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Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies of All Time, Page 30

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%
Avatar (2009) movie poster #1 of 2,055
Highest-grossing sci-fi movie ever

Avatar (2009)

2009 · Action, Adventure

$2.9B worldwide

$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
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All 2,055 Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,451 to 1,500 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 1451 Radioactive Dreams (1984) movie poster
    Radioactive Dreams (1984) Oct 29, 1984 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $220K worldwide
    Oct 29, 1984 US and Canada: $220K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $220K
  2. 1452 Zero Patience (1993) movie poster
    Zero Patience (1993) Sep 10, 1993 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Music $217.3K worldwide
    Sep 10, 1993 US and Canada: $217.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $217.3K
  3. 1453 Marjorie Prime (2017) movie poster
    Marjorie Prime (2017) Aug 18, 2017 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $213.9K worldwide
    Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $180.6K Rest of the world: $33.3K Worldwide: $213.9K
  4. 1454 Project Gemini (2022) movie poster
    Project Gemini (2022) Jan 6, 2022 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $211.7K worldwide
    Jan 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.7K
  5. 1455 Neptune Frost (2022) movie poster
    Neptune Frost (2022) Jun 3, 2022 · Swahili · Sci-Fi, Musical $209.9K worldwide
    Jun 3, 2022 US and Canada: $193.9K Rest of the world: $16.1K Worldwide: $209.9K
  6. 1456 Abducted (2013) movie poster
    Abducted (2013) Sep 3, 2013 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $209.3K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $209.3K
  7. 1457 Sum of Histories (2015) movie poster
    Sum of Histories (2015) Sep 30, 2015 · Dutch · Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance $209K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $209K
  8. 1458 Little Joe (2019) movie poster
    Little Joe (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $208.8K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: $185K Worldwide: $208.8K
  9. 1459 Frankenhooker (1990) movie poster
    Frankenhooker (1990) Jun 1, 1990 · English · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror $208.5K worldwide
    Jun 1, 1990 US and Canada: $205.1K Rest of the world: $3.4K Worldwide: $208.5K
  10. 1460 Komodo (1999) movie poster
    Komodo (1999) Jul 4, 1999 · English · Thriller, Adventure, Horror $207.5K worldwide
    Jul 4, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $207.5K
  11. 1461 I Married a Strange Person! (1997) movie poster
    I Married a Strange Person! (1997) Aug 9, 1997 · English · Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi $206.3K worldwide
    Aug 9, 1997 US and Canada: $206.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $206.3K
  12. 1462 Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014) movie poster
    Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014) Sep 6, 2014 · Japanese · Action, Animation, Crime $205.1K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $205.1K
  13. 1463 The Outwaters (2023) movie poster
    The Outwaters (2023) Feb 10, 2023 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $204.5K worldwide
    Feb 10, 2023 US and Canada: $120.5K Rest of the world: $84K Worldwide: $204.5K
  14. 1464 Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) movie poster
    Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) Aug 18, 2023 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $203.4K worldwide
    Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $203.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $203.4K
  15. 1465 The Bad Batch (2017) movie poster
    The Bad Batch (2017) Jun 23, 2017 · English · Sci-Fi, Romance $201.9K worldwide
    Jun 23, 2017 US and Canada: $180.9K Rest of the world: $21K Worldwide: $201.9K
  16. 1466 1974: The Possession of Altair (2016) movie poster
    1974: The Possession of Altair (2016) Oct 13, 2016 · Spanish · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi $200.4K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $200.4K
  17. 1467 The District (2004) movie poster
    The District (2004) Dec 9, 2004 · Hungarian · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Animation $199.8K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $199.8K
  18. 1468 Nowhere (1997) movie poster
    Nowhere (1997) May 9, 1997 · Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy $198K worldwide
    May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $194.2K Rest of the world: $3.8K Worldwide: $198K
  19. 1469 Sky Blue (2004) movie poster
    Sky Blue (2004) Dec 31, 2004 · Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $197.2K worldwide
    Dec 31, 2004 US and Canada: $74.7K Rest of the world: $122.6K Worldwide: $197.2K
  20. 1470 Wonderful Days (2003) movie poster
    Wonderful Days (2003) Apr 26, 2003 · Korean · Animation, Sci-Fi $197.2K worldwide
    Apr 26, 2003 US and Canada: $74.7K Rest of the world: $122.6K Worldwide: $197.2K
  21. 1471 Jack (2016) movie poster
    Jack (2016) Jul 5, 2016 · English · Comedy, Sci-Fi $194.8K worldwide
    Jul 5, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $194.8K
  22. 1472 Influence (2015) movie poster
    Influence (2015) Jan 23, 2015 · Polish · Sci-Fi, Crime, History $194.6K worldwide
    Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $194.6K
  23. 1473 Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) movie poster
    Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) Apr 2, 2010 · Japanese · Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi $193.5K worldwide
    Apr 2, 2010 US and Canada: $62K Rest of the world: $131.4K Worldwide: $193.5K
  24. 1474 Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012) movie poster
    Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012) Aug 28, 2012 · English · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi $193.4K worldwide
    Aug 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.4K
  25. 1475 The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) movie poster
    The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) May 12, 1989 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $192.8K worldwide
    May 12, 1989 US and Canada: $192.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $192.8K
  26. 1476 Felix, Net i Nika oraz teoretycznie możliwa katastrofa (2012) movie poster
    Felix, Net i Nika oraz teoretycznie możliwa katastrofa (2012) Sep 28, 2012 · Polish · Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure $192.5K worldwide
    Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192.5K
  27. 1477 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025) movie poster
    Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025) Jan 3, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $191.5K worldwide
    Jan 3, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $191.5K
  28. 1478 Resurrected (2023) movie poster
    Resurrected (2023) Apr 27, 2023 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller $191.4K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $191.4K
  29. 1479 Area Q. (2012) movie poster
    Area Q. (2012) Apr 13, 2012 · Portuguese · Thriller, Sci-Fi $190K worldwide
    Apr 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190K
  30. 1480 Worldbreaker (2026) movie poster
    Worldbreaker (2026) Jan 30, 2026 · English · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi $189.6K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $189.6K
  31. 1481 Skinwalker Ranch (2013) movie poster
    Skinwalker Ranch (2013) Oct 30, 2013 · English · Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi $189.4K worldwide
    Oct 30, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $189.4K
  32. 1482 Warning (2021) movie poster
    Warning (2021) Oct 22, 2021 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $188.2K worldwide
    Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $188.2K
  33. 1483 Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) movie poster
    Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) Nov 7, 2008 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Musical $188.1K worldwide
    Nov 7, 2008 US and Canada: $146.8K Rest of the world: $41.4K Worldwide: $188.1K
  34. 1484 The Last Days on Mars (2013) movie poster
    The Last Days on Mars (2013) Dec 6, 2013 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $187.2K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2013 US and Canada: $24.1K Rest of the world: $163.1K Worldwide: $187.2K
  35. 1485 Dance to Death (2017) movie poster
    Dance to Death (2017) Mar 16, 2017 · Russian · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action $183K worldwide
    Mar 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $183K
  36. 1486 Scrambled Beer (2007) movie poster
    Scrambled Beer (2007) Mar 10, 2007 · Spanish · Sci-Fi, Comedy $181.4K worldwide
    Mar 10, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $181.4K
  37. 1487 Lost Woods (2012) movie poster
    Lost Woods (2012) Mar 2, 2012 · English · Horror, Action, Sci-Fi $180.1K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2012 US and Canada: $180.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $180.1K
  38. 1488 Swan Song (2021) movie poster
    Swan Song (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama $177.2K worldwide
    Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: $126.1K Rest of the world: $51.1K Worldwide: $177.2K
  39. 1489 Flashback (2019) movie poster
    Flashback (2019) May 9, 2019 · French · Sci-Fi, Action $177.1K worldwide
    May 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $177.1K
  40. 1490 Possibility of an Island (2008) movie poster
    Possibility of an Island (2008) Oct 9, 2008 · French · Sci-Fi, Action $176.6K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $176.6K
  41. 1491 Skylines (2020) movie poster
    Skylines (2020) Dec 18, 2020 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $170.6K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170.6K
  42. 1492 The Vast of Night (2019) movie poster
    The Vast of Night (2019) Jan 26, 2019 · English · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller $167.8K worldwide
    Jan 26, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $167.8K
  43. 1493 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) movie poster
    The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) May 28, 1976 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama $167.1K worldwide
    May 28, 1976 US and Canada: $100.1K Rest of the world: $67K Worldwide: $167.1K
  44. 1494 Something in the Dirt (2022) movie poster
    Something in the Dirt (2022) Nov 4, 2022 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $163.7K worldwide
    Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.7K
  45. 1495 Future World (2018) movie poster
    Future World (2018) May 25, 2018 · English · Sci-Fi $163.3K worldwide
    May 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.3K
  46. 1496 Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011) movie poster
    Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011) Oct 15, 2011 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi $162.3K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $162.3K
  47. 1497 Bloody Mallory (2002) movie poster
    Bloody Mallory (2002) Jul 17, 2002 · French · Fantasy, Comedy, Sci-Fi $161.8K worldwide
    Jul 17, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161.8K
  48. 1498 Phase 7 (2010) movie poster
    Phase 7 (2010) Jul 13, 2010 · Spanish · Comedy, Thriller, Sci-Fi $161.2K worldwide
    Jul 13, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161.2K
  49. 1499 Gor (1987) movie poster
    Gor (1987) May 8, 1987 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure $159.7K worldwide
    May 8, 1987 US and Canada: $159.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $159.7K
  50. 1500 Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Part 2 (2024) movie poster
    Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Part 2 (2024) May 24, 2024 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Drama, Animation $158.5K worldwide
    May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $158.5K
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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
2010s 10 years · $87.8B
2000s 10 years · $31B
1990s 10 years · $12.5B
1980s 10 years · $5.4B
1970s 10 years · $2B
1960s 8 years · $33.1M
1950s 9 years · $696.6K
1940s 1 year · $14.8K
1930s 3 years · $39.9K