Mexico Box Office for Alien, El Octavo Pasajero (1979)
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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Mexico Box Office | $0 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $186,955,482 | Details |
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Metrics
Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $10,700,000 |
| Mexico Releases: | April 26th, 2023 (Special Engagement), released as Alien, El Octavo Pasajero |
| Video Release: | December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
| Franchise: | Alien |
| Keywords: | Visual Effects, Parasite, Survival Horror |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages: | English |
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Weekend Box Office Performance
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12/7/1979 | $0 | 0 | 94 | 169 | $71,539 | 4/16/2021 |
| Italy | 5/29/2023 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Mexico | 4/26/2023 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| New Zealand | 4/26/2017 | $0 | 0 | 24 | 42 | $32,957 | 4/29/2024 |
| North America | 5/25/1979 | $3,522,581 | 91 | 1,750 | 12,118 | $64,324,049 | |
| Russia (CIS) | 3/7/2019 | $69,837 | 105 | 105 | 197 | $140,015 | 5/4/2019 |
| South Korea | 10/1/1987 | $0 | 0 | 23 | 46 | $7,159 | 7/15/2020 |
| United Kingdom | 10/31/2003 | $0 | 0 | 210 | 630 | $442,841 | 9/13/2023 |
| Rest of World | $121,936,922 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $186,955,482 | 4/29/2024 | |||||
Leading Cast
| Tom Skerritt | Dallas |
| Sigourney Weaver | Ripley |
Supporting Cast
| Veronica Cartwright | Lambert |
| Harry Dean Stanton | Brett |
| John Hurt | Kane |
| Ian Holm | Ash |
| Yaphet Kotto | Parker |
| Helen Horton | Voice of Mother |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Ridley Scott | Director |
| Dan O’Bannon | Screenwriter |
| Dan O’Bannon | Story Creator |
| Ronald Shusett | Story Creator |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer |
| Gordon Carroll | Producer |
| David Giler | Producer |
| Walter Hill | Producer |
| Ronald Shusett | Executive Producer |
| Ivor Powell | Associate Producer |
| Paul Ibbetson | Assistant Director |
| Garth Thomas | Production Manager |
| Michael Seymour | Production Designer |
| Leslie Dilley | Art Director |
| Roger Christian | Art Director |
| Ian Whittaker | Set Decorator |
| Dan O’Bannon | Visual Consultant |
| Derek Vanlint | Director of Photography |
| Denys Ayling | Director of Photography |
| H.R. Giger | Special Effects |
| Carlo Rambaldi | Special Effects |
| Brian Johnson, Jr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Nick Allder | Special Effects Supervisor |
| John Mollo | Costume Designer |
| Tiny Nicholls | Costume Supervisor |
| Terry Rawlings | Editor |
| Peter Weatherley | Editor |
| Derrick Leather | Sound Mixer |
| Bill Rowe | Re-recording Mixer |
| Jim Shield | Sound Editor |
| Bryan Tilling | Dialogue Editor |
| Bob Hathaway | Music Editor |
| Tommy Manderson | Make up |
| Mary Goldberg | Casting Director |
| Mary Selway | Casting Director |
| Roy Scammel | Stunt Coordinator |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.