#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 29
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 1,401 to 1,450 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 1401
Sep 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $296.9K - 1402
Oct 16, 1975 US and Canada: $293.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $293.1K - 1403
First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009)May 13, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $292.4K
May 13, 2009 · Russian · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi $292.4K worldwide - 1404
Oct 21, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $290.4K - 1405
Boonie Bears: Future Reborn (2025)Jan 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $289.2K
Jan 22, 2025 · Chinese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Comedy $289.2K worldwide - 1406
Feb 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $283.9K - 1407
Nov 3, 1971 US and Canada: $280.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $280.7K - 1408
Mar 21, 2025 US and Canada: $279.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $279.3K - 1409
Sep 10, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.1K - 1410
May 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $277.1K - 1411
Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $275.4K - 1412
Sep 4, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $275.2K - 1413
May 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $273.6K - 1414
Oct 31, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $270.8K - 1415
Dec 1, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $270.4K - 1416
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)Oct 17, 1990 US and Canada: $270.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $270.4K
Oct 17, 1990 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $270.4K worldwide - 1417
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)Oct 17, 1990 US and Canada: $270.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $270.4K Oct 17, 1990 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $270.4K worldwide - 1418
Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $141.7K Rest of the world: $127.9K Worldwide: $269.6K - 1419
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $269.5K - 1420
Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $266.5K - 1421
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.9K - 1422
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine (2017)May 8, 2017 US and Canada: $260.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $260.2K
May 8, 2017 · English · Sci-Fi, Adventure $260.2K worldwide - 1423
Sep 24, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $259.3K - 1424
Apr 18, 1984 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $258.4K - 1425
Feb 8, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $257K - 1426
Aug 21, 2026 US and Canada: $256.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $256.4K - 1427
Jun 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $256.3K - 1428
Jun 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.9K - 1429
The Adventures of Jurassic Pet 2: The Lost Secret (2023)Feb 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.5K Feb 28, 2023 · English · Family, Comedy, Adventure $253.5K worldwide - 1430
Sep 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.4K - 1431
Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.3K - 1432
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)Nov 14, 2019 US and Canada: $248.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $248.5K Nov 14, 2019 · English · Documentary, Thriller, Drama $248.5K worldwide - 1433
Jul 10, 2020 US and Canada: $139.6K Rest of the world: $103.7K Worldwide: $243.3K - 1434
Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)Jun 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K Jun 22, 2013 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Animation $240.5K worldwide - 1435
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers (2013)Nov 29, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K Nov 29, 2013 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $240.5K worldwide - 1436
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)Jun 28, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K Jun 28, 2014 · Japanese · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi $240.5K worldwide - 1437
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult (2015)Aug 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K Aug 26, 2015 · Japanese · Crime, Sci-Fi, Animation $240.5K worldwide - 1438
May 1, 1967 US and Canada: $236.5K Rest of the world: $3.6K Worldwide: $240.1K - 1439
Mar 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $239.9K - 1440
Jun 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237.3K - 1441
Jun 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237.1K - 1442
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $70.1K Rest of the world: $165K Worldwide: $235K - 1443
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.4K - 1444
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.1K - 1445
Feb 5, 1972 US and Canada: $22.2K Rest of the world: $208.8K Worldwide: $231K - 1446
Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell Gatchaman My Friend (2018)Feb 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $230.4K Feb 24, 2018 · Japanese · Adventure, Animation, Crime $230.4K worldwide - 1447
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $225.1K - 1448
Aug 18, 2006 US and Canada: $224.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $224.1K - 1449
Nov 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222.9K - 1450
May 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $220.9K
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)