Quote from: Gramster on Dec 26, 2016, 07:23:38 PM
but he's figured that, in the short term, mystery in the trailer doesn't put bums on seats on the opening weekend, but hey, once you're there popcorn in trembling hand, he can deliver his mysteries in his own sweet time.
Even after adjusting for inflation, Prometheus has the highest opening weekend box office of the entire Alien franchise, as well as the highest foreign totals. Less impressively, it has the third-highest domestic total box office.
Adjusted for inflation in 2015 dollars, the opening weekends of the Alien films:
Alien (91 theater limited release): $11,614,066
Alien (635 theater wide release): $17,490,640
Aliens (1,437 theaters): $21,904,374
Alien 3 (2,227 theaters): $33,149,414
Alien Resurrection (2,415 theaters): $24,745,377
AVP* (3,395 theaters): $48,678,488
AVPR (2,611 theaters): $11,737,493
Prometheus (3,396 theaters): $53,976,822
The domestic box office totals for the Alien franchise:
Alien: $266,433,969
Aliens: $185,572,437
Alien 3: $94,546,433
Alien Resurrection: $71,792,825
AVP: $102,060,848
AVPR: $48,769,468
Prometheus: $133,728,062
Finally, the adjusted 2015 foreign grosses for the Alien franchise:
Alien: $79,009,921
Aliens: $100,020,550
Alien 3: $177,833,686
Alien Resurrection: $170,606,681
AVP: $117,290,975
AVPR: $101,614,968
Prometheus: $292,750,868