Synopsis
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Scores
Overall Score
96.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.4%
Review Aggregate
91.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 138 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, scary, action-packed. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
suspensefulscaryaction-packeddarkfunnygrittyromanticnoirpsychologicalstylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Weaver | 1986 | $1,000,000 source | $2,862,226 | reported |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count142
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.4
IMDb votes819,519
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1986 | $85,160,250 | $243,747,910 |
| International | 1986 | $10,472 | $29,973 |
| Worldwide | 1986 | $85,188,270 | $243,828,110 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1986 | $42,584,314 | $121,885,945 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1986 | $32,901,000 | $94,170,109 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1986 | $14,128,000 | $40,437,534 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1986 | $23,844,870 | $68,249,415 |
| Total Revenues | 1986 | $113,458,184 | $324,743,002 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1986 | $18,500,000 | $52,951,187 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1986 | $16,679,000 (est) | $47,739,073 (est) |
| Participations | 1986 | $9,077,000 | $25,980,428 |
| Residuals ? | 1986 | $4,616,000 | $13,212,037 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1986 | $3,700,000 | $10,590,237 |
| Total Expenses | 1986 | $52,572,000 | $150,472,963 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1986 | $60,886,184 | $174,270,039 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alien vs. Predator | 2004 | Shared franchise (1) | 82.0 | $42,918,615 |
 | Alien³ | 1992 | Shared franchise (1) | 84.8 | $49,593,158 |
 | Alien: Resurrection | 1997 | Shared franchise (1) | 82.7 | $4,246,742 |
 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 2007 | Shared franchise (1) | 73.4 | $30,315,324 |
 | Alien: Covenant | 2017 | Shared franchise (1) | 88.9 | $-13,749,586 |