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Sci-Fi box office · Week 12 · Mar 16–22, 1986

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 12 of 1986: Sci-Fi Releases of Mar 16–22

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22), with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of Chopping Mall (1986) at $807. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 12 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1.3M
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986), the #1
$1.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
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Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 12 of 1986, 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 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22).

  1. 1 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) movie poster
    GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) Mar 21, 1986 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.3M worldwide
    Mar 21, 1986 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  2. 2 Chopping Mall (1986) movie poster
    Chopping Mall (1986) Mar 21, 1986 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $807 worldwide
    Mar 21, 1986 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $807
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Sci-Fi Box Office in 1986, Week by Week

19 weeks of 1986 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $131.1M, led by Aliens (1986).

FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 12 of 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22)?

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) leads with $1.3M worldwide, $1.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Chopping Mall (1986) at $807.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22) earn?

2 sci-fi films released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $669.5K per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986), earned $1.3M.

How much of the Week 12, 1986 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.3M of the $1.3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 12, 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 week 12 of 1986 (Mar 16–22). 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 12, 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.