News culture The Alien saga couldn’t have dreamed of a better return to the cinema: the fight with Deadpool & Wolverine rages on, but there’s one who takes the lead!

Culture news The Alien saga couldn’t have dreamed of a better return to the cinema: the fight with Deadpool & Wolverine rages on, but there’s one who takes the lead!

Alien: Romulus in theaters

In theaters since August 14 in France, Alien: Romulus marks a bit of a renaissance for the science fiction saga which has had a few difficult years since its unspeakable crossovers and the last divisive prequels. proposed by Ridley Scott, the initiator of the franchise. This episode is also very judiciously placed between the first two parts, in terms of chronology. The story sets its scene in a colony in which a group of young outcasts find an abandoned space station that they will try to search to steal the resources necessary for their escape to a better life. Unfortunately, their mission will quickly turn into a nightmare when they will confront the most dangerous life form in their universe: the xenomorph.

On the critical side, The feature film gets a score of 81%the press agreeing that this is a “homage to his nightmarish predecessors“able to bring”new fear“, and adding: “Romulus injects fresh blood and acid into one of cinema’s greatest horror franchises.”

A hit!

In addition to having good press, Alien: Romulus is a success at the cinema. The feature film has dethroned Deadpool and Wolverine from the top spot at the US box office, after the Marvel film enjoyed three weeks of success at the height of its glory.. The latest installment in the sci-fi franchise has already grossed $41.5 million at the US box office in its opening weekend, as well as $108.2 million worldwide. It should be noted that the film was reportedly made on a production budget of $80 million, and has therefore already become profitable for the filmmakers. For comparison, Alien: Covenant, released in 2017, grossed $240.9 million at the box office.

Meanwhile, Deadpool and Wolverine, released on July 26, has earned a total of $211 million since its theatrical release. The Marvel production has set the record for the sixth biggest opening weekend of all time.