Taglines

This time it's war!

There are some places in the universe you don't go alone.

Alternative Titles

Alien II (Working title)
Alien 2 (Working title)
Aliens: Special Edition (Rerelease title)
Aliens - Die Rückkehr (German title)
Aliens: El regreso (Argentinian/Spanish title)
Aliens - paluu (Finnish title)
Aliens - Le retour (French title)
A bolygó neve: Halál (Hungarian title)
Aliens - Scontro finale (Italian title)
Obcy, decydujace starcie (Polish title)
Aliens, O Resgate (Brazilian title)
Aliens återkomsten (Swedish title)

Distributors

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox of Germany
Laserdisc Distributor: CBS-Fox (Special Edition)

Japan
Laserdisc Distributor: Fox Video

UK
Video Distributor: CBS Fox
Laserdisc Distributor: Encore [EE 1089] [Special Edition]; CBS Fox [1987]

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Fox Video/Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Laserdisc Distributor: Image; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment; Fox Video; CBS-Fox
DVD Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (The Alien Legacy)

Ratings, Classifications and Certificates

Australia
Rating: M

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 16

Ireland
Rating: 18

Netherlands
Rating: 16

Norway
Rating: 18

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

Production Information

Budget
$18.5 Million (USA)

Gross
SEK 8,547,162 (Sweden)
$81.843 Million (USA)

Opening Weekend
$10.1 Million (USA, July 20, 1986)
$10 Million (USA, July 18, 1986)

Admissions
1,718,564 (France)
401,077 (Paris)
218,833 (Sweden)

Rentals
$43.753 Million (USA)

Filming Locations

Acton Lane Power Station, London, England (UK)

Filming Studio Location

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks (UK)

Acknowledgements

Seiko Ricard Grid Systems Corp; Lasergage Mel-Phillips USFA; Esab Automation; Wes Containers; Thorn-EMI Electronics; BOC; Omega Effects Associates; Vickers Medical; Ferranti Defense Systems; Catapillar; Peter Aston Model Effects Ltd; E.M.A. Model Supplies; Karamya Components; The Central Electricity Generating Board Locations: Pinewood Studios; Acton Lane power station, London, England, UK

Release Dates

USA/Canada
July 18, 1986

UK
August 29, 1986

West Germany
November 13, 1986

Finland
October 31, 1986

Sweden
October 3, 1986

Argentina
September 11, 1986

France
October 8, 1986

Spain
October 27 , 1986

Technical Specifications

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