Alien³ backdrop
Alien³ movie poster

Alien³Follow

1992 • R • 1h 54m • Action, Horror, Sci-Fi • 20th Century Fox

3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror

Watch trailer
🍅 43% 46% MC 59 LB 2.83 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$19.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$54.90M
Final
Worldwide total
$158.50M
$103.60M international
Domestic legs2.8x
Budget$55M
1992 rank#24
Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Full Fincher filmography
David Fincher David Fincher Director Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver Starring Charles S. Dutton Charles S. Dutton Starring Charles Dance Charles Dance Starring Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen Starring Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite Starring Alien Franchise 20th Century Fox Studio
ScreenplayDavid Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson Produced byGordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill CinematographyAlex Thomson Music byElliot Goldenthal Studio20th Century Fox SeriesAlien

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison

No head-to-head comparisons featuring Alien³ yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 22-24 2 $19.4M — 2,227 $8,734 $19.4M
2 May 29-31 3 $8.4M −57.0% 2,221 $3,767 $31.5M
3 Jun 5-7 6 $4.0M −52.1% 2,040 $1,966 $38.4M
4 Jun 12-14 7 $2.7M −31.8% 1,975 $1,384 $42.9M
5 Jun 19-21 8 $1.5M −44.1% 1,501 $1,018 $45.8M
6 Jun 26-28 10 $1.0M −34.5% 1,185 $845 $47.6M
7 Jul 3-5 14 $530.4K −47.0% 782 $678 $48.7M
8 Jul 10-12 12 $370.2K −30.2% 542 $683 $50.0M
9 Jul 17-19 12 $423.6K +14.4% 568 $746 $50.0M
10 Jul 24-26 12 $370.4K −12.6% 550 $673 $50.7M
11 Jul 31-Aug 2 12 $204.4K −44.8% 357 $573 $51.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $370.4K
$19.4M
$8.4M
$4.0M
$2.7M
$1.5M
$1.0M
$530.4K
$370.2K
$423.6K
$370.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −12.6%
−57.0%
W1→2
−52.1%
W2→3
−31.8%
W3→4
−44.1%
W4→5
−34.5%
W5→6
−47.0%
W6→7
−30.2%
W7→8
+14.4%
W8→9
−12.6%
W9→10
Steepest −57.0%Biggest gain +14.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Similar movies

Aliens 1986 · Cameron $85.2M Alien: Resurrection 1997 · Jeunet $47.8M Alien 1979 · Scott $65.4M Alien: Covenant 2017 · Scott $74.3M Alien: Romulus 2024 · Álvarez $105.3M Prometheus 2012 · Scott $126.5M