Genre box office

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
1081	The Fury of the Karate Experts WW Financial Hidden	1982	$2.5M	$500,000	$2.0M	5.00x	Victor Films
1082	Barbarella WW Financial Hidden	1968	$2.5M	$9.0M	-$6.5M	0.28x	Paramount Pictures
1083	Class of 1999 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.5M	$5.2M	-$2.7M	0.47x	Lightning Pictures
1084	The Man Who Wasn't There WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.4M	$6.5M	-$4.1M	0.38x	Paramount Pictures
1085	THX 1138 WW Financial Hidden	1971	$2.4M	$777,000	$1.7M	3.14x	Warner Bros. Pictures
1086	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace WW Financial Hidden	1996	$2.4M	$15.0M	-$12.6M	0.16x	New Line Cinema
1087	All Monsters Attack WW Financial No budget	1969	$2.4M	—	—	—	Toho
1088	Son of Godzilla WW Financial No budget Hidden	1967	$2.4M	—	—	—	Toho
1089	Double Dragon WW Financial Hidden	1994	$2.3M	$3.5M	-$1.2M	0.67x	Gramercy Pictures
1090	Repo Man WW Financial Hidden	1984	$2.3M	$1.5M	$800,000	1.53x	Edge City Productions
1091	Godzilla WW Financial	1954	$2.3M	$60,000	$2.2M	37.50x	Toho
1092	Mothra WW Financial No budget	1961	$2.2M	—	—	—	Toho
1093	On the Beach WW Financial	1959	$2.2M	$2.9M	-$700,000	0.76x	Stanley Kramer Productions
1094	Electric Dreams WW Financial Hidden	1984	$2.2M	$5.5M	-$3.3M	0.40x	Virgin Vision
1095	Village of the Damned WW Financial	1960	$2.2M	$200,000	$2.0M	10.88x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer British Studios
1096	Videodrome WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.1M	$6.0M	-$3.8M	0.36x	Filmplan International
1097	Testament WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.0M	$1.5M	$544,892	1.36x	American Playhouse
1098	Re-Animator WW Financial Hidden	1985	$2.0M	$900,000	$1.1M	2.25x	Empire Pictures
1099	Nemesis WW Financial No budget Hidden	1992	$2.0M	—	—	—	Imperial Entertainment
1100	Godzilla, King of the Monsters! WW Financial	1956	$2.0M	$25,000	$2.0M	80.00x	Toho
1101	Children of the Damned WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$2.0M	—	—	—	Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
1102	I Was a Teenage Werewolf WW Financial	1957	$2.0M	$82,000	$1.9M	24.39x	Sunset Productions
1103	Mom and Dad Save the World WW Financial Hidden	1992	$2.0M	$14.0M	-$12.0M	0.14x	Mercury
1104	Fahrenheit 451 WW Financial Hidden	1966	$2.0M	$1.5M	$500,000	1.33x	Anglo Enterprises

1081

The Fury of the Karate Experts 1982 · WW Budget $500,000 · Victor Films

$2.5M ROI 5.00x

1082

Barbarella 1968 · WW Budget $9.0M · Paramount Pictures

$2.5M ROI 0.28x

1083

Class of 1999 1990 · WW Budget $5.2M · Lightning Pictures

$2.5M ROI 0.47x

1084

The Man Who Wasn't There 1983 · WW Budget $6.5M · Paramount Pictures

$2.4M ROI 0.38x

1085

THX 1138 1971 · WW Budget $777,000 · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.4M ROI 3.14x

1086

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996 · WW Budget $15.0M · New Line Cinema

$2.4M ROI 0.16x

1087

All Monsters Attack 1969 · WW Budget — · Toho

$2.4M ROI —

1088

Son of Godzilla 1967 · WW Budget — · Toho

$2.4M ROI —

1089

Double Dragon 1994 · WW Budget $3.5M · Gramercy Pictures

$2.3M ROI 0.67x

1090

Repo Man 1984 · WW Budget $1.5M · Edge City Productions

$2.3M ROI 1.53x

1091

Godzilla 1954 · WW Budget $60,000 · Toho

$2.3M ROI 37.50x

1092

Mothra 1961 · WW Budget — · Toho

$2.2M ROI —

1093

On the Beach 1959 · WW Budget $2.9M · Stanley Kramer Productions

$2.2M ROI 0.76x

1094

Electric Dreams 1984 · WW Budget $5.5M · Virgin Vision

$2.2M ROI 0.40x

1095

Village of the Damned 1960 · WW Budget $200,000 · Metro Goldwyn Mayer British Studios

$2.2M ROI 10.88x

1096

Videodrome 1983 · WW Budget $6.0M · Filmplan International

$2.1M ROI 0.36x

1097

Testament 1983 · WW Budget $1.5M · American Playhouse

$2.0M ROI 1.36x

1098

Re-Animator 1985 · WW Budget $900,000 · Empire Pictures

$2.0M ROI 2.25x

1099

Nemesis 1992 · WW Budget — · Imperial Entertainment

$2.0M ROI —

1100

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 · WW Budget $25,000 · Toho

$2.0M ROI 80.00x

1101

Children of the Damned 1964 · WW Budget — · Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions

$2.0M ROI —

1102

I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957 · WW Budget $82,000 · Sunset Productions

$2.0M ROI 24.39x

1103

Mom and Dad Save the World 1992 · WW Budget $14.0M · Mercury

$2.0M ROI 0.14x

1104

Fahrenheit 451 1966 · WW Budget $1.5M · Anglo Enterprises

$2.0M ROI 1.33x

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?

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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.