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Alien

Alien
1979
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

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: 49

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

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Certificates

US
TV-PG

13

16

16

A

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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The Predator francise, like the Alien franchise has had its ups and downs over the years, but these latest movies seem to have hit a high note as Predator: Badlands follows in the footsteps of Alien Romulus and pleases critics and fans alike

Predator: Badlands tops the UK box office on its debut with a £2.3 Million gross, the last Predator movie Prey did not get a cinema release but The Predator from 2018 make £2.3 Million on its debut.

Last weeks top movie, Bugonia falls to number 4 this weekend with a total gross of just over £2 Million.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Predator: Badlands (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Predator: Badlands (@1)
  • Longest run - One Battle After Another (7 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - One Battle After Another (£11,578,584)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Regretting You (-13%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £7,235,667
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UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th November 2025

Predator: Badlands

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £2,376,779 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of November
  • The movie is a sequel to Prey which took £0 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

The Choral

  • The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £917,177 over its debut weekend

Regretting You

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £790,645 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £5,247,189 over 3 weeks of release

Bugonia

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £548,922 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £2,067,196 over 2 weeks of release

Die My Love

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £396,243 over its debut weekend

A new poster and trailer has been released for upcoming movie Avatar: Fire and Ash which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is directed by James Cameron
  • It stars Sam Worthington (Kidnapping Freddy Heineken) and Sigourney Weaver (Working Girl) among others.
  • The movie also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement and Zoe Saldana
  • The release date in the UK is 19th December 2025
  • While the North American release date is set for 19th December 2025
  • It is a sequel to Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
  • Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver appeared together in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
  • James Cameron directed Sigourney Weaver in Aliens

Synopsis for Avatar: Fire and Ash

The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri's family encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

With Dead to Rights currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Freakier Friday
  • Weapons
  • The Pickup
  • Vicious
  • Materialists
  • The Naked Gun
  • Guns Up
  • Together
  • Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
  • Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

Freakier Friday

  • The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Nisha Ganatra also directed The High Note in 2020 which grossed $2.2 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Daddy and Them (2001).
  • The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Weapons

  • The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Zach Cregger also directed Barbarian in 2022 which grossed $40.6 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2011).
  • The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
  • They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Pickup

  • The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
  • Tim Story also directed Think Like a Man Too in 2014.
  • It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Showtime (2002).
  • The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Vicious

  • The movie is directed by Bryan Bertino, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Bryan Bertino also directed The Monster in 2016.
  • It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in Vicious (2025).
  • The film also stars Mary McCormack who's last movie was Alien: Code (2018).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Spain

Materialists

  • The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in A Bigger Splash (2016).
  • The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Greece / Philippines

The Naked Gun

  • The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 which grossed $623.2 K globally.
  • It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Lamb (1986).
  • The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Hungary / Singapore

Guns Up

  • The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Edward Drake also directed Detective Knight: Redemption in 2022.
  • It stars Kevin James who also starred in The Zookeeper (2011).
  • The film also stars Christina Ricci who's last movie was The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Portugal / Spain

Together

  • The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Dave Franco who also starred in After Sex (2007).
  • The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
  • Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in The Little Hours in 2017, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Lego Movie in 2014.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Germany / Hong Kong

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

  • The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Byung-woo Kim also directed The Terror Live in 2013.
  • It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
  • The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
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Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

  • The movie is from director Daniel.
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  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
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  • Materialists - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Tuesday, 12th August
  • The Shadows Edge - From Saturday, 16th August
  • The Home - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Americana - From Friday, 15th August
  • The Naked Gun - From Wednesday, 13th August
  • Together - From Wednesday, 13th August
  • Bring Her Back - From Thursday, 14th August
  • The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 14th August
  • The Bad Guys 2 - From Saturday, 16th August
  • Pavements - From Friday, 15th August
  • Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 15th August
  • JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Weapons - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Colours of Time - From Thursday, 14th August
  • 40 Acres - From Thursday, 14th August
  • The Long Walk - From Monday, 11th August
  • Eddington - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Dangerous Animals - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Shadow Force - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 14th August
  • Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 13th August
  • Brief History of a Family - From Wednesday, 13th August
  • The Last Stop In Yuma County - From Wednesday, 13th August
  • Noise - From Monday, 11th August

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Avatar: Fire and Ash which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • It stars among others Sam Worthington (The Debt) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar)
  • It is a sequel to Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
  • It is directed by James Cameron (Titanic)
  • The movie also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement and Zoe Saldana
  • The UK release date is 19th December 2025
  • And the release date in North America is 19th December 2025
  • Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver appeared together in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
  • James Cameron directed Sigourney Weaver in Aliens

Synopsis for Avatar: Fire and Ash

The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri's family encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie
  • It stars Milly Alcock (Superman) and () among others.
  • The movie also stars , and
  • The release date in the UK is 26th June 2026
  • While the North American release date is set for 26th June 2026

Synopsis for Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

Supergirl's journey as a survivor of the destruction of Krypton, her trauma and quest for revenge alongside a young alien girl seeking vengeance.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.