Release Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

1 release

1.1 box office
1.2 critical response
1.3 unrated cut
1.4 accolades
1.5 home media

release
box office

aliens vs. predator: requiem released in north america on december 25, 2007, in 2,563 theaters. rated r violence, gore , language, unlike predecessor, given pg-13 rating. bbfc s classification decision film same original (rated 15), whilst australian acb rated film ma15+, original s m rating.

the film grossed $9,515,615 on opening day average of $3,707 per theater , number ten @ box office. grossed $5 million in australia, $9 million in japan , united kingdom , $7 million in russia, , had international total of $86,288,761. of february 24, 2009, film had taken in domestic gross of $41,797,066 , international gross of $87,087,428, bringing total of $128,884,494. lowest grossing alien film in domestic box office , second lowest grossing alien film worldwide, next original alien, , lowest overall in either series when inflation considered.

critical response

based on 68 reviews, film scored 12% approval rating @ rotten tomatoes , 29 out of 100 @ metacritic, consensus stating; increased gore , violence on first alien vs. predator can t excuse requiem s disorienting editing, excessively murky lighting, , lack of new ideas . audiences polled cinemascore gave film average grade of c on a+ f scale.

a few critics called film fun b movie . . josh rosenblatt of austin chronicle dismissed film stating orgy of mindless violence, random collection of bloody bodies, alien misanthropy , slobbering carnage designed bore straight pleasure centers of 13-year-old boys , leave rest of wondering when movies got damn loud.

chris nashawaty of entertainment weekly felt b movie earns b , , gave grading of b on f scale. variety contributor joe leydon said provides enough cheap thrills , modest suspense shake few shekels genre fans before blasting off homevid product, , ryan stewart of cinematical said can t recommend movie on own merits, stocked cardboard cutout characters , barely coherent plot, s miles more interesting last alien vs. predator film.

there occasional positive review; neil genzlinger of new york times stated may not classic sci-fi original alien, has in dna, it’s respectable next step in series. daily variety called slam-bang-horror action! , movieweb.com said cool new monster...over-the-top violence...avp-r lot of fun!

unrated cut

an unrated cut of avp:r released on dvd features 7 minutes of footage cut theatrical cut. many of film s changes briefly extended dialogue scenes , there few instances alien or human killed on-screen, there whole scenes added unrated version.

at start of film, predalien shown molting skin, normal xenomorphs when grow full size elsewhere in alien franchise.
when main predator, wolf, infiltrates crashed predator ship on earth, wolf removes fellow predator s mask , uses watch recorded footage , view predalien attacking ship s crew. in theatrical version, part omitted , footage of predalien attacking predator crew part of transmission wolf received distress signal.
the unrated cut shows chestburster erupting child s chest @ start of film.
several chestbursters burst out waitress stomach, revealing predalien can cause impregnated human host several aliens @ once - plot point not revealed until near end of theatrical version.
kelly , molly seek refuge @ graveyard along graveyard s crazed groundskeeper. molly makes noise , groundskeeper threatens kill if not stay quiet. predator shoots groundskeeper , kills him. kelly tries take groundskeeper s gun, sees predator s targeting lasers , runs molly instead.
jesse s death in unrated cut more gruesome. in theatrical version, hit predator smart weapon while trying run away , impaled onto wall, in unrated version, upon hitting wall, body split in half bottom half of body falling floor. (early copies of blu-ray release missing scenes unrated cut , played theatrical version scenes in place, 20th century fox quietly fixed issue , later copies contain full unrated cut).

accolades

aliens vs. predator: requiem nominated 2 golden raspberry awards in fields of worst excuse horror movie , worst prequel or sequel. awards however, went know killed me , daddy day camp, respectively.

on may 8, 2008, avp:r nominated mtv movie award best fight sequence.

home media

aliens vs. predator: requiem released on dvd , blu-ray disc on april 15, 2008 in north america , may 12, 2008 in united kingdom fox home entertainment. released in 3 versions: single-disc, r-rated version of 94-minute theatrical presentation, single-disc unrated version extended 101 minutes , two-disc unrated version 101 minute film , second disc of special features. features on single-disc editions include 2 audio commentary tracks: 1 directors , producer john davis , second creature effects designers , creators tom woodruff jr. , alec gillis.

disc 1 of two-disc unrated edition includes both commentary tracks both cuts of film seamlessly branched , exclusive weyland-yutani archives picture-in-picture reference guide warring alien races; 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes: prepare war: making of avp-r , fight finish: making of avp-r , avp-r: nightmare returns - creating aliens , crossbreed: predalien , , building predator homeworld ; multiple galleries of still photos showing creature designs , sets; , film s theatrical trailer. second disc includes digital copy download feature.

in first week of release, aliens vs. predator: requiem debuted @ #2 on dvd charts, earning $7.7 million , #1 on blu-ray charts. film has made $27,403,705 in dvd sales in united states.