Brandywine Productions

{{Infobox company

| name = Brandywine Productions

| logo = Brandywine Productions logo.jpg

| logo_size = 290px

| type = Private

| industry = Film

| products = Motion pictures

| founded = {{start date and age|1969}}

| founder = Walter Hill
David Giler
Gordon Carroll

| location = United States

}}

Brandywine Productions is an American film production company known for its Alien film series, founded in 1969 by American filmmakers Walter Hill, David Giler, and Gordon Carroll.{{Cite web|title=Walter Hill|url=https://variety.com/exec/walter-hill/|website=Variety|date=30 March 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=David Giler|url=https://variety.com/exec/david-giler/|website=Variety|date=30 March 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Why Ridley Scott Didn't Direct Aliens|url=https://screenrant.com/aliens-movie-ridley-scott-not-direct-reason/amp/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}{{Cite book|last=Raw|first=Laurence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xBGFacfGR0gC&pg=PA2|title=The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia|date=2009-09-28|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6952-3|pages=2|language=en}}

Films

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! Co-producer ! Notes ! Budget ! Gross
style="text-align:center;" \| 1969 \| Women in Love \| Ken Russell \| Co-production with United Artists \| as Brandywine Productions Ltd \| $1.6 million \| $4.5 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 1976 \| The Student Body \| Gus Trikonis \| \| \| \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 1979{{Cite news\|last=Ross\|first=Jane\|date=2019-05-23\|title=Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'\|language=en\|work=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-alien-anniversary-idUSKCN1ST2PA\|access-date=2021-07-10}}{{Cite web\|title=Memory — The Origins of Alien\|url=https://www.siff.net/festival/memory-the-origins-of-alien\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 9, 2021\|website=SIFF.net\|language=en\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722180435/https://www.siff.net/festival/memory-the-origins-of-alien \|archive-date=2019-07-22 }} \| Alien{{Cite book\|last1=Ferro\|first1=David L.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nL5Rx4Iknn4C&dq=%22Brandywine+Productions%22&pg=PA247\|title=Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains\|last2=Swedin\|first2=Eric G.\|date=2011-09-29\|publisher=McFarland\|isbn=978-0-7864-8933-6\|pages=247\|language=en}}{{Cite book\|last1=Magistrale\|first1=Anthony\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEbP7M_EOeAC&dq=%22Brandywine+Productions%22&pg=PA195\|title=Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film\|last2=Magistrale\|first2=Tony\|date=2005\|publisher=Peter Lang\|isbn=978-0-8204-7056-6\|pages=279\|language=en}}{{cite magazine\|magazine=Monthly Film Bulletin\|volume=46\|issue=540\|page=191\|publisher=British Film Institute\|title=Alien\|year=1979\|location=London\|issn=0027-0407\|last=Pulleine\|first=Tim\|quote="p.c — 20th Century-Fox (London), A Brandywine-Ronald Shushett production"}} \| Ridley Scott{{Cite book\|last=McIntee\|first=David\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCzgPQAACAAJ\|title=Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Films\|date=2005\|publisher=Telos Publishing, Limited\|isbn=978-1-903889-94-7\|pages=26–27\|language=en}} \| rowspan="4" \| Co-production with 20th Century Fox \| \| $9–11 million \| $104.9–203.6 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 1986 \| Aliens \| James Cameron \| \| $17–18 million \| $131.1–183.3 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 1992 \| Alien 3 \| David Fincher \| \| $50 million \| $159.8 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 1997 \| Alien Resurrection \| Jean-Pierre Jeunet \| \| $70 million \| $161.3 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 2004 \| Alien vs. Predator \| Paul W. S. Anderson \| rowspan="2" \| Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment \| rowspan="3" \| as Brandywine \| $60 million \| $172.5 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 2007 \| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem \| Colin Strause and Greg Strause \| $40 million \| $128.8 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 2012 \| Prometheus \| Ridley Scott \| Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions \| $120–130 million \| $403.4 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 2016 \| She Walks \| Zachary Lee Ratchford \| \| \| \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2017 \| Alien: Covenant \| Ridley Scott \| Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions \| \| $97 million{{cite web \|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alienparadiselost.htm \|title=Alien: Covenant (2017) \|publisher=Box Office Mojo \|access-date=May 25, 2017}} \|$240.7 million
style="text-align:center;" \| 2024 \| Alien: Romulus{{Cite web \|last=Davids \|first=Brian \|date=2024-03-20 \|title=Alien: Romulus Director Fede Álvarez Unveils First Teaser, Talks Ridley Scott and James Cameron-Approved Prequel \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/alien-romulus-trailer-ridley-scott-1235856321/ \|access-date=2024-03-31 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}} \| Fede Álvarez{{Cite web \|last=Hamman \|first=Cody \|date=2024-01-14 \|title=Everything We Know About Fede Alvarez's New Alien Movie: Is It Called Alien Romulus? \|url=https://www.joblo.com/fede-alvarez-new-alien-movie-romulus/ \|access-date=2024-01-23 \|website=JoBlo \|language=en-US}} \| Co-production with 20th Century Studios and Scott Free Productions \| \| $80 million{{Cite web \|last=Rubin\|first=Rebecca\|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alien-romulus-disney-summer-box-office-streak-1236105169/ \|title=Will Alien: Romulus Continue Disney's Summer Box Office Streak? \|website=Variety \|date=August 13, 2024 \|access-date=August 13, 2024 }} \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! Co-producer

! Notes

! Budget

! Gross

style="text-align:center;" | 1969

| Women in Love

| Ken Russell

| Co-production with United Artists

| as Brandywine Productions Ltd

| $1.6 million

| $4.5 million

style="text-align:center;" | 1976

| The Student Body

| Gus Trikonis

style="text-align:center;" | 1979{{Cite news|last=Ross|first=Jane|date=2019-05-23|title=Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-alien-anniversary-idUSKCN1ST2PA|access-date=2021-07-10}}{{Cite web|title=Memory — The Origins of Alien|url=https://www.siff.net/festival/memory-the-origins-of-alien|url-status=live|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=SIFF.net|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722180435/https://www.siff.net/festival/memory-the-origins-of-alien |archive-date=2019-07-22 }}

| Alien{{Cite book|last1=Ferro|first1=David L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nL5Rx4Iknn4C&dq=%22Brandywine+Productions%22&pg=PA247|title=Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains|last2=Swedin|first2=Eric G.|date=2011-09-29|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-8933-6|pages=247|language=en}}{{Cite book|last1=Magistrale|first1=Anthony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEbP7M_EOeAC&dq=%22Brandywine+Productions%22&pg=PA195|title=Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film|last2=Magistrale|first2=Tony|date=2005|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-0-8204-7056-6|pages=279|language=en}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=46|issue=540|page=191|publisher=British Film Institute|title=Alien|year=1979|location=London|issn=0027-0407|last=Pulleine|first=Tim|quote="p.c — 20th Century-Fox (London), A Brandywine-Ronald Shushett production"}}

| Ridley Scott{{Cite book|last=McIntee|first=David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCzgPQAACAAJ|title=Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Films|date=2005|publisher=Telos Publishing, Limited|isbn=978-1-903889-94-7|pages=26–27|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" | Co-production with 20th Century Fox

| $9–11 million

| $104.9–203.6 million

style="text-align:center;" | 1986

| Aliens

| James Cameron

| $17–18 million

| $131.1–183.3 million

style="text-align:center;" | 1992

| Alien 3

| David Fincher

| $50 million

| $159.8 million

style="text-align:center;" | 1997

| Alien Resurrection

| Jean-Pierre Jeunet

| $70 million

| $161.3 million

style="text-align:center;" | 2004

| Alien vs. Predator

| Paul W. S. Anderson

| rowspan="2" | Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment

| rowspan="3" | as Brandywine

| $60 million

| $172.5 million

style="text-align:center;" | 2007

| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

| Colin Strause and Greg Strause

| $40 million

| $128.8 million

style="text-align:center;" | 2012

| Prometheus

| Ridley Scott

| Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions

| $120–130 million

| $403.4 million

style="text-align:center;" | 2016

| She Walks

| Zachary Lee Ratchford

style="text-align:center;" | 2017

| Alien: Covenant

| Ridley Scott

| Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions

| $97 million{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alienparadiselost.htm |title=Alien: Covenant (2017) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 25, 2017}}

|$240.7 million

style="text-align:center;" | 2024

| Alien: Romulus{{Cite web |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=2024-03-20 |title=Alien: Romulus Director Fede Álvarez Unveils First Teaser, Talks Ridley Scott and James Cameron-Approved Prequel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/alien-romulus-trailer-ridley-scott-1235856321/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

| Fede Álvarez{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2024-01-14 |title=Everything We Know About Fede Alvarez's New Alien Movie: Is It Called Alien Romulus? |url=https://www.joblo.com/fede-alvarez-new-alien-movie-romulus/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=JoBlo |language=en-US}}

| Co-production with 20th Century Studios and Scott Free Productions

| $80 million{{Cite web |last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alien-romulus-disney-summer-box-office-streak-1236105169/ |title=Will Alien: Romulus Continue Disney's Summer Box Office Streak? |website=Variety |date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 }}

Notes and references

External links

[http://brandywineprod.com Official website (broken as of 2023)]

Category:American companies established in 1969

Category:Film production companies of the United States