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Sci-Fi box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 1990

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 42 of 1990: Sci-Fi Releases of Oct 14–20

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 42 of 1990 (Oct 14–20), with $270.4K worldwide, ahead of Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) at $270.4K. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $540.7K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$540.7K
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990), the #1
$270.4K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 42 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 42 of 1990 (Oct 14–20).

  1. 1 Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) movie poster
    Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) Oct 17, 1990 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $270.4K worldwide
    Oct 17, 1990 US and Canada: $270.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $270.4K
  2. 2 Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) movie poster
    Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) Oct 17, 1990 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $270.4K worldwide
    Oct 17, 1990 US and Canada: $270.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $270.4K
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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).

FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 42 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 42 of 1990 (Oct 14–20)?

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) leads with $270.4K worldwide, $270.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) at $270.4K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 42 of 1990 (Oct 14–20) earn?

2 sci-fi films released in week 42 of 1990 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $540.7K in all, or $270.4K per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 42 of 1990 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990), earned $270.4K.

How much of the Week 42, 1990 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$540.7K of the $540.7K 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 week 42, 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 42 of 1990 (Oct 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 42, 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.