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Alien

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1979
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Starring

Tom Skerritt · Sigourney Weaver · Veronica Cartwright · Harry Dean Stanton · John Hurt · Ian Holm

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 22nd June 1979
Soviet Union release date Soviet Union release: 28th May 1979
Japan release date Japan release: 21st July 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Sep '79
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £640.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 46

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 25th May '79
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $3.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 29

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Jan '21
  • Debut position: 30
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $75 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Sep, 1979
1
14 Sep, 1979
1
21 Sep, 1979
1
28 Sep, 1979
3
5 Oct, 1979
3
12 Oct, 1979
3
19 Oct, 1979
4
26 Oct, 1979
5
2 Nov, 1979
7
9 Nov, 1979
10
16 Nov, 1979
9
23 Nov, 1979
10
30 Nov, 1979
9
7 Dec, 1979
9
14 Dec, 1979
11
31 Oct, 2003
10
7 Nov, 2003
13

US box office

25 May, 1979
1
1 Jun, 1979
1
8 Jun, 1979
1
15 Jun, 1979
2
22 Jun, 1979
1
29 Jun, 1979
2
6 Jul, 1979
1
13 Jul, 1979
1
20 Jul, 1979
2
27 Jul, 1979
2
3 Aug, 1979
1
10 Aug, 1979
1
17 Aug, 1979
1
24 Aug, 1979
2
31 Aug, 1979
1
7 Sep, 1979
1
14 Sep, 1979
1
21 Sep, 1979
1
28 Sep, 1979
1
5 Oct, 1979
2
11 Oct, 2019
14
1 Jan, 2021
9
8 Jan, 2021
10
26 Apr, 2024
11

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Alien
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Alien Resurrection
Prometheus
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Romulus

Certificates


18 age rating
US
TV-PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $83.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $203.6 Million

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Directed By

Director
Role
Ridley Scott
Directed By

Starring

Actor
Character
Tom Skerritt
Dallas
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Veronica Cartwright
Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton
Brett
John Hurt
Kane
Ian Holm
Ash
Yaphet Kotto
Parker
Bolaji Badejo
Alien
Helen Horton
Mother
Eddie Powell
Alien