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Science Fiction Box Office Movies

Ranked science fiction movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

Movies1,251in this genre

Total gross$171.41Bvisible records

Top movieAvatar$2.92B

Listed1,251paginated rows

Science Fiction movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.

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#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1033	My Science Project WW Financial No budget Hidden	1985	$4.1M	—	—	—	Touchstone Pictures
1034	Godzilla 1985 WW Financial Hidden	1985	$4.1M	$200,000	$3.9M	20.58x	New World Pictures
1035	Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie WW Financial Hidden	2026	$4.1M	$1.2M	$2.9M	3.41x	Crave
1036	Tank Girl WW Financial Hidden	1995	$4.1M	$25.0M	-$20.9M	0.16x	Trilogy Entertainment Group
1037	Metropolis WW Financial Hidden	2001	$4.0M	$15.0M	-$11.0M	0.27x	Bandai Visual
1038	The Blob WW Financial	1958	$4.0M	$110,000	$3.9M	36.36x	Tonylyn Productions Inc.
1039	The War in Space WW Financial Hidden	1977	$4.0M	$2.0M	$2.0M	2.00x	Toho Pictures
1040	Cold Storage WW Financial Hidden	2026	$3.9M	$10.0M	-$6.1M	0.39x	Pariah
1041	Earth Girls Are Easy WW Financial Hidden	1988	$3.9M	$10.0M	-$6.1M	0.39x	Earth Girls
1042	Warlock: The Armageddon WW Financial Hidden	1993	$3.9M	$3.0M	$902,679	1.30x	Tapestry Films
1043	The Manhattan Project WW Financial Hidden	1986	$3.9M	$18.0M	-$14.1M	0.22x	Gladden Entertainment
1044	Critters 2 WW Financial Hidden	1988	$3.8M	$4.5M	-$686,707	0.85x	Sho Films
1045	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine WW Financial	1965	$3.8M	$1.5M	$2.3M	2.53x	American International Pictures
1046	Mannequin Two: On the Move WW Financial Hidden	1991	$3.8M	$13.0M	-$9.2M	0.29x	Gladden Entertainment
1047	Barb Wire WW Financial Hidden	1996	$3.8M	$9.0M	-$5.2M	0.42x	Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment
1048	Soylent Green WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$3.6M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
1049	Dead Heat WW Financial Hidden	1988	$3.6M	$5.0M	-$1.4M	0.72x	New World Pictures
1050	Cube 2: Hypercube WW Financial No budget Hidden	2002	$3.6M	—	—	—	Lions Gate Films
1051	The Bride WW Financial Hidden	1985	$3.6M	$13.0M	-$9.4M	0.27x	Columbia Pictures
1052	The Wraith WW Financial Hidden	1986	$3.5M	$2.7M	$800,000	1.30x	New Century Entertainment Corporation
1053	The Humans and the Mongoose WW Financial No budget Hidden	2021	$3.5M	—	—	—	Almas Llantag Alfny
1054	10th Degree Earthquake WW Financial Hidden	1978	$3.5M	$2.8M	$650,000	1.23x	Unifilm Distribution
1055	C.H.U.D. WW Financial Hidden	1984	$3.4M	$1.3M	$2.2M	2.73x	C.h.u.d. Productions
1056	Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher WW Financial No budget Hidden	2002	$3.4M	—	—	—	Telescene Film Group Productions

1033

My Science Project 1985 · WW Budget — · Touchstone Pictures

$4.1M ROI —

1034

Godzilla 1985 1985 · WW Budget $200,000 · New World Pictures

$4.1M ROI 20.58x

1035

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 2026 · WW Budget $1.2M · Crave

$4.1M ROI 3.41x

1036

Tank Girl 1995 · WW Budget $25.0M · Trilogy Entertainment Group

$4.1M ROI 0.16x

1037

Metropolis 2001 · WW Budget $15.0M · Bandai Visual

$4.0M ROI 0.27x

1038

The Blob 1958 · WW Budget $110,000 · Tonylyn Productions Inc.

$4.0M ROI 36.36x

1039

The War in Space 1977 · WW Budget $2.0M · Toho Pictures

$4.0M ROI 2.00x

1040

Cold Storage 2026 · WW Budget $10.0M · Pariah

$3.9M ROI 0.39x

1041

Earth Girls Are Easy 1988 · WW Budget $10.0M · Earth Girls

$3.9M ROI 0.39x

1042

Warlock: The Armageddon 1993 · WW Budget $3.0M · Tapestry Films

$3.9M ROI 1.30x

1043

The Manhattan Project 1986 · WW Budget $18.0M · Gladden Entertainment

$3.9M ROI 0.22x

1044

Critters 2 1988 · WW Budget $4.5M · Sho Films

$3.8M ROI 0.85x

1045

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 1965 · WW Budget $1.5M · American International Pictures

$3.8M ROI 2.53x

1046

Mannequin Two: On the Move 1991 · WW Budget $13.0M · Gladden Entertainment

$3.8M ROI 0.29x

1047

Barb Wire 1996 · WW Budget $9.0M · Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment

$3.8M ROI 0.42x

1048

Soylent Green 1973 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.6M ROI —

1049

Dead Heat 1988 · WW Budget $5.0M · New World Pictures

$3.6M ROI 0.72x

1050

Cube 2: Hypercube 2002 · WW Budget — · Lions Gate Films

$3.6M ROI —

1051

The Bride 1985 · WW Budget $13.0M · Columbia Pictures

$3.6M ROI 0.27x

1052

The Wraith 1986 · WW Budget $2.7M · New Century Entertainment Corporation

$3.5M ROI 1.30x

1053

The Humans and the Mongoose 2021 · WW Budget — · Almas Llantag Alfny

$3.5M ROI —

1054

10th Degree Earthquake 1978 · WW Budget $2.8M · Unifilm Distribution

$3.5M ROI 1.23x

1055

C.H.U.D. 1984 · WW Budget $1.3M · C.h.u.d. Productions

$3.4M ROI 2.73x

1056

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher 2002 · WW Budget — · Telescene Film Group Productions

$3.4M ROI —

Science Fiction box office FAQ

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What does the Science Fiction box office chart include?

The Science Fiction chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the Science Fiction genre label and available worldwide box office data.

Why can genre rankings change?

Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.

Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?

Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.