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Sci-Fi box office · January 1986

Sci-Fi Box Office, January 1986: Top-Grossing Releases

Eliminators (1986) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in January 1986, with $4.6M worldwide. 1 sci-fi film released in January 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $4.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1986 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$4.6M
Eliminators (1986), the #1
$4.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Eliminators (1986) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 sci-fi movie of January 1986

Eliminators (1986)

1986 · Action, Sci-Fi

$4.6M worldwide

$4.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Sci-Fi Release of January 1986 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 January 1986.

  1. 1 Eliminators (1986) movie poster
    Eliminators (1986) Jan 31, 1986 · English · Action, Sci-Fi $4.6M worldwide
    Jan 31, 1986 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office January 1986: 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 January 1986?

Eliminators (1986) leads with $4.6M worldwide, $4.6M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did sci-fi movies released in January 1986 earn?

1 sci-fi film released in January 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $4.6M in all, or $4.6M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in January 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Eliminators (1986), earned $4.6M.

How much of the January 1986 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.6M of the $4.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 1986 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 January 1986. 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 January 1986 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.