Alien: Romulus Will Release On VHS, Something No Major Studio Has Done In 18 Years

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Alien: Romulus Will Release On VHS, Something No Major Studio Has Done In 18 Years

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It’s apparently been 18 years since a major studio has released a movie on VHS, but that drought will be broken when Alien: Romulus comes out for the outdated platform on December 3. That’s right: An actual tape of the sci-fi horror movie is getting made, though it will be a limited edition.

The official Alien account

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shared that Alien: Romulus writer/director Fede Álvarez revealed the special VHS release at Beyond Fest over the weekend.

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has created the cover for the tape, which will come out at the same time as the Alien: Romulus Blu-ray. The previous major studio release on VHS was reportedly A History of ********* in 2006, according to

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. 20th Century Studios–now owned by Disney–is behind the Alien: Romulus VHS launch.

There apparently is a bit of debate about whether A History of ********* actually was the last big VHS release. Some people point to Eragon (also from 20th Century) in 2007, while Disney apparently put out a Cars VHS. However, both of these runs were arguably quite limited in scope.

Alien: Romulus hit the silver screen in August and quickly became the third-highest-grossing film in the sci-fi franchise. The film ultimately landed in the No. 2 spot for the series at the worldwide box office by bringing in over $350 million, per

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. Prometheus tops the franchise with over $403 million globally.

For more, check out GameSpot’s Alien: Romulus review.

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