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Sci-Fi box office · May 1985

Sci-Fi Box Office, May 1985: Top-Grossing Releases

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in May 1985, with $3.4M worldwide, ahead of The Quiet Earth (1985) at $2.1M. 2 sci-fi films released in May 1985 report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1985 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$5.5M
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985), the #1
$3.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of May 1985, Ranked by Worldwide 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 1985.

  1. 1 Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) movie poster
    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) May 11, 1985 · English · Sci-Fi, Animation, Adventure $3.4M worldwide
    May 11, 1985 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M
  2. 2 The Quiet Earth (1985) movie poster
    The Quiet Earth (1985) May 11, 1985 · English · Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi $2.1M worldwide
    May 11, 1985 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $427 Worldwide: $2.1M
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Sci-Fi Box Office in 1985, Month by Month

The months of 1985 with their totals: July leads with $394.9M, led by Back to the Future (1985).

FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office May 1985: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in May 1985?

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) leads with $3.4M worldwide, $3.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Quiet Earth (1985) at $2.1M.

How much did sci-fi movies released in May 1985 earn?

2 sci-fi films released in May 1985 report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, or $2.7M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in May 1985 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985), earned $3.4M.

How much of the May 1985 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.5M of the $5.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1985 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 1985. 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 1985 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.