#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 2
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 51 to 100 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 51
Mar 4, 2022 US and Canada: $369.3M Rest of the world: $403M Worldwide: $772.3M - 52
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)Nov 21, 2014 US and Canada: $337.1M Rest of the world: $422M Worldwide: $759.2M
Nov 21, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $759.2M worldwide - 53
Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $325.1M Rest of the world: $424.1M Worldwide: $749.2M - 54
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $233.9M Rest of the world: $512.1M Worldwide: $746M May 23, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $746M worldwide - 55
May 15, 2003 US and Canada: $281.6M Rest of the world: $460.3M Worldwide: $741.8M - 56
Oct 4, 2013 US and Canada: $274.1M Rest of the world: $449.7M Worldwide: $723.8M - 57
Mar 15, 2024 US and Canada: $282.1M Rest of the world: $432.7M Worldwide: $714.8M - 58
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)Apr 4, 2014 US and Canada: $259.8M Rest of the world: $454.7M Worldwide: $714.4M Apr 4, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $714.4M worldwide - 59
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: $208.5M Rest of the world: $502.1M Worldwide: $710.6M Jul 11, 2014 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $710.6M worldwide - 60
Jul 3, 2007 US and Canada: $319.2M Rest of the world: $390.5M Worldwide: $709.7M - 61
Feb 8, 2019 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $694M Worldwide: $700M - 62
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)Jun 30, 2010 US and Canada: $300.5M Rest of the world: $398M Worldwide: $698.5M Jun 30, 2010 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $698.5M worldwide - 63
Mar 23, 2012 US and Canada: $408M Rest of the world: $287.2M Worldwide: $695.2M - 64
Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $344.1M Rest of the world: $340.4M Worldwide: $684.5M - 65
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $232.6M Rest of the world: $445.2M Worldwide: $677.8M - 66
Jun 14, 2013 US and Canada: $291M Rest of the world: $379.1M Worldwide: $670.1M - 67
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)Nov 20, 2015 US and Canada: $281.7M Rest of the world: $379.7M Worldwide: $661.5M Nov 20, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $661.5M worldwide - 68
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $229M Rest of the world: $432.3M Worldwide: $661.3M - 69
Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: $222.5M Rest of the world: $435.3M Worldwide: $657.9M - 70
May 25, 2012 US and Canada: $179M Rest of the world: $475.2M Worldwide: $654.2M - 71
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)May 16, 2002 US and Canada: $310.7M Rest of the world: $343.1M Worldwide: $653.8M May 16, 2002 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $653.8M worldwide - 72
Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: $228.4M Rest of the world: $402.2M Worldwide: $630.6M - 73
May 7, 2010 US and Canada: $312.4M Rest of the world: $311.5M Worldwide: $623.9M - 74
Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: $216.6M Rest of the world: $406M Worldwide: $622.7M - 75
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $226.3M Rest of the world: $392.9M Worldwide: $619.2M - 76
Jul 11, 2025 US and Canada: $354.2M Rest of the world: $264.5M Worldwide: $618.7M - 77
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $229.1M Rest of the world: $389.6M Worldwide: $618.6M May 23, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $618.6M worldwide - 78
Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $610M Worldwide: $615M - 79
Mar 29, 2018 US and Canada: $137.7M Rest of the world: $470.2M Worldwide: $607.9M - 80
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)Jun 21, 2017 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $475.3M Worldwide: $605.4M Jun 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $605.4M worldwide - 81
Jun 29, 2005 US and Canada: $234.3M Rest of the world: $369.6M Worldwide: $603.9M - 82
Jul 2, 1997 US and Canada: $250.7M Rest of the world: $338.7M Worldwide: $589.4M - 83
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $319M Rest of the world: $266.8M Worldwide: $585.8M - 84
Dec 14, 2007 US and Canada: $256.4M Rest of the world: $329M Worldwide: $585.4M - 85
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)Mar 29, 2024 US and Canada: $196.4M Rest of the world: $375.7M Worldwide: $572.1M Mar 29, 2024 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $572.1M worldwide - 86
Mar 10, 2017 US and Canada: $168.1M Rest of the world: $400.6M Worldwide: $568.7M - 87
Jul 1, 1998 US and Canada: $201.6M Rest of the world: $352.1M Worldwide: $553.7M - 88
May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $186.7M Rest of the world: $365.9M Worldwide: $552.6M - 89
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)May 21, 1980 US and Canada: $292.8M Rest of the world: $257.3M Worldwide: $550M May 21, 1980 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $550M worldwide - 90
May 27, 2016 US and Canada: $155.4M Rest of the world: $388.5M Worldwide: $543.9M - 91
Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: $202.8M Rest of the world: $337.6M Worldwide: $540.5M - 92
Aug 10, 2018 US and Canada: $145.5M Rest of the world: $383.8M Worldwide: $529.3M - 93
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $201.1M Rest of the world: $328.2M Worldwide: $529.3M Nov 21, 2018 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $529.3M worldwide - 94
Jun 27, 2008 US and Canada: $223.8M Rest of the world: $303.6M Worldwide: $527.4M - 95
May 16, 2014 US and Canada: $200.7M Rest of the world: $324.3M Worldwide: $525M - 96
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: $274.3M Rest of the world: $247.6M Worldwide: $521.9M Jul 25, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $521.9M worldwide - 97
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $180.2M Rest of the world: $339.1M Worldwide: $519.3M - 98
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)Jul 3, 1991 US and Canada: $205.9M Rest of the world: $311.9M Worldwide: $517.8M Jul 3, 1991 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $517.8M worldwide - 99
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $213.6M Rest of the world: $293.3M Worldwide: $506.8M Oct 1, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $506.8M worldwide - 100
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: $236.1M Rest of the world: $256M Worldwide: $492.2M
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)