‘Alien: Romulus’ scares up $41.5M weekend to dethrone ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
The box office’s hot streak continued with the latest ‘Alien’ movie.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Aug. 16-18, 2024.
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1. ALIEN: ROMULUS
Weekend gross: $41.5M
Total domestic gross: $41.5M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
In space, no one can hear you scream. But the box office definitely heard Alien: Romulus this weekend. The latest film in the Alien franchise opened with $41.5 million, more than enough to end Deadpool & Wolverine’s three-weekend reign.
Alien: Romulus’ opening weekend haul fell between the domestic debuts of Ridley Scott’s previous two entries in the franchise, with Prometheus opening to $51.1 million in 2012 and Alien: Covenant opening to $36.2 million in 2017.
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