These movies all started out with a script that had a different title, here are the movies with a few fan-made fake posters featuring the original name.
Alien (Star Beast)
When working on the original script for the movie Alien, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett had the title Star Beast as part of a story that would have set the events in WW2 and outer space. O'Bannon rejected the title for the much better sounding Alien.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Head Cheese)
The original script for the movie that would become The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, written by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel, went through a couple of names, including Leatherface and Head Cheese. 
Halloween (The Babysitter Murders)
Producer Irwin Yablans thought up the concept for Halloween on an airplane ride. Since he wanted to keep it low budget, the idea of a babysitter being stalked by a madman seemed like a great idea. When he pitched the concept to John Carpenter, he used the very 1970s sounding title The Babysitter Murders.
Screenwriter Kevin Williamson came up with the idea for Scream after being inspired by the Gainesville Ripper murders. The 18-page script was titled Scary Movie and included the infamous murder used in the opening movie moments.
Childs Play (Batteries Not Included)
When writing the screenplay for Childs Play, Don Mancini used the name Batteries Not Included; this was changed because Steven Spielberg had released a sci-fi movie with the same name in 1987. Mancini also considered Bloody Buddy before settling on Childs Play for the 1988 slasher movie. 
Final Destination (Flight 180)
Jeffrey Reddick wrote a spec script titled Flight 180, hoping to get an agent to pitch it as an episode of The X-Files. The script was expanded as a feature film idea was accepted by X-Files writing partners James Wong and Glen Morgan, who rewrote the script with Wong directing. The film would be released as Final Destination. 
Snakes on a Plane (Pacific Air Flight 121)
The script for Snakes on a plane by David Dalessandro was at one point called Vemon. After it was given the working title Snakes on a Plane, it began to get the attention of trade papers with Samuel L Jackson signing on. The film's name was changed to Pacific Air Flight Flight 121 to avoid the B movie sound of its working title, but Jackson insisted the film be released as Snakes on a Plane. 
Predator (Hunter)
Screenwriters Jim and John Thomas came up with the idea for Predator after a joke was made that Rocky would have to fight an alien if another Rocky film was made. The script for Hunter centered on an alien looking for the most dangerous creature to match up with and going to South America to fight human soldiers. 
Friday the 13th (A Long Night at Camp Blood)
Screenwriter Victor Miller came up with the title A Long Night at Camp Blood for a slasher movie set at a summer camp. The name Camp Blood was also considered for the film until director Sean Cunningham suggested Friday the 13th to give their film an iconic name.
Cloverfield (Slusho/Greyshot)
JJ Abrams-produced monster movie benefitted from one of the best uses of social media to generate interest in the film. The name Cloverfield was used early on but changed to Slusho and Cheese to hide his project from fans. The movie also considered the title Greyshot before going back to Cloverfield.
Dead Ringer (Twins)
Based on the lives of real-life gynecologists Stewart and Cyril Marcus. David Cronenberg based his screenplay on the novel Twins, which was a highly fictionalized account of the tragic death of the two brothers. The movie's title was changed to Dead Ringers to avoid confusion with a comedy that was released the same year with the name Twins.
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