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6.0(234)1h 31m• Horror, Science Fiction
The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.
Movie Saga1974 – 1987
It's Alive Collection
3 Films
5.6 Avg Rating
$8.6M Saga Box Office
6.88x Commercial Multiplier
It's Alive is a 1974 American horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. In the film, a couple's infant child turns out to be a vicious mutant monster that kills when frightened. Notable talents involved in the movie were Bernard Herrmann who composed the score (noted for his work on many films of Alfred Hitchcock) and Rick Baker for makeup and puppet effects. The film was followed by two sequels, It Lives Again (1978) and It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) and a remake, It's Alive (2008).
Franchise Box Office Economics
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 3 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$8.6M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$1.3M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$2.9M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
6.88x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
Films in Saga(3)
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5.4(88)1h 31m• Horror, Science Fiction
Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous offspring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hideouts.
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5.3(83)1h 34m• Horror
The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation by the legal system and the media, the man responsible leads an expedition to the island to free them.