#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 7
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 301 to 350 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 301
Apr 3, 1998 US and Canada: $69.1M Rest of the world: $67M Worldwide: $136.2M - 302
Mar 17, 2006 US and Canada: $70.5M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $134.7M - 303
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $46.1M Rest of the world: $87.4M Worldwide: $133.5M - 304
Mar 9, 2018 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $32.2M Worldwide: $132.7M - 305
Jul 18, 1986 US and Canada: $85.2M Rest of the world: $45.9M Worldwide: $131.1M - 306
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $72.5M Rest of the world: $58.3M Worldwide: $130.8M - 307
Oct 26, 2012 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $103.4M Worldwide: $130.5M - 308
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)Dec 25, 2007 US and Canada: $41.8M Rest of the world: $88.5M Worldwide: $130.3M
Dec 25, 2007 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $130.3M worldwide - 309
May 8, 2026 US and Canada: $79.8M Rest of the world: $49.8M Worldwide: $129.6M - 310
Sep 20, 2024 US and Canada: $59.1M Rest of the world: $70.3M Worldwide: $129.4M - 311
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)Sep 10, 2004 US and Canada: $51.2M Rest of the world: $78.1M Worldwide: $129.3M Sep 10, 2004 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $129.3M worldwide - 312
Dec 11, 1992 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $72M Worldwide: $128M - 313
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $65.4M Worldwide: $127.9M - 314
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: $50.2M Rest of the world: $77.3M Worldwide: $127.5M - 315
Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $75.2M Worldwide: $127.2M - 316
Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: $64.6M Rest of the world: $62.1M Worldwide: $126.6M - 317
Jun 26, 2026 US and Canada: $72.4M Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $126.5M - 318
Jun 12, 2013 US and Canada: $101.5M Rest of the world: $24.6M Worldwide: $126M - 319
Jun 27, 2024 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: $107.6M Worldwide: $125.9M - 320
Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: $61.7M Rest of the world: $63.8M Worldwide: $125.5M - 321
Mar 8, 2002 US and Canada: $56.8M Rest of the world: $66.9M Worldwide: $123.7M - 322
Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: $38.6M Rest of the world: $83.9M Worldwide: $122.4M - 323
Aug 18, 1995 US and Canada: $70.5M Rest of the world: $51.7M Worldwide: $122.2M - 324
Aug 14, 2026 US and Canada: $54.2M Rest of the world: $67.4M Worldwide: $121.6M - 325
Nov 7, 1997 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $121.2M - 326
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)Aug 7, 2002 US and Canada: $85.8M Rest of the world: $33.9M Worldwide: $119.7M Aug 7, 2002 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $119.7M worldwide - 327
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $79.2M Rest of the world: $39.4M Worldwide: $118.6M - 328
Nov 18, 1994 US and Canada: $75.7M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $118.1M - 329
Apr 4, 1997 US and Canada: $61.4M Rest of the world: $56.7M Worldwide: $118.1M - 330
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: $83.1M Worldwide: $117.6M - 331
Sep 24, 2004 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $50.5M Worldwide: $117.6M - 332
Dec 25, 2003 US and Canada: $53.8M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $117.2M - 333
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)Jun 11, 2004 US and Canada: $57.8M Rest of the world: $58.1M Worldwide: $115.9M Jun 11, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $115.9M worldwide - 334
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)Jan 16, 2019 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $115.8M
Jan 16, 2019 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $115.8M worldwide - 335
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: $57.1M Rest of the world: $56.8M Worldwide: $113.9M - 336
Jun 5, 2026 US and Canada: $64.8M Rest of the world: $49M Worldwide: $113.8M - 337
Jun 30, 1995 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: $78.8M Worldwide: $113.5M - 338
Jul 7, 1995 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $53.3M Worldwide: $113.4M - 339
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $113.2M - 340
Dec 11, 1998 US and Canada: $70.2M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $112.6M - 341
Jan 20, 2006 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $111.5M - 342
Mar 10, 2000 US and Canada: $60.9M Rest of the world: $50.1M Worldwide: $111M - 343
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $72.1M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $110.2M - 344
Nov 5, 2002 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $71.9M Worldwide: $110M - 345
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $34.9M Rest of the world: $75M Worldwide: $109.9M - 346
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)Nov 26, 1986 US and Canada: $109.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $109.7M Nov 26, 1986 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy $109.7M worldwide - 347
Jun 22, 1979 US and Canada: $84.2M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $109.1M - 348
Nov 23, 1994 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: $71.7M Worldwide: $108.4M - 349
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $39.2M Worldwide: $106.4M Mar 13, 2009 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller $106.4M worldwide - 350
Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $42.2M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $105.6M
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)