Sci-Fi box office · All time

Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies of All Time, Page 42

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%

#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 2,051 to 2,055 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

2051
Quatermass 2 (1957) May 24, 1957 · English · Horror, Sci-Fi $77 worldwide

May 24, 1957 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77
2052
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1987) Sep 2, 1987 · English · Sci-Fi, Adventure $70 worldwide

Sep 2, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70
2053
400 Days (2016) Jan 15, 2016 · English · Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller $58 worldwide

Jan 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58
2054
Santikhiri Sonata (2019) Oct 18, 2019 · Thai · Sci-Fi, Documentary $28 worldwide

Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28
2055
Guy Manley: Super Spy (2024) Sep 13, 2024 · English · Thriller, Sci-Fi, Comedy $4 worldwide

Sep 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4