Movie Comparison: Alien: Covenant (2017) vs. Prometheus (2012)
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| Alien: Covenant | Prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | May 19, 2017 | Jun 8, 2012 |
| Production Budget | $97,000,000 | $125,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 3,761 | 3,396 |
| Maximum Theaters | 3,772 | 3,442 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 13,537 | 14,524 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $36,160,621 | $51,050,101 |
| Domestic Box Office | $74,262,031 | $126,477,084 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$89,246,898 | $171,284,282 |
| International Box Office | $164,259,216 | $275,971,181 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $238,521,247 | $402,448,265 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Alien: Covenant | Prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | $15,301,274 / $15,301,274 | $21,466,267 / $21,466,267 |
| 1st Saturday | $12,001,611 / $27,302,885 | $16,020,580 / $37,486,847 |
| 1st Sunday | $8,857,736 / $36,160,621 | $13,563,254 / $51,050,101 |
| 1st Monday | $3,323,184 / $39,483,805 | $5,204,896 / $56,254,997 |
| 1st Tuesday | $3,384,529 / $42,868,334 | $5,002,455 / $61,257,452 |
| 1st Wednesday | $2,173,358 / $45,041,692 | $4,075,776 / $65,333,228 |
| 1st Thursday | $1,780,489 / $46,822,181 | $3,324,899 / $68,658,127 |
| 2nd Friday | $3,010,821 / $49,833,002 | $5,761,060 / $74,419,187 |
| 2nd Saturday | $3,931,148 / $53,764,150 | $7,787,726 / $82,206,913 |
| 2nd Sunday | $3,672,570 / $57,436,720 | $7,163,388 / $89,370,301 |
| 2nd Monday | $2,768,611 / $60,205,331 | $2,547,819 / $91,918,120 |
| 2nd Tuesday | $1,324,220 / $61,529,551 | $2,512,120 / $94,430,240 |
| 2nd Wednesday | $953,638 / $62,483,189 | $2,193,399 / $96,623,639 |
| 2nd Thursday | $736,295 / $63,219,484 | $1,923,041 / $98,546,680 |
| 3rd Friday | $1,145,142 / $64,364,626 | $2,900,307 / $101,446,987 |
| 3rd Saturday | $1,703,572 / $66,068,198 | $3,961,411 / $105,408,398 |
| 3rd Sunday | $1,274,170 / $67,342,368 | $3,043,952 / $108,452,350 |
| 3rd Monday | $546,806 / $67,889,174 | $1,340,969 / $109,793,319 |
| 3rd Tuesday | $685,586 / $68,574,760 | $1,390,722 / $111,184,041 |
| 3rd Wednesday | $461,918 / $69,036,678 | $1,112,457 / $112,296,498 |
| 3rd Thursday | $375,534 / $69,412,212 | $1,040,350 / $113,336,848 |
| 4th Friday | $505,957 / $69,918,169 | $1,350,803 / $114,687,651 |
| 4th Saturday | $787,216 / $70,705,385 | $2,016,148 / $116,703,799 |
| 4th Sunday | $533,406 / $71,238,791 | $1,554,303 / $118,258,102 |
| 4th Monday | $225,592 / $71,464,383 | $703,412 / $118,961,514 |
| 4th Tuesday | $304,375 / $71,768,758 | $543,754 / $119,505,268 |
| 4th Wednesday | $246,929 / $72,015,687 | $640,712 / $120,145,980 |
| 4th Thursday | $170,298 / $72,185,985 | $428,794 / $120,574,774 |
| 5th Friday | $141,490 / $72,327,475 | $549,290 / $121,124,064 |
| 5th Saturday | $218,627 / $72,546,102 | $738,647 / $121,862,711 |
| 5th Sunday | $208,032 / $72,754,134 | $527,563 / $122,390,274 |
| 5th Monday | $74,640 / $72,828,774 | $223,956 / $122,614,230 |
| 5th Tuesday | $68,044 / $72,896,818 | $256,539 / $122,870,769 |
| 5th Wednesday | $49,300 / $72,946,118 | $224,014 / $123,094,783 |
| 5th Thursday | $47,343 / $72,993,461 | $233,978 / $123,328,761 |
| 6th Friday | $100,089 / $73,093,550 | $278,619 / $123,607,380 |
| 6th Saturday | $137,644 / $73,231,194 | $402,907 / $124,010,287 |
| 6th Sunday | $103,575 / $73,334,769 | $297,129 / $124,307,416 |
| 6th Monday | $40,782 / $73,375,551 | $126,730 / $124,434,146 |
| 6th Tuesday | $45,245 / $73,420,796 | $149,381 / $124,583,527 |
| 6th Wednesday | $32,599 / $73,453,395 | $124,533 / $124,708,060 |
| 6th Thursday | $27,913 / $73,481,308 | $95,034 / $124,803,094 |
| 7th Friday | $47,369 / $73,528,677 | $90,864 / $124,893,958 |
| 7th Saturday | $65,368 / $73,594,045 | $124,741 / $125,018,699 |
| 7th Sunday | $59,394 / $73,653,439 | $94,790 / $125,113,489 |
| 7th Monday | $36,429 / $73,689,868 | $48,374 / $125,161,863 |
| 7th Tuesday | $27,090 / $73,716,958 | $56,692 / $125,218,555 |
| 7th Wednesday | $21,752 / $73,738,710 | $46,925 / $125,265,480 |
| 7th Thursday | $18,404 / $73,757,114 | $52,439 / $125,317,919 |
| 8th Friday | $23,995 / $73,781,109 | $56,942 / $125,374,861 |
| 8th Saturday | $34,404 / $73,815,513 | $84,717 / $125,459,578 |
| 8th Sunday | $27,394 / $73,842,907 | $62,278 / $125,521,856 |
| 8th Monday | $14,006 / $73,856,913 | $31,352 / $125,553,208 |
| 8th Tuesday | $15,169 / $73,872,082 | $37,192 / $125,590,400 |
| 8th Wednesday | $12,497 / $73,884,579 | $32,830 / $125,623,230 |
| 8th Thursday | $11,366 / $73,895,945 | $35,888 / $125,659,118 |
| 9th Friday | $26,000 / $73,921,945 | $45,988 / $125,705,106 |
| 9th Saturday | $34,810 / $73,956,755 | $65,635 / $125,770,741 |
| 9th Sunday | $19,143 / $73,975,898 | $56,201 / $125,826,942 |
| 9th Monday | $9,702 / $73,985,600 | $26,779 / $125,853,721 |
| 9th Tuesday | $10,469 / $73,996,069 | $31,366 / $125,885,087 |
| 9th Wednesday | $10,541 / $74,006,610 | $25,980 / $125,911,067 |
| 9th Thursday | $10,241 / $74,016,851 | $26,194 / $125,937,261 |
| 10th Friday | $20,413 / $74,037,264 | $30,858 / $125,968,119 |
| 10th Saturday | $27,514 / $74,064,778 | $46,900 / $126,015,019 |
| 10th Sunday | $19,575 / $74,084,353 | $33,250 / $126,048,269 |
| 10th Monday | $7,707 / $74,092,060 | $17,322 / $126,065,591 |
| 10th Tuesday | $7,269 / $74,099,329 | $19,715 / $126,085,306 |
| 10th Wednesday | $6,211 / $74,105,540 | $16,688 / $126,101,994 |
| 10th Thursday | $5,923 / $74,111,463 | $17,335 / $126,119,329 |
| Alien: Covenant | Prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $36,160,621 / $36,160,621 | $51,050,101 / $51,050,101 |
| 2nd Weekend | $10,614,539 / $57,436,720 | $20,712,174 / $89,370,301 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,122,884 / $67,342,368 | $9,905,670 / $108,452,350 |
| 4th Weekend | $1,826,579 / $71,238,791 | $4,921,254 / $118,258,102 |
| 5th Weekend | $568,149 / $72,754,134 | $1,815,500 / $122,390,274 |
| 6th Weekend | $341,308 / $73,334,769 | $978,655 / $124,307,416 |
| 7th Weekend | $172,131 / $73,653,439 | $310,395 / $125,113,489 |
| 8th Weekend | $85,793 / $73,842,907 | $203,937 / $125,521,856 |
| 9th Weekend | $79,953 / $73,975,898 | $167,824 / $125,826,942 |
| 10th Weekend | $67,502 / $74,084,353 | $111,008 / $126,048,269 |
| 11th Weekend | $43,060 / $74,154,523 | $76,010 / $126,195,339 |
| 12th Weekend | $32,154 / $74,204,630 | $58,041 / $126,297,836 |
| 13th Weekend | $11,757 / $74,228,655 | $45,847 / $126,376,360 |
| 14th Weekend | $5,567 / $74,242,280 | $28,434 / $126,429,117 |
| 15th Weekend | $6,370 / $74,255,908 | $21,188 / $126,464,904 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | - / - |
| Alien: Covenant | Prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $46,822,181 / $46,822,181 | $68,658,127 / $68,658,127 |
| 2nd Week | $16,397,303 / $63,219,484 | $29,888,553 / $98,546,680 |
| 3rd Week | $6,192,728 / $69,412,212 | $14,790,168 / $113,336,848 |
| 4th Week | $2,773,773 / $72,185,985 | $7,237,926 / $120,574,774 |
| 5th Week | $807,476 / $72,993,461 | $2,753,987 / $123,328,761 |
| 6th Week | $487,847 / $73,481,308 | $1,474,333 / $124,803,094 |
| 7th Week | $275,806 / $73,757,114 | $514,825 / $125,317,919 |
| 8th Week | $138,831 / $73,895,945 | $341,199 / $125,659,118 |
| 9th Week | $120,906 / $74,016,851 | $278,143 / $125,937,261 |
| 10th Week | $94,612 / $74,111,463 | $182,068 / $126,119,329 |
| 11th Week | $61,013 / $74,172,476 | $120,466 / $126,239,795 |
| 12th Week | $44,422 / $74,216,898 | $90,718 / $126,330,513 |
| 13th Week | $19,815 / $74,236,713 | $70,170 / $126,400,683 |
| 14th Week | $12,825 / $74,249,538 | $43,033 / $126,443,716 |
| 15th Week | $12,493 / $74,262,031 | $33,368 / $126,477,084 |
| 16th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 17th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 18th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 19th Week | - / - | - / - |
| 20th Week | - / - | - / - |
Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.