When it comes to movie franchises that have stood the test of time, Alien is up there, top three, maybe only behind Star Wars. Alien, the first film, was released in 1979, Ridley Scott’s horror-in-space classic.
Since then, we’ve had nine films, piles of comics, video games, and novels. Even the weaker sequels managed to pull in money. Budgets sat anywhere between $50–$150 million, and the box office usually doubled that.
