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Sohu Entertainment Special Report (Shan Jin/Text) "Alien: Deathstroke" has become the dark horse of this summer's movie season.

As of press time, "Alien: Taken" (hereinafter referred to as "Taken") has won the daily box office championship for three consecutive days, with the box office exceeding 200 million yuan. The platform predicts that the box office will exceed 700 million yuan.If "Alien" can eventually reach 700 million, it will become the third place in this summer's box office, second only to "Catch the Dolls" and "The Silence".

In North America, "Taken" grossed $41.5 million in its first weekend, the second-highest North American opening for the "Alien" series in 45 years, second only to "Prometheus" which grossed $51 million.

It is reported that the cost of this film is 80 million US dollars, and the current global box office has reached 108 million US dollars. According to this trend, it can be said that there is no pressure to make a profit.

At a time when Hollywood blockbusters are becoming less and less popular in mainland China, why has "Alien: Revenge" become the dark horse of the mainland's summer season?

Perhaps the most important reason isScarcityIn the mainland film market, sci-fi horror films such as "The Departure Ship" with Cthulhu monster elements have always been a genre blank. Due to the problem of creative scale, few mainland creators will take the initiative to involve this subject.