Species (franchise)

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Species
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Created by	Dennis Feldman
Original work	Species (1995)
Owner	Amazon MGM Studios
Years	1995–2007
Films and television
Film(s)	Species (1995); Species II (1998);
Television film(s)	Species III (2004); Species – The Awakening (2007);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Species (1995); Species II (1998); Species III (2004); Species – The Awakening (2007);

Last updated May 28, 2025

Species is a science fiction action horror media franchise created by Dennis Feldman consisting of four related films.

Films


Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Species	July 7, 1995	Roger Donaldson	Dennis Feldman	Frank Mancuso Jr. Dennis Feldman
Species II	April 10, 1998	Peter Medak	Chris Brancato	Frank Mancuso Jr.
Species III	November 27, 2004	Brad Turner	Ben Ripley	David Dwiggins
Species – The Awakening	September 29, 2007	Nick Lyon	Ben Ripley	Frank Mancuso Jr. Lorenzo O'Brien

Species (1995)

A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.

Species II (1998)

An astronaut gets infected with alien DNA during the first mission on Mars and runs amok on earth. Preston and Laura team up with a peaceful, genetically re-engineered Sil to track the monster down.

Species III (2004)

As her species decays succumbing to infections and illnesses, an alien seductress immunologically stronger becomes the only hope for them to live on.

Species – The Awakening (2007)

When she reaches the end of her lifespan, a scientist rushes to Mexico, in order to save the half-breed alien seductress he raised as his docile niece, but soon awakens the deadly, sexual predator inside her.

Cast

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

Crew/Detail	Species	Species II	Species III	Species – The Awakening
Crew/Detail	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

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	Budget	Ref.
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

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore ^[4]
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]	—	—

References

↑ "Species Franchise Box Office History".
↑ "Species (1995)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved April 22, 2018.
↑ "Species II (1998)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2009-10-30.
↑ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
↑ "Species". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.
↑ "Species Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 2007-07-19.
↑ "Species II". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.
↑ "Species II Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 22, 2018.
↑ "Species III". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.
↑ "Species: The Awakening (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.

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[1] "Species Franchise Box Office History".

[2] "Species (1995)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[3] "Species II (1998)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2009-10-30.

[CinemaScore-4] "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[5] "Species". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[6] "Species Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 2007-07-19.

[7] "Species II". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[8] "Species II Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[9] "Species III". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[10] "Species: The Awakening (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01.

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