Alien: Romulus earns over $200 million at the global box office

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Alien: Romulus earns over $200 million at the global box office
The film is set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986)
Alien: Romulus earns over $200 million at the global box office
CE Features
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26 Aug 2024, 3:36 pm
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Within just ten days of the US premiere and three days of release in Indian theatres, Alien: Romulus has crossed $200 million at the global box office.

With $225 million earned worldwide, it has officially earned more than Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) and James Cameron's Aliens (1986).

Directed by Fede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus is produced by Ridley Scott and Michael A Pruss under their Scott Free Productions banner, alongside Walter Hill of Brandywine Productions. It is executive produced by Alvarez himself, Elizabeth Cantillon, Brent O'Connor, and Tom Moran.

The film, set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), follows a group of young space colonisers as they come face-to-face with the most terrifying life form in the universe while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station.

The film stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu in pivotal roles.

Upon release on August 23, the film received mixed to positive reviews from audience as well as critics. Our CE review of the film read, "Alien Romulus neither offers anything new nor does it have anything to say. However, it still remains an effective alien-slasher film. When the xenomorph hunts down the crew, you still feel the thrills."

It has cinematography by Galo Olivares, editing by Jake Roberts, production design by Naaman Marshall, and music by Benjamin Wallfisch.

Alien: Earth releases multiple teasers that focus on the eponymous creature's genesis
Adarsh Gourav, who is known for his role in Netflix's The White Tiger with Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao, is part of the series

Two new teasers for the upcoming series from the Alien franchise, Alien: Earth, have been released by its makers. This comes after a separate teaser was released for Earth Day, recently.

The storyline of Alien: Earth follows a young woman and a rowdy group of tactical soldiers who are pitted against a grave threat as they make a discovery after a mysterious vessel crash-lands on Earth.

Sydney Chandler leads the cast of Alien: Earth, which includes Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, David Rysdahl, Adrian Edmondson, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Diem Camille, and Moe Bar-El.

Alien: Earth is created by Noah Hawley, who serves as an executive producer with Ridley Scott. The series is backed by 26 Keys Productions, Scott Free, 20th Television, and FX Productions.

FX's Alien: Earth is set to be released in mid-2025.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho has expressed his interest in directing a new installment to Ridley Scott’s long-running Alien franchise. Bong is no stranger to the sci-fi horror genre, after previously directing the 2006 monster movie The Host, which is currently one of Bong’s highest-rated movies to date.

During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Bong was asked if he ever had plans to direct big-budget movies for popular franchises like Star Wars or James Bond. The South Korean filmmaker admitted that he’s not really interested in doing franchise movies. However, if given the opportunity, he would like to try to do an Alien movie. "I’m not drawn to franchise films, but I did think at one point that I would like to do an Alien film," Bong shared over Zoom through his interpreter, Sharon Choi. Interestingly, he also teased his vision for the potential project, revealing that he would like it to be "an Alien musical." For his work on the 2019 black comedy Parasite, he bagged multiple Oscar Awards, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay