Is the franchise in trouble?

Umm...no. This movie has done very well, and it hasn't even been fully released yet.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=covprom.htm

Hard to tell but feeling not great... the budget for a start dropped $33 million from Prometheus.. 

djamelameziane Interesting link. It seems a little early to call. A couple things- I didn't see a total time period and whether that included DVD sales? Also, There seemed to be more hype in 2012 in general since it was RS returning to the series. I have a feeling it will do well enough for FOX to greenlight another movie. Apparently it is written and who knows- maybe they filmed a few things on AC set since everything was already set up.

With A L I E N, PROMETHEUS and now COVENANT, Ridley has made FOX a massive profit over the years, all things considered.

With the DVD/Blu-ray and associated merchandise still to come, I should think they will be happy enough to let him continue.

@dk it has ALREADY done what Fox wanted. So everything now is gravy. 

Remember, it's all about merchandise now. Box office doesn't mean much, anymore, for better or for worse.

And @Lone you must be online with me right now, for we posted at the same time, but apparently we agree!

It is ironic they wanted to associate with slasher movies, because that is exactly the box office performance the movie is having. Just like a slasher with bad word of mouth.

Starlogger Yes, I figure they will do well with the blu ray audience like me who will pre order and buy it again if a director's cut is made. I was just wondering if the link accounted for merch or was straight box office.

@dk gotcha. I don't know the answer to your question, but that would be of interest.

Hahah Starlogger check us, we posted at the exact same time 1.19pm!

Alien: Covenant is SUBLIME! It'd be a shame if it doesn't profit well... I absolutely loved it!