'Alien Deadly Ship' Becomes the Highest-Grossing Horror Film in Chinese Mainland History

TapTechNews August 26th news, according to data from Ali Pictures' Beacon Professional Edition, the box office of the film 'Alien: Deadly Ship' has exceeded 527 million yuan ($75 million), and has surpassed 'The House That Never Dies' to become the highest-grossing horror film in the history of the Chinese mainland's film industry.

Meanwhile, the box office of this film during its release period has also exceeded that of 'There Is a Mini-Mart by the Cloud', entering the top three of the 2024 summer box office.

The space thriller film 'Alien: Deadly Ship' under 20th Century Studios was released in the Chinese mainland on August 16th. Currently, its Douban rating is 7.5, which has decreased compared to the opening score of 7.7.

The play is produced by Ridley Scott, the director of 'Blade Runner' and 'Prometheus', directed by Fede Álvarez, and written by Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues. It stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, Alyssa Wu, Spike Fearn, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, etc.

TapTechNews attaches the film's synopsis:

The film unfolds around a group of young and brave space colonists. It tells about how they, in order to escape the boring life of an alien mining colony, accidentally encounter the most terrifying life form in the universe - the Alien when adventurously exploring an abandoned space station. In the narrow and dark, crisis-ridden space station, the prelude to the massacre has been mercilessly kicked off, and humans have once again become the target of the Alien creatures' hunting. Under the shadow of endless darkness and the threat of death, can the space explorers detect the slightest chill of the unknown creature lurking in every heartbeat? In this life-and-death chase, what trust challenges and moral struggles will they face? When one companion after another is brutally devoured, can they find a glimmer of hope in this space killing?