

Alien³
3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50M
- Box office
- $159.8M
- Language
- English
- prison
- android
- spacecraft
- dystopia
- imprisonment
- space travel
- space colony
- redemption
- rottweiler
- sequel
- alien
- space
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRCentury City, California19 May 1992
- TheatricalR22 May 1992
- Digital / OTTRHBO Max (Theatrical and Assembly Cut)1 Apr 2026
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1821 Aug 1992
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM4 Jun 1992
BrazilBR
- Theatrical164 Sept 1992
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalD26 Aug 1992
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1529 Aug 1992
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1628 Aug 1992
FranceFR
- Theatrical1226 Aug 1992
- Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical162 Sept 1992
GreeceGR
- Theatrical26 Sept 1992
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1816 Oct 1992
- Physical18Special Edition23 Mar 2004
- Theatrical184K Assembly Special Edition6 Apr 2023
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1821 Aug 1992
Frequently asked questions
Alien³ was released on 22 May 1992.
Audience reviews
8- W6/10
Wong
2/3/2016
Aliens, a great action movie, cheapened the original by replacing one hyper-intelligent, indestructible monster with an army of gormless critters. This third entry has only one creature, but unfortunately it's just as gormless. When Ripley (Weaver) crash-lands on a prison planet full of hard-nut slap-heads, they haven't seen a woman in years. Discovering that there's an alien loose, Ripley asks the warden to break ou…
- J8/10
John Chard
7/24/2016
Don't feck with The Baldies! Special Edition. I love it, I really do. OK! So it's basically a monster on the loose piece, but the setting at a sci-fi prison colony - complete with nutty religious shards - makes for a thrillingly atmospheric ride. Of course if this was merely a stand alone film, where there was no Alien and Aliens previously, I feel sure the special edition cut would be thought of differently. …
- C9/10
Charles Dance
2/19/2017
**Superior in every department to the basic shoot em up, Aliens,** Alien 3 returns the franchise to its artistic horror roots established by Ridley Scott. No more Disney kids, happy endings and machine gun wielding irritants. This movie is a beautifully bleak experience and is the true sequel to Alien (1979). Performances are excellent all round - especially Charles Dance as prison doctor, Clemens, and, of cou…
- 510/10
5rJoud
7/2/2021
**The end of an epic trilogy** _Mild spoilers:_ Everything has been said about this movie already, but let's find out why the rating of it (on a different, shabbier website) is so low. Here are some points of a popular reviewer, who has almost 100 percent support of their readers. 1. At some points the audience is bored stiff and at other moments they are confused by the outlandish action sequences. Outla…
- R7/10
r96sk
2/23/2022
Did Gordon Ramsay direct this? F-bombs galore! Sigourney Weaver remains a joy to watch, while Charles S. Dutton and Charles Dance are strong additions; Dutton especially. As for other positives, I enjoyed the score and the fact that we (seemed to) get way more of the alien itself; which is what I wanted from the first two, personally. The plot isn't the greatest but is very watchable, the ending is pretty good.…
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