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Sci-Fi box office · May 1953

Sci-Fi Box Office, May 1953: Top-Grossing Releases

It Came from Outer Space (1953) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in May 1953, with $270 worldwide. 1 sci-fi film released in May 1953 reports a worldwide gross, $270 in all.

May 1953 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$270
It Came from Outer Space (1953), the #1
$270
The chart

The Only Sci-Fi Release of May 1953 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 1953.

  1. 1 It Came from Outer Space (1953) movie poster
    It Came from Outer Space (1953) May 27, 1953 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror $270 worldwide
    May 27, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $270
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Sci-Fi Box Office in 1953, Month by Month

The months of 1953 with their totals: July leads with $14.8K, led by Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953).

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Sci-Fi Box Office May 1953: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in May 1953?

It Came from Outer Space (1953) leads with $270 worldwide.

How much did sci-fi movies released in May 1953 earn?

1 sci-fi film released in May 1953 reports a worldwide gross, $270 in all, or $270 per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in May 1953 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, It Came from Outer Space (1953), earned $270.

How is the May 1953 sci-fi box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 1953. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the May 1953 sci-fi box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.