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
1105	The War of the Worlds WW Financial	1953	$2.0M	$2.0M	—	1.00x	Paramount Pictures
1106	Boss Level WW Financial Hidden	2021	$2.0M	$45.0M	-$43.0M	0.04x	War Party Films
1107	Bride of Frankenstein WW Financial	1935	$2.0M	$393,750	$1.6M	5.08x	Universal Pictures
1108	Date with an Angel WW Financial Hidden	1987	$2.0M	$8.0M	-$6.0M	0.25x	Deg
1109	Godzilla Raids Again WW Financial	1955	$2.0M	$800,000	$1.2M	2.44x	Toho
1110	The Thing from Another World WW Financial	1951	$2.0M	$1.3M	$650,000	1.50x	Winchester Pictures Corporation
1111	Communion WW Financial Hidden	1989	$1.9M	$5.0M	-$3.1M	0.38x	The Picture Property Company
1112	Warning Sign WW Financial Hidden	1985	$1.9M	$707,990	$1.2M	2.71x	20th Century Fox
1113	Strange Brew WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.9M	$4.0M	-$2.1M	0.48x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
1114	Intacto WW Financial No budget Hidden	2001	$1.9M	—	—	—	Gestevisión Telecinco S.a.
1115	The Day the Earth Stood Still WW Financial	1951	$1.9M	$995,000	$855,000	1.86x	20th Century Fox
1116	Palm Springs WW Financial Hidden	2020	$1.8M	$5.0M	-$3.2M	0.36x	Limelight
1117	Zardoz WW Financial Hidden	1974	$1.8M	$1.6M	$230,000	1.15x	John Boorman Productions
1118	Delicatessen WW Financial Hidden	1991	$1.8M	$4.0M	-$2.2M	0.45x	Constellation
1119	Godzilla vs. Gigan WW Financial No budget Hidden	1972	$1.8M	—	—	—	Toho
1120	Carnosaur WW Financial Hidden	1993	$1.8M	$1.0M	$753,979	1.75x	New Horizons Picture
1121	Seconds WW Financial Hidden	1966	$1.8M	$2.5M	-$750,000	0.70x	Gibraltar Productions
1122	The City of Lost Children WW Financial Hidden	1995	$1.7M	$18.0M	-$16.3M	0.10x	Constellation
1123	Queen of Blood WW Financial Hidden	1966	$1.7M	$65,000	$1.7M	26.62x	Cinema West Productions
1124	Stryker WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.7M	—	—	—	Hci International
1125	This Island Earth WW Financial	1955	$1.7M	$800,000	$900,000	2.13x	Universal Pictures
1126	Steel WW Financial Hidden	1997	$1.7M	$16.0M	-$14.3M	0.11x	Quincy Jones David Salzman Entertainment
1127	The Invisible Man's Revenge WW Financial No budget	1944	$1.7M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
1128	First Men in the Moon WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$1.7M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures

1105

The War of the Worlds 1953 · WW Budget $2.0M · Paramount Pictures

$2.0M ROI 1.00x

1106

Boss Level 2021 · WW Budget $45.0M · War Party Films

$2.0M ROI 0.04x

1107

Bride of Frankenstein 1935 · WW Budget $393,750 · Universal Pictures

$2.0M ROI 5.08x

1108

Date with an Angel 1987 · WW Budget $8.0M · Deg

$2.0M ROI 0.25x

1109

Godzilla Raids Again 1955 · WW Budget $800,000 · Toho

$2.0M ROI 2.44x

1110

The Thing from Another World 1951 · WW Budget $1.3M · Winchester Pictures Corporation

$2.0M ROI 1.50x

1111

Communion 1989 · WW Budget $5.0M · The Picture Property Company

$1.9M ROI 0.38x

1112

Warning Sign 1985 · WW Budget $707,990 · 20th Century Fox

$1.9M ROI 2.71x

1113

Strange Brew 1983 · WW Budget $4.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$1.9M ROI 0.48x

1114

Intacto 2001 · WW Budget — · Gestevisión Telecinco S.a.

$1.9M ROI —

1115

The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 · WW Budget $995,000 · 20th Century Fox

$1.9M ROI 1.86x

1116

Palm Springs 2020 · WW Budget $5.0M · Limelight

$1.8M ROI 0.36x

1117

Zardoz 1974 · WW Budget $1.6M · John Boorman Productions

$1.8M ROI 1.15x

1118

Delicatessen 1991 · WW Budget $4.0M · Constellation

$1.8M ROI 0.45x

1119

Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972 · WW Budget — · Toho

$1.8M ROI —

1120

Carnosaur 1993 · WW Budget $1.0M · New Horizons Picture

$1.8M ROI 1.75x

1121

Seconds 1966 · WW Budget $2.5M · Gibraltar Productions

$1.8M ROI 0.70x

1122

The City of Lost Children 1995 · WW Budget $18.0M · Constellation

$1.7M ROI 0.10x

1123

Queen of Blood 1966 · WW Budget $65,000 · Cinema West Productions

$1.7M ROI 26.62x

1124

Stryker 1983 · WW Budget — · Hci International

$1.7M ROI —

1125

This Island Earth 1955 · WW Budget $800,000 · Universal Pictures

$1.7M ROI 2.13x

1126

Steel 1997 · WW Budget $16.0M · Quincy Jones David Salzman Entertainment

$1.7M ROI 0.11x

1127

The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$1.7M ROI —

1128

First Men in the Moon 1964 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$1.7M 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.