Franchise box office profile

Alien

Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.

Total gross$610.0Mworldwide gross

Movies4mapped titles

Average$152.5Mper title

Timeline1979–1997release years

Franchise profile

Alien box office performance

Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.

Alien is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.

Highest grossing

Top Alien movies by worldwide gross

The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.

1986 Aliens $183.3M 1997 Alien Resurrection $162.0M 1992 Alien³ $159.8M 1979 Alien $104.9M

Movies by year

Franchise box office performance by release year.

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YearMoviesWorldwide gross

1997 1 $162.0M › 1992 1 $159.8M › 1986 1 $183.3M › 1979 1 $104.9M ›

5-year total $610.0M 5-year average $152.5M

Movies by genre

Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.

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GenreMoviesWorldwide gross

SFScience Fiction 4 $610.0M › AAction 3 $505.1M › HHorror 3 $426.7M › TThriller 1 $183.3M ›

Connected studios

Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.

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StudioMoviesFranchise gross

2C20th Century Fox 2 $321.8M › SPSlm Production Group 1 $183.3M › BPBrandywine Productions 1 $104.9M ›

Performance insights

Alien box office breakdown

Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.

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Best ROI

Highest return on investment.

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1Aliens 9.91x 2Alien 9.54x 3Alien³ 3.20x 4Alien Resurrection 2.31x

ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget

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Recent releases

Latest mapped releases in Alien.

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Alien Resurrection 1997 $162.0M

Alien³ 1992 $159.8M

Aliens 1986 $183.3M

Alien 1979 $104.9M

◎Total worldwide gross$610.0M ▦Total movies4 ◷Years active4 ◇Avg. gross per movie$152.5M

Alien movies

Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Aliens WW Financial	1986	$183.3M	$18.5M	$164.8M	9.91x	Slm Production Group
2	Alien Resurrection WW Financial Hidden	1997	$162.0M	$70.0M	$92.0M	2.31x	20th Century Fox
3	Alien³ WW Financial	1992	$159.8M	$50.0M	$109.8M	3.20x	20th Century Fox
4	Alien WW Financial	1979	$104.9M	$11.0M	$93.9M	9.54x	Brandywine Productions

Aliens 1986 · WW Budget $18.5M · Slm Production Group

$183.3M ROI 9.91x

Alien Resurrection 1997 · WW Budget $70.0M · 20th Century Fox

$162.0M ROI 2.31x

Alien³ 1992 · WW Budget $50.0M · 20th Century Fox

$159.8M ROI 3.20x

Alien 1979 · WW Budget $11.0M · Brandywine Productions

$104.9M ROI 9.54x

Alien box office FAQ

Helpful answers about this franchise box office profile.

What does the Alien franchise profile show?

The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.

Why might the Alien total change?

Totals can change when movies are added, remapped, corrected, or when source data updates worldwide gross, budget or franchise grouping values.

Are every reboot and spin-off included?

Only movies explicitly mapped to the franchise are included. Reboots, spin-offs and shared-universe titles may require manual review before inclusion.