It was successful enough to spawn another sequel, 1997’s Alien: Resurrection, not to mention four more Alien films (if you count the dreadful Alien vs Predator films) and counting.īut its reputation suffered its fatal wound in 2009 when Fincher himself essentially disowned the film, saying: “A lot of people hated Alien 3, but no one hated it more than I did.” It’s unclear if he was referring to the experience of making the film or the finished product (if he could even separate the two), but the totality of his denunciation made an impact. Roger Ebert called it “the best-looking bad movie I’ve ever seen”, which is representative of its perception at the time: flawed but certainly not without merit. It wasn’t beloved by critics, but it was hardly reviled. The film made $159m worldwide, just a shade under the $183m gross of its predecessor. Following reports of this on-set unrest, the public and press were prepared for a disaster, but instead its reception was one of mild disappointment.
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