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| Created by | Dennis Feldman |
| Original work | Species (1995) |
| Owner | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Years | 1995–2007 |
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Species is a science-fiction-action horror film series created by Dennis Feldman consisting of three related films and one standalone film.
Key
- Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
| Characters | Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Species II | Species III | Species: The Awakening | |
| 1995 | 1998 | 2004 | 2007 | |
| Sil | Natasha Henstridge Michelle Williams Y Dana Hee Y Frank Welker V | Mentioned | Flashback | |
| Preston "Press" Lennox | Michael Madsen | |||
| Dr. Laura Baker | Marg Helgenberger | |||
| Xavier Fitch | Ben Kingsley | Mentioned | ||
| Dr. Stephen Arden | Alfred Molina | |||
| Dan Smithson | Forest Whitaker | |||
| John Carey | Whip Hubley | |||
| Eve | Natasha Henstridge | |||
| Patrick Ross | Justin Lazard | |||
| U.S. Senator Judson Ross | James Cromwell | |||
| Dennis Gamble | Mykelti Williamson | |||
| Col. Carter Burgess Jr. | George Dzundza | |||
| Portus | Nicholas Vota | Joel Stoffer Christopher R. Gillum Y | ||
| Sara | Sunny Mabrey Savanna Fields Y | |||
| Amelia | Amelia Cooke | |||
| Dean | Robin Dunne | |||
| Dr. Bruce Abbot | Robert Knepper | |||
| Hastings | John Paul Pitoc | |||
| Miranda Hollander | Helena Mattsson | |||
| Azura | Marlene Favela | |||
| Tom Hollander | Ben Cross | |||
| Forbes Maguire | Dominic Keating | |||
| Crew/Detail | Species | Species II | Species III | Species: The Awakening |
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| 1995 | 1998 | 2004 | 2007 | |
| Director | Roger Donaldson | Peter Medak | Brad Turner | Nick Lyon |
| Producer(s) | Dennis Feldman Frank Mancuso Jr. | Frank Mancuso Jr. | David Dwiggins | Frank Mancuso Jr. Lorenzo O'Brien |
| Writer(s) | Dennis Feldman | Chris Brancato | Ben Ripley | |
| Composer | Christopher Young | Edward Shearmur | Elia Cmiral | Kevin Haskins Paul Cristo |
| Director of photography | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Matthew F. Leonetti | James Coblentz | Jaime Reynoso |
| Editor(s) | Conrad Buff | Richard Nord | Christian Sebaldt | Robert Komatsu |
| Production company | Frank Mancuso Productions | FGM Entertainment | MGM Television FGM Entertainment | MGM Television 360 Pictures |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment | ||
| Release date | July 7, 1995 | April 10, 1998 | November 27, 2004 | September 29, 2007 |
| Running time | 108 minutes | 93 minutes | 112 minutes | 98 minutes |
| Film | Release date | North America | Other territories | Worldwide | Budget | Ref. |
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| Species | July 7, 1995 | $60,074,103 | $53,300,000 | $113,374,103 | $35 million [1] | [2] |
| Species II | April 10, 1998 | $19,217,565 | $7,600,000 | $26,817,565 | $35 million[ failed verification ] | [3] |
| Total | $79,291,668 | $60,900,000 | $140,191,668 | $70 million | ||
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore [4] |
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| Species | 42% (73 reviews) [5] | 49 (25 reviews) [6] | B- |
| Species II | 9% (34 reviews) [7] | 19 (13 reviews) [8] | C |
| Species III | 17% (6 reviews) [9] | — | — |
| Species: The Awakening | N/A (2 reviews) [10] | — | — |
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