Alien: Romulus made a galactic gross of 108 million worldwide in opening weekend!
The ninth film in the longrunning "Alien" franchise scored a $41.5 million domestic opening—the second-best ever for the series—and grossed an impressive $108 million worldwide.
Alien: Romulus is a 2024 American science fiction horror film directed by Fede Álvarez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. It follows a group of downtrodden young space colonists in pursuit of better life conditions, who encounter hostile creatures while scavenging a derelict space station.
Rain Carradine, an orphan, works with her adoptive brother Andy, a reprogrammed synthetic human, at the colony Jackson's Star. After her contract is forcibly extended by Weyland-Yutani, she agrees to join her ex-boyfriend Tyler to a derelict spacecraft to retrieve cryostasis chambers. These chambers will allow Rain and her friends—Tyler, his pregnant sister Kay, cousin Bjorn, and Bjorn's girlfriend Navarro—to escape to the planet Yvaga.
Cailee Spaeny as Rain, an orphaned miner
David Jonsson as Andy, an android reprogrammed by Rain's father as her surrogate brother
Archie Renaux as Tyler, Kay's brother and Rain's ex-boyfriend
Isabela Merced as Kay, Tyler's pregnant sister
Spike Fearn as Bjorn, Tyler and Kay's cousin
Aileen Wu as Navarro, a pilot and Bjorn's girlfriend
The movie had the second-best opening of any Hollywood film so far this year in China, Deadline reported, grossing $25.7 million in its opening weekend in the country.
Fans and critics alike have stated that this film is a great addition to the franchise. The amount of nostalgic moments, easter eggs, and call backs truly pay homage to the old films. However, this film also has a life of its own with enhanced graphics, CGI, and cinematography that is nothing short of stellar. The action, amount of gore and horror all mix well and make this movie highly rated and well received by audiences all over the globe.
Check out Alien: Romulus in theatres now!