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Sci-Fi box office · Week 8 · Feb 17–23, 2008

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 8 of 2008: Sci-Fi Releases of Feb 17–23

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2008) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23), with $16.5M worldwide, ahead of The Signal (2008) at $1M. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $17.5M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada.

week 8 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$17.5M
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2008), the #1
$16.5M
earned in the US & Canada
2%
The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 8 of 2008, 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 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23).

  1. 1 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2008) movie poster
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2008) Feb 22, 2008 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $16.5M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2008 US and Canada: $107.8K Rest of the world: $16.4M Worldwide: $16.5M
  2. 2 The Signal (2008) movie poster
    The Signal (2008) Feb 22, 2008 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $1M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2008 US and Canada: $251.2K Rest of the world: $789.2K Worldwide: $1M
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Sci-Fi Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

32 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 27–May 3) with $585.8M, led by Iron Man (2008).

FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 8 of 2008: 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 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23)?

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2008) leads with $16.5M worldwide, $107.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Signal (2008) at $1M.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23) earn?

2 sci-fi films released in week 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $17.5M in all, or $8.8M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2008), earned $16.5M.

How much of the Week 8, 2008 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$358.9K of the $17.5M total, or 2%, 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 8, 2008 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 8 of 2008 (Feb 17–23). 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 8, 2008 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.