After some less-well-received installments, "Alien: Romulus" looks to have got the franchise back on track.
"Romulus" hit theaters on Friday, August 16, and debuted right at the No. 1 spot (ousting "Deadpool & Wolverine"). Since then, it's raked in well over $300 million at the global box office, and landed solid reviews: it's still sitting at an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
If you're yet to check out Fede Álvarez's "Alien: Romulus", the only way to do so (as of our latest update) is still by seeing it at your nearest theater. Having seen it myself, I can confidently say it's worth a trip to the theater. As with the rest of the best "Alien" movies, "Romulus" is a tense sci-fi thriller that also boasts killer performances from its main leads (Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson). It's also worth a viewing if you're at all excited about the "Alien: Earth" FX TV show.
That said, if you'd prefer to watch it at home (so you can hide behind the sofa during the most unsettling parts?), or you're just looking forward to getting in a second viewing, here's what we about the "Alien: Romulus" streaming date right now.
When is 'Alien: Romulus' coming to streaming?
As of our latest update, we still don't have a "Alien: Romulus" streaming date just yet. However, it's not all bad news, as the digital and physical release date has just been confirmed.
Thanks to the above "Bring Home The Terror" trailer, we know that "Alien: Romulus" will be available to buy on Premium Video-on-Demand (PVOD) services like Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play on October 15, just in time for Halloween.
But what about the "Alien: Romulus" streaming date? Well, while it's not been confirmed, since "Romulus" is a 20th Century Studios movie, we can expect "Alien: Romulus" to come to Hulu when it arrives.
Disney's yet to confirm when you'll be able to stream "Alien: Romulus, so the best way to predict when it'll land on Hulu is to look back at how long it took past 20th Century Studios films to arrive on the streamer.
Unlike other studios' releases, there's way more variance between the streaming dates of recent 20th Century Studios theatrical releases. We had to wait 85 days before "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" came to Hulu, but "The First Omen" arrived after only 56 days.
Meanwhile, Gareth Evan's 2023 sci-fi effort, "The Creator", had a much longer window; it arrived on Hulu 120 days after its September 29 theatrical debut.
With that broad range, it's difficult to nail down a precise streaming release for "Alien Romulus", but if the flick continues to do well at the box office, we'd wager we have a decent wait on our hands. Our best guess is that "Alien: Romulus" will be available on Hulu sometime in November or December 2024. As and when a more precise date is confirmed, we'll include it here.
And if "Romulus" was your first taste of the sci-fi franchise, check out our guide to how to watch the "Alien" movies in order, the five best movies to stream after "Alien: Romulus", or the streaming release of one of 2024's most controversial movies for even more scares.
