"Prometheus" (2012) was the highest grossing movie belonging to the Alien franchise between 1979 and 2024, including crossover films 'Alien vs. Predator' and 'Alien vs. Predator - Requiem'. Ridley Scott's 'Alien', released in 1979, generated 104.93 million U.S. dollars in global box office revenue, an impressive feat given that the movie cost just eleven million dollars to produce. By comparison, 'Alien' prequel 'Prometheus' had a production budget over 130 million.
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Box Office Mojo. (June 12, 2025). Production costs and global box office revenue of the Alien movies from 1979 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016089/alien-production-costs-box-office-revenue/
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Box Office Mojo. (2025). Production costs and global box office revenue of the Alien movies from 1979 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016089/alien-production-costs-box-office-revenue/
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