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Alien³(1992)
Released
1992 · FILM

Alien³

When Ellen Ripley's escape pod crashes onto a maximum‑security prison populated by violent inmates, she must unite the desperate convicts and outwit a deadly alien parasite before it turns the facility into a killing ground.

“3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror”

Directed by
David Fincher
Written by
Dan O Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Rated
BBFC · 15
Runtime
114 min
ActionHorrorSci-Fi

Synopsis

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash-lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet that houses a correctional facility. Unfortunately, while Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does arrive. The prison prohibits weapons of any kind, and with rescue being a long time away, the prisoners must find ways to survive under the circumstances.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 229+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Terry RawlingsShot by Alex ThomsonScored by Elliot GoldenthalDesigned by Norman Reynolds

Box Office

1992 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$159.8M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$159.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $55.5M — 35% of worldwide · International: $104.3M (65%)

Opening weekend: $19.4M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $26.8M — 48% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,227 theaters

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • special edition· 138 min
  • 2003 Special 'Assembly Cut' Edition· 145 min · 2003

Also known as

  • Alien 3de
  • Alien³de
  • Alien 3en
  • (Bulgarian)Пришълецът 3
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 19, 1992
  • CanadaMay 22, 1992
  • AustraliaJun 4, 1992

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