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Summary
-
Alien: Romulus
is projected to have an opening weekend between $40 and $42 million. - This marks the second-best debut of the franchise behind 2012’s
Prometheus
. -
Romulus
has become the first movie to knock the Marvel hit
Deadpool & Wolverine
from its perch at No. 1.
Alien: Romulus is headed toward a historic opening weekend for the franchise. Directed by Fede Álvarez and starring Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson, the movie follows scavengers who discover an alien menace on what they believe to be an abandoned space station. The Alien: Romulus release comes 45 years after the series kicked off with Ridley Scott’s original 1979 classic, spawning a multimedia franchise that now includes seven movies, two crossovers with the Predator franchise, an upcoming FX television show, and much more.
Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, Alien: Romulus is projected to earn a 3-day debut total between $40 and $42 million at the domestic box office. The movie is claiming the No. 1 spot on the chart, knocking the Marvel hit Deadpool & Wolverine to No. 2 after three weekends on top. This still a win for Disney, as the company owns both Marvel Studios and Alien‘s 20th Century Studios and thus has both the Top 2 movies this weekend. This also marks the second-best opening weekend of the entire Alien franchise, behind the $51 million debut of 2012’s Prometheus.
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Source: Deadline
Alien: Romulus
3.5
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The movie is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young group of characters who come face to face with the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a stand-alone film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
- Director
- Fede Alvarez
- Release Date
- August 16, 2024
- Studio(s)
- Scott Free Productions , 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Writers
- Fede Alvarez , Rodo Sayagues , Dan O’Bannon , Ronald Shusett
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