **Alien: Covenant**: approx. 26.1 million tickets
5. **Aliens**: approx. 19.9 million tickets
6. **Alien vs. Predator**: approx. 18.7 million tickets
7. **Alien: Resurrection**: approx. 17.5 million tickets
8. **Alien 3**: approx. 17.3 million tickets
9. **Alien vs. Predator: Requiem**: approx. 14.1 million tickets
The ticket sales are estimated based on an average ticket price of $9.19.
I just hope I am right about Noah Hawley on helming Alien as well.