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#9,476 All-time worldwide
#114 1985 releases

Movie profile

My Science Project

1985 · 94 min · Touchstone Pictures

Comedy Family Fantasy Science Fiction
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $4.1M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$1.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$2.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$531,835

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where My Science Project ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #9,476 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1985 releases #114 Release-year chart position of 184 titles Ranked against movies released in 1985. Studio / company #105 Touchstone Pictures of 113 titles Position inside the mapped Touchstone Pictures movie set. Primary genre #3,683 Comedy of 4,840 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#9,473 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday 1996 · $4.1M #9,474 Heart Condition 1990 · $4.1M #9,475 Three Colors: Red 1994 · $4.1M #9,477 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 1976 · $4.1M #9,478 Godzilla 1985 1985 · $4.1M #9,479 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 1997 · $4.1M

Quick answer

How did My Science Project (1985) perform at the box office?

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My Science Project (1985) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $4.1M. In this database it currently ranks #9,476 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #114 among 1985 releases.

Worldwide gross
$4,122,748
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo. He finds one... and unwittingly unleashes the awesome power and energy of the unknown. Twisted dimensions. Time warps. A fantastic realm where the past, present, and future collide in a whirling vortex of startling adventure and superlative special effects.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 9, 1985
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
Countries
US

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Studio / production companyTouchstone Pictures Release year chart1985 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartFamily Genre chartFantasy Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1985, My Science Project is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Family, Fantasy title from Touchstone Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $4.1M. For comparison, it currently sits #9,476 all-time in the current chart set and #114 among 1985 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.