Alien: Covenant currently dominates Prometheus 90–10
The Verdict Director's Cut
This matchup has 10 votes — still early. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
Ridley Scott directed both of these films, which turns this matchup into an internal debate about the best work in a single filmography. 10 votes and counting. Alien: Covenant leads 90% to 10% so far.
As science fiction films, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant are competing on the same turf. The vote comes down to which one captures what voters want from the genre.
The gap speaks for itself: Alien: Covenant at 90%, Prometheus at 10%. 80 points of daylight.
The Numbers
| Prometheus | Alien: Covenant | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 10% | 90% |
| Overall Win Rate | 50% | 37% |
| Championships | 9 | 8 |
| Budget | $130M | $97M |
| Box Office | $403M | $241M |
Prometheus sits at 50% overall on BingeBracket, Alien: Covenant at 37%. Everywhere else on the platform, Prometheus is the stronger film — except here.
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of 29 2010s films on the platform, Prometheus at #8 and Alien: Covenant is in the bottom quarter.
Ridley Scott has 3 films on BingeBracket. Prometheus ranks #2 and Alien: Covenant ranks #3.
Against other opponents on BingeBracket, both films share a weakness: neither can beat Alien.
90% is the kind of margin where the conversation shifts from "who wins" to "why isn't it closer."
Despite the lopsided head-to-head, the tournament records are competitive: Prometheus with 9 titles, Alien: Covenant with 8. The broader record is tighter than this specific matchup.
The box office gap is clear: $403M for Prometheus, $241M for Alien: Covenant. The bracket gap goes the other way. Alien: Covenant wins head-to-head despite earning less.
It takes 1.7s to choose Prometheus vs 0.9s for Alien: Covenant. Slower doesn't mean weaker — it can mean more deliberate, more personal, harder to explain.
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