#1 of 2 #1 sci-fi movie of Week 19, 1985
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
1985 · Sci-Fi, Animation
$3.4M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
$3.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Sci-Fi box office · Week 19 · May 5–11, 1985
Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 19 of 1985: Sci-Fi Releases of May 5–11
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11), with $3.4M worldwide, ahead of The Quiet Earth (1985) at $2.1M. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 19 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%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 19 of 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 week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11).
- 1 Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)May 11, 1985 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M
May 11, 1985 · English · Sci-Fi, Animation, Adventure $3.4M worldwide - 2
May 11, 1985 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $427 Worldwide: $2.1M
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office in 1985, Week by Week
16 weeks of 1985 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $385.1M, led by Back to the Future (1985).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $849.9K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $1.1M
- Week 12 $23.4M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $5.5M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $16.9M
- Week 25 $96.9M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $385.1M
- Week 28 $9.9M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $38.9M
- Week 32 $17.1M
- Week 33 $17.8M
- Week 34 $6M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $5.8M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $2M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $4.9M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $22.3M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office Week 19 of 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 week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11)?
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 week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11) earn?
2 sci-fi films released in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, or $2.7M per film on average.
How many sci-fi movies released in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985), earned $3.4M.
How is the week 19, 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 week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11). 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 week 19, 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.