Alien: Romulus
2024 film by Fede Álvarez
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| 2025 | Nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards. |
| 2025 | Won Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project at the Visual Effects Society Awards for the 'Renaissance Space Station'. |
| February 23 2025 | Received nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing for Dialogue/ADR and Effects/Foley at the Golden Reel Awards. |
| February 2025 | Fede Álvarez confirms he is currently writing the script for an Alien: Romulus sequel, which is tentatively scheduled to begin principal photography later in the year. |
| February 7 2025 | Nominated for Best Visual Effects or Animation at the AACTA Awards. |
| February 2 2025 | Won Best Horror Film at the Saturn Awards, with additional nominations for Film Direction, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Film Production Design, Film Make Up, and Visual / Special Effects. |
| February 2 2025 | Nominated for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Film at the Set Decorators Society of America Awards. |
| January 2025 | Cailee Spaeny was nominated for Best Stunt Performance by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. |
| January 5 2025 | Nominated for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the Golden Globe Awards. |
| 2024 | The film receives a 'B+' CinemaScore from audiences and an 82% positive score from PostTrak, with 65% recommending the movie. |
| 2024 | Director Álvarez digitally recreates Ian Holm's likeness for the character Rook, sparking significant controversy and criticism from critics who view it as unethical and disrespectful. |
| 2024 | Alien: Romulus grossed $350.9 million worldwide, with $105.3 million from the United States and Canada, and $245.5 million from other territories. |
| 2024 | The film became the second highest-grossing horror film in IMAX with $31.2 million, just behind Prometheus ($31.8 million). |
| 2024 | Opening weekend in the United States and Canada saw $42 million box office earnings, with 2.7 million admissions. This was the second-highest opening for the Alien franchise and a record for director Fede Álvarez and actress Cailee Spaeny. |
| 2024 | In its first day, the film made $18 million, including $6.5 million from Thursday night previews. |
| 2024 | The film earned $40 million from global IMAX screenings, becoming the highest-grossing horror film in the IMAX format. |
| 2024 | In its second weekend, the film earned $16.4 million, dropping 61% from its opening weekend. |
| 2024 | In China, the film performed exceptionally well, earning $25.7 million in its opening and ultimately grossing $110 million, making it the second highest-grossing Hollywood film in China for the year. |
| 2024 | Wallfisch recorded the film's score with the 100-piece Chamber Orchestra of London at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London, using a fluid and organic approach to match the film's themes of exploration and danger. |
| December 15 2024 | Nominated for Best Visual Effects at the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards. |
| December 9 2024 | Received nominations for Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Stunt Choreography at the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards. |
| December 8 2024 | Nominated for Best Horror or Thriller Feature at the Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards. |
| December 3 2024 | Physical media release of Alien: Romulus on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD, including a limited VHS release by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. |
| November 18 2024 | Nielsen Media Research reported 325 million streaming minutes for Alien: Romulus between November 18-24. |
| November 15 2024 | Mutant distributes a vinyl edition of the Alien: Romulus soundtrack, which includes six bonus tracks, packaged in a 240-gram LP record with liner notes by Álvarez and artwork by illustrator Kilian Eng. |
| November 7 2024 | The film received nominations for Outstanding Visual Effects and Outstanding Sound at the Hollywood Professional Association Awards. |
| October 2024 | 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell announces they are working on a sequel idea for Alien: Romulus and are in negotiations with director Fede Álvarez. |
| October 2024 | Marvel Comics publishes a tie-in prequel comic book for Alien: Romulus, written by Zac Thompson and drawn by Daniel Picciotto. The one-shot comic explores the events that occurred on the space station Renaissance, providing narrative context for the alien encounter experienced by the characters Rain, Andy, and their crew. |
| October 15 2024 | Digital download release of Alien: Romulus. |
| August 16 2024 | Alien: Romulus was theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Studios. |
| August 16 2024 | Benjamin Wallfisch's soundtrack for Alien: Romulus is released under Hollywood Records, featuring a blend of orchestral and electronic music that references themes from previous Alien franchise installments. |
| August 15 2024 | British premiere of Alien: Romulus at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
| August 12 2024 | Alien: Romulus premiered in Los Angeles. |
| July 3 2024 | Alien: Romulus was nominated for Most Anticipated Movie at the Astra Midseason Movie Awards. |
| March 2024 | Benjamin Wallfisch was announced as the composer for the Alien: Romulus film score, marking his first collaboration with Álvarez. The score intentionally incorporated musical themes and cues from previous Alien franchise films, including works by Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, and Harry Gregson-Williams. |
| July 3 2023 | Principal photography for Alien: Romulus concluded in Budapest after a four-month filming period. |
| March 2023 | Isabela Merced was set to co-star opposite Cailee Spaeny. David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu also joined the cast of Alien: Romulus |
| March 9 2023 | Principal photography for Alien: Romulus began in Budapest, utilizing unique locations including a working power plant for the Jackson's Star mining colony. |
| February 2023 | Spike Fearn was cast after submitting two self-tape auditions, initially attempting an American accent before being asked to keep his British accent |
| December 2022 | Archie Renaux was secretly cast in the film after auditioning for David Jonsson's role |
| November 2022 | Cailee Spaeny entered negotiations to star in Alien: Romulus |
| March 2022 | Fede Álvarez was attached as the director of Alien: Romulus. |
| April 2019 | At CinemaCon, 20th Century Fox officially announced plans to produce future Alien franchise films. |
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