#1 of 2,055 Highest-grossing sci-fi movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
Sci-Fi box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies of All Time, Page 10
Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in our database, with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019) at $2.8B and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) at $2.5B. 2,055 sci-fi films in our database report a worldwide gross, $175.8B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 28 films crossed $1 billion and 362 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $164.1B across 1,359 sci-fi releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 2,055
- combined worldwide
- $175.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 362
- earned in the US & Canada
- 40%
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All 2,055 Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 451 to 500 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 451
Jul 17, 1992 US and Canada: $58.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.7M - 452
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)Sep 29, 2016 US and Canada: $350.5K Rest of the world: $57.7M Worldwide: $58.1M
Sep 29, 2016 · Chinese · Fantasy, Animation, Drama $58.1M worldwide - 453
Oct 21, 2005 US and Canada: $28.2M Rest of the world: $29.9M Worldwide: $58.1M - 454
Oct 8, 1993 US and Canada: $58.1M Rest of the world: $698 Worldwide: $58.1M - 455
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)Sep 17, 2004 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $20.2M Worldwide: $57.9M
Sep 17, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $57.9M worldwide - 456
Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $25.2M Rest of the world: $32.7M Worldwide: $57.9M - 457
Nov 21, 2007 US and Canada: $25.6M Rest of the world: $31.9M Worldwide: $57.5M - 458
Nov 21, 1990 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $26.5M Worldwide: $57.1M - 459
Apr 10, 2009 US and Canada: $9.4M Rest of the world: $46.4M Worldwide: $55.7M - 460
Apr 12, 2019 US and Canada: $21.9M Rest of the world: $33.2M Worldwide: $55.1M - 461
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $30.6M Worldwide: $55M - 462
Feb 26, 2010 US and Canada: $39.1M Rest of the world: $15.7M Worldwide: $54.8M - 463
Jan 23, 2026 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $30.3M Worldwide: $54.7M - 464
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $54.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.7M - 465
Dec 2, 2005 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $53.3M - 466
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $39.2M Rest of the world: $13.9M Worldwide: $53.2M - 467
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $52.4M Jul 27, 2018 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy $52.4M worldwide - 468
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)Jun 9, 1989 US and Canada: $52.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.2M Jun 9, 1989 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $52.2M worldwide - 469
Jan 8, 2010 US and Canada: $30.1M Rest of the world: $21.3M Worldwide: $51.4M - 470
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)Nov 21, 1997 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $51.4M Nov 21, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $51.4M worldwide - 471
Jul 11, 2008 US and Canada: $11.8M Rest of the world: $39.5M Worldwide: $51.3M - 472
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)Mar 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.9M
Mar 5, 2016 · Japanese · Animation, Family, Sci-Fi $50.9M worldwide - 473
Jan 30, 2026 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $9.2M Worldwide: $50M - 474
Dec 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.8M - 475
Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $27.7M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $49.6M - 476
Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $207.4K Rest of the world: $49.3M Worldwide: $49.5M - 477
Sep 9, 2026 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $41.3M Worldwide: $49.5M - 478
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $23.9M Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $49.2M - 479
Aug 24, 1990 US and Canada: $33.9M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $48.9M - 480
Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $48.9M - 481
Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.8M - 482
Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $48.4M - 483
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)Aug 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.4M Aug 19, 2009 · Japanese · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery $48.4M worldwide - 484
Dec 18, 2013 US and Canada: $25.6M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $48.3M - 485
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: $12.3M Rest of the world: $34.7M Worldwide: $46.9M Oct 29, 2021 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $46.9M worldwide - 486
Jun 21, 1991 US and Canada: $46.7M Rest of the world: $850 Worldwide: $46.7M - 487
Aug 23, 2013 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $46.1M - 488
Feb 18, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.9M - 489
Jul 17, 2002 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $28.5M Worldwide: $45.9M - 490
Jun 22, 1990 US and Canada: $45.7M Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $45.7M - 491
Jul 2, 2014 US and Canada: $38.9M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $45.7M - 492
Jan 6, 2026 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $45.2M - 493
Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $45.2M - 494
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $44.7M - 495
Feb 16, 2001 US and Canada: $36.7M Rest of the world: $7.8M Worldwide: $44.5M - 496
Nov 26, 2003 US and Canada: $19.5M Rest of the world: $24.5M Worldwide: $43.9M - 497
Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: $594.6K Rest of the world: $43.3M Worldwide: $43.9M - 498
Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $25.8M Worldwide: $43.5M - 499
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2020)Feb 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.1M Feb 14, 2020 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $43.1M worldwide - 500
Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013)Mar 9, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.8M Mar 9, 2013 · Japanese · Adventure, Animation, Fantasy $42.8M worldwide
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1933 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $15.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
2020s 7 years · $37.1B
- 2026 so far $5.9B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $4.9B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $6.9B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $4.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.5B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $6.2B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $912.4M #1 Tenet (2020)
2010s 10 years · $87.8B
- 2019 $10.3B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $15.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $11.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $8.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $10.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $9.7B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $8.6B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $5.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $4.8B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $3.9B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $31B
- 2009 $7.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $3.2B #1 Iron Man (2008)
- 2007 $2.5B #1 Transformers (2007)
- 2006 $1.6B #1 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- 2005 $3.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $2.5B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $3.4B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $3B #1 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- 2001 $2.3B #1 The Mummy Returns (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 X-Men (2000)
1990s 10 years · $12.5B
- 1999 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $1.9B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $1.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $918.9M #1 Waterworld (1995)
- 1994 $555.9M #1 Stargate (1994)
- 1993 $199.7M #1 Demolition Man (1993)
- 1992 $456.9M #1 Alien 3 (1992)
- 1991 $819.7M #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $995.3M #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1989 $1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $139.1M #1 Alien Nation (1988)
- 1987 $360.5M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $504.9M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $654.3M #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $693.3M #1 Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1983 $781.3M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $234.5M #1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- 1981 $362.6M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $645.6M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2B
- 1979 $500.5M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $341.8M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $4.1M #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976)
- 1975 $3.9M #1 Bug (1975)
- 1974 $560.7K #1 The Terminal Man (1974)
- 1973 $27.2M #1 Sleeper (1973)
- 1972 $9.3M #1 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- 1971 $42.1M #1 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- 1970 $19M #1 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1960s 8 years · $33.1M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $32.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $36.5K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $180.7K #1 Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- 1964 $492 #1 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- 1961 $90 #1 Mothra (1961)
- 1960 $5.9K #1 The Time Machine (1960)
1950s 9 years · $696.6K
- 1959 $12.1K #1 On the Beach (1959)
- 1958 $16.3K #1 Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- 1957 $30K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $3.7K #1 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- 1955 $291 #1 Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- 1954 $594.6K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $15K #1 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- 1952 $15K #1 Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
- 1951 $9.6K #1 The Man in the White Suit (1951)