Alien: Romulus has debuted at #1 in North America, pulling in $6.5 million from Thursday previews and projected to exceed $40 million for its opening weekend. The film, which is directed by Fede Alvarez, has received an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ CinemaScore, making it the second-best-reviewed installment in the franchise after Aliens. Moviegoers showed strong interest, with early audience reviews giving it an 88% approval rating. The film returns to the roots of the Alien franchise, featuring a group of young space colonizers facing a deadly Xenomorph on a derelict space station. Additionally, a teaser for the upcoming FX series Alien: Earth was shown at select screenings, hinting at the franchise's expansion on television. This latest installment aims to reinvigorate interest in the series after several less successful entries.