'Alien: Romulus' Has Franchise's 2nd Best Opening Ever With Over $100 Million Globally

Last weekend, 20th Century Studios released the long-awaited film in theaters around the world. Alien: Romulus by the director and co-writer Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead).

The new installment of the horror and science fiction saga Alien had a remarkable debut, debuting at number 1 at the US box office where it grossed $41.5 millionand others $66.7 million at the international box officefor a Global box office opening of $108.2 million.

This gave him the following achievements:

• Second best horror film release of 2024 at the national box office (USA) behind A Quiet Place: Day One.
• Second highest-grossing horror film of 2024 at the global box officebehind A Quiet Place: Day One ($261 mdd).
• Second best debut of the franchise Alien, behind the prequel Prometheus (2012) which had a $51 million launch.

The budget of Alien: Romulus was $80 million dollarsa figure that is quite promising to be profitable for the studio. Take note Hollywood, the secret is to have a low or medium scale budget, and use a combination of practical effects and CGI, as Alvarez did with Romulus with great results on screen.

This is the first installment of the saga Alien to be distributed by Disney, following the company's acquisition of Fox.

Romulus It stars Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Priscilla, Mare of Easttown), Isabela Merced (Tansformers: The Last Knight, Instant Family), Archie Renaux (Upgraded, The Other Zoey), David Johnson (Industry), Spike Fearn (Aftersun), y Aileen Wu.

The project is described as “an original independent feature film.” The plot is set between the timeline of Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott, and the sequel Aliens (1986) by James Cameron.

An important fact about this new film is that unlike the other installments that focused on adults in corporate, military and scientific roles, this ninth installment of the franchise focuses on a group of young people.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• Alvarez commented that Alien: Romulus has a connection with the rest of the saga Alien.
• The special effects are practical.
• Alien: Romulus It is the seventh installment of the franchise Alienand the ninth installment if we take into account the crossovers Alien vs Predator.

SYNOPSIS:

“ALIEN: ROMULUS returns to the roots of the blockbuster ALIEN franchise. While exploring the depths of an abandoned space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”

Alvarez co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (remake Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, Don’t Breathe 2remake Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and produced the feature film in company of Ridley Scottdirector of the original classic and the prequels Prometheus y Alien: Covenant.