#1 of 2 #1 sci-fi movie of Week 3, 1990
1990 · Sci-Fi, Horror
$16.7M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
$16.7M US & Canada · 100% $4.1K elsewhere · <1%
Sci-Fi box office · Week 3 · Jan 14–20, 1990
Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 3 of 1990: Sci-Fi Releases of Jan 14–20
Tremors (1990) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20), with $16.7M worldwide, ahead of Brain Dead (1990) at $1.6M. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 3 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $18.3M
- Tremors (1990), the #1
- $16.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 3 of 1990, 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 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20).
- 1 Jan 19, 1990 US and Canada: $16.7M Rest of the world: $4.1K Worldwide: $16.7M
- 2
Jan 19, 1990 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office in 1990, Week by Week
17 weeks of 1990 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 27–Jun 2) with $261.5M, led by Total Recall (1990).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $18.3M
- Week 4 $4.3M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $6M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $202.1M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $15.4M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $2.5M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $245.1M
- Week 22 $261.5M
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $45.7M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $20.3M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $61.5M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $48.9M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $5.7M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $52.3K
- Week 42 $540.7K
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $334.7K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $57.1M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office Week 3 of 1990: 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 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20)?
Tremors (1990) leads with $16.7M worldwide, $16.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Brain Dead (1990) at $1.6M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in week 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20) earn?
2 sci-fi films released in week 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $18.3M in all, or $9.1M per film on average.
How many sci-fi movies released in week 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Tremors (1990), earned $16.7M.
How is the week 3, 1990 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 3 of 1990 (Jan 14–20). 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 3, 1990 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.