‘Alien: Romulus’ makes bumper debut as sci-fi fans rush to see the franchise’s ‘best sequel in years’

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The Numbers.The film, which The Post called the franchise’s “best sequel in years,” was produced by original “Alien” director Ridley Scott, and co-written and directed by Fede Álvarez.The $80 million film goes back to the basics of isolation, paranoia, survival and tactile creatures, instead of “unwieldy” extraterrestrial mythology, movie critic Johnny Oleksinski wrote.Tthe sci-fi/horror flick follows space colonizers in a derelict space station coming face to face with “the most terrifying life-form in the universe” and stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu.The hit is another win for Disney, which has dominated the summer box office with films including “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2.”Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which had a three-week run in the No.

1 slot, was knocked down to No. 2.The Ryan Reynolds smash, which surpassed “Joker” as the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, earned $8.1 million on Friday after clearing $520 million in North America and $1 billion worldwide this week.Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively’s romance drama “It Ends With Us” finished third at the box office Friday.