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Alien Nation

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1988

91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Graham Baker

Starring

James Caan · Mandy Patinkin · Terence Stamp · Kevyn Major Howard · Leslie Bevis · Peter Jason

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 7th October 1988

Canada release: 7th October 1988

United States release: 7th October 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 7th Apr '89
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £320.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

Box Office debut: 7th Oct '88
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $8.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Apr, 1989
4

14 Apr, 1989
7

21 Apr, 1989
7

28 Apr, 1989
9

5 May, 1989
14

US box office

7 Oct, 1988
1

14 Oct, 1988
2

21 Oct, 1988
3

28 Oct, 1988
3

4 Nov, 1988
10

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-16

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$25.2 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$32.2 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 6

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Alien Nation

7 Apr 1989

£320,271

14 Apr 1989

7▼

£233,484

£635,474

21 Apr 1989

7▲▼

£129,713

£823,558

28 Apr 1989

9▼

£72,063

£928,049

5 May 1989

14▼

£40,035

£984,098

12 May 1989

16▼

£22,242

£1,016,349

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

7 Oct 1988

1▲

$8,421,429

14 Oct 1988

2▼

$4,252,252

$13,915,546

21 Oct 1988

3▼

$2,606,250

$17,675,279

28 Oct 1988

3▲▼

$2,606,250

$17,675,279

4 Nov 1988

10▼

$1,306,849

$22,255,224