It's embarrassing that this article did not bother to make adjustments for inflation rendering the whole focus of the article all but completely misleading.

If you use a free I adjustment tool provided by BLS, Aliens (the film that the author purports to have been bested by Romulus) adjusts out to $176 million in 2012 dollars (besting Prometheus by a longshot) and to nearly $240 million in 2024 measure, meaning that Romulus performed almost half as well as the inflation-adjusted leader.

While a new film in the franchise is always welcome, this installment provided more fan service than substance. In that regard, Prometheus was the last to boldy take the franchise in a new direction.