#1 of 88 #1 sci-fi movie of 2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
2017 · Action, Adventure
$1.3B worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
Sci-Fi box office · 2017
Sci-Fi Box Office 2017: Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in 2017, with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Despicable Me 3 (2017) at $1B and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) at $881M. 88 sci-fi films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $11.1B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 21 crossed $100 million. That is up 32% on 2016, whose releases took $8.4B. By language, English leads with $10.9B across 56 sci-fi releases.
- 2017 releases with a gross
- 88
- combined worldwide
- $11.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 21
- vs 2016
- +32%
#1 of 88 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B, 12% of the total. The top 5 together took $5B, 45% of what all 88 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.3B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
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The chart
Every Sci-Fi Release of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 88. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2017.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $620.2M Rest of the world: $714.2M Worldwide: $1.3B
Dec 15, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.3B worldwide - 2 Jun 30, 2017 US and Canada: $264.6M Rest of the world: $770.2M Worldwide: $1B
- 3 Jul 7, 2017 US and Canada: $335M Rest of the world: $546M Worldwide: $881M
- 4 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $389.8M Rest of the world: $473.9M Worldwide: $863.8M May 5, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $863.8M worldwide
- 5 Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $315.1M Rest of the world: $540.2M Worldwide: $855.3M
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Jun 2, 2017 US and Canada: $412.8M Rest of the world: $411.1M Worldwide: $824M - 7
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $229M Rest of the world: $432.3M Worldwide: $661.3M - 8
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $226.3M Rest of the world: $392.9M Worldwide: $619.2M - 9
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)Jun 21, 2017 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $475.3M Worldwide: $605.4M Jun 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $605.4M worldwide - 10
Mar 10, 2017 US and Canada: $168.1M Rest of the world: $400.6M Worldwide: $568.7M - 11
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $146.9M Rest of the world: $343.8M Worldwide: $490.7M Jul 14, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $490.7M worldwide - 12
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $26.8M Rest of the world: $285.4M Worldwide: $312.2M Jan 27, 2017 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $312.2M worldwide - 13
Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $92.1M Rest of the world: $185.9M Worldwide: $277.9M - 14
May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $166.6M Worldwide: $240.9M - 15
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $184.8M Worldwide: $226M Jul 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $226M worldwide - 16
Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: $188.2M Worldwide: $221.9M - 17
Jul 28, 2017 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $131.7M Worldwide: $217.8M - 18
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $129.3M Worldwide: $169.8M - 19
Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: $85.4M Rest of the world: $57M Worldwide: $142.3M - 20
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $113.2M - 21
Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $70.3M Worldwide: $100.5M - 22
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $30.6M Worldwide: $55M - 23
Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $45.2M - 24
Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: $594.6K Rest of the world: $43.3M Worldwide: $43.9M - 25
Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: $20.5M Rest of the world: $20.2M Worldwide: $40.7M - 26
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)Mar 9, 2017 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $29.3M
Mar 9, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $29.3M worldwide - 27
Feb 17, 2017 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $26.6M - 28
Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $16.1M - 29
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017)Dec 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3M Dec 9, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure $10.3M worldwide - 30
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M - 31
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M - 32
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending (2017)Aug 5, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M Aug 5, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure $5.1M worldwide - 33
Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $4.5M - 34
Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $3.5K Worldwide: $4M - 35
Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: $97.6K Worldwide: $3.7M - 36
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M Nov 17, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi $3.3M worldwide - 37
The Irregular at Magic High School the Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars (2017)Jul 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M Jul 28, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $2.8M worldwide - 38
Jun 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 39
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 40
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection (2017)Jul 22, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M Jul 22, 2017 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy $1.5M worldwide - 41
Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $147.4K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.5M - 42
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai’s Message from the Future (2017)Jan 14, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M Jan 14, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Fantasy, Adventure $1.3M worldwide - 43
Aug 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 44
Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $48.2K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.2M - 45
Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $196.5K Rest of the world: $844.2K Worldwide: $1M - 46
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $992.2K - 47
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum (2017)Sep 2, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $841K Sep 2, 2017 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, War $841K worldwide - 48
Nov 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $822.8K - 49
Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $730.3K - 50
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)Sep 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $546.4K Sep 16, 2017 · Japanese · Animation, Adventure, Action $546.4K worldwide
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2017?
Of the top 10, Wonder Woman (2017) earned the biggest share at home (50% in the US & Canada), while Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 88 films, $3.9B (35%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B $620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
- 2 Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1B $264.6M US & Canada · 26% $770.2M elsewhere · 74%
- 3 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $881M $335M US & Canada · 38% $546M elsewhere · 62%
- 4 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863.8M $389.8M US & Canada · 45% $473.9M elsewhere · 55%
- 5 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $855.3M $315.1M US & Canada · 37% $540.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 6 Wonder Woman (2017) $824M $412.8M US & Canada · 50% $411.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 7 Justice League (2017) $661.3M $229M US & Canada · 35% $432.3M elsewhere · 65%
- 8 Logan (2017) $619.2M $226.3M US & Canada · 37% $392.9M elsewhere · 63%
- 9 Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) $605.4M $130.2M US & Canada · 22% $475.3M elsewhere · 78%
- 10 Kong: Skull Island (2017) $568.7M $168.1M US & Canada · 30% $400.6M elsewhere · 70%
Gross bands
How Many 2017 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
21 of 88 films crossed $100M and took $10.8B between them, 97% of the total. 59 films, 67% of the list, earned under $10M.
21% 53% 23%
- $1B or more 2 films, 2% of the list $2.4B · 21% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 8 films, 9% of the list $5.9B · 53% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 11 films, 13% of the list $2.5B · 23% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 8 films, 9% of the list $267M · 2% of the gross
- Under $10M 59 films, 67% of the list $57.4M · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2017 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $2.5B from 8 films, led by Despicable Me 3 (2017). February was the quietest month ($42.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) $313.9M Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)
- February Feb A Cure for Wellness (2017) $42.8M A Cure for Wellness (2017)
- March Mar Logan (2017) $1.6B Logan (2017)
- April Apr Battle of Memories (2017) $98.2M Battle of Memories (2017)
- May May Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $1.1B Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- June Jun Despicable Me 3 (2017) $2.5B Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- July Jul Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $1.8B Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- August Aug The Dark Tower (2017) $119.8M The Dark Tower (2017)
- September Sep Flatliners (2017) $48.3M Flatliners (2017)
- October Oct Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $500.5M Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- November Nov Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $1.5B Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- December Dec Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.4B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Last 10 years
How Does 2017 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $11.1B from 88 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2008 46 films | 46 | $3.2B | – | Iron Man (2008) $585.8M |
| 2009 60 films · +150% | 60 | $7.9B | +150% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 48 films · −50% | 48 | $3.9B | −50% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 46 films · +23% | 46 | $4.8B | +23% | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $1.1B |
| 2012 49 films · +17% | 49 | $5.6B | +17% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 60 films · +53% | 60 | $8.6B | +53% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| 2014 61 films · +13% | 61 | $9.7B | +13% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 84 films · +5% | 84 | $10.2B | +5% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 98 films · −17% | 98 | $8.4B | −17% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 88 films · +32% | 88 | $11.1B | +32% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Sci-Fi Movies Speak in 2017?
English-language sci-fi films took $10.9B across 56 films, 98% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language sci-fi films ($66.1M) and Chinese-language sci-fi films ($43.9M).
2017 Sci-Fi Box Office by Language
- English $10.9B56 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Japanese $66.1M20 films · #1 Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)
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Chinese $43.9M1 film · #1 Battle of Memories (2017) -
Spanish $1.7M3 films · #1 Road to Mars (2017) -
Norwegian $1.5M1 film · #1 Thelma (2017) -
German $1.2M1 film · #1 Godless Youth (2017) -
Italian $822.8K1 film · #1 Addio fottuti musi verdi (2017) -
Indonesian $730.3K1 film · #1 The Doll (2017) -
Russian $183K1 film · #1 Dance to Death (2017) -
Hungarian $89K1 film · #1 Jupiter’s Moon (2017)
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1933 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $15.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
2020s 7 years · $37.1B
- 2026 so far $5.9B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $4.9B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $6.9B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $4.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.5B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $6.2B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $912.4M #1 Tenet (2020)
2010s 10 years · $87.8B
- 2019 $10.3B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $15.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $11.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $8.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $10.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $9.7B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $8.6B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $5.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $4.8B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $3.9B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $31B
- 2009 $7.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $3.2B #1 Iron Man (2008)
- 2007 $2.5B #1 Transformers (2007)
- 2006 $1.6B #1 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- 2005 $3.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $2.5B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $3.4B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $3B #1 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- 2001 $2.3B #1 The Mummy Returns (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 X-Men (2000)
1990s 10 years · $12.5B
- 1999 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $1.9B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $1.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $918.9M #1 Waterworld (1995)
- 1994 $555.9M #1 Stargate (1994)
- 1993 $199.7M #1 Demolition Man (1993)
- 1992 $456.9M #1 Alien 3 (1992)
- 1991 $819.7M #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $995.3M #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1989 $1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $139.1M #1 Alien Nation (1988)
- 1987 $360.5M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $504.9M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $654.3M #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $693.3M #1 Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1983 $781.3M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $234.5M #1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- 1981 $362.6M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $645.6M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2B
- 1979 $500.5M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $341.8M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $4.1M #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976)
- 1975 $3.9M #1 Bug (1975)
- 1974 $560.7K #1 The Terminal Man (1974)
- 1973 $27.2M #1 Sleeper (1973)
- 1972 $9.3M #1 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- 1971 $42.1M #1 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- 1970 $19M #1 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1960s 8 years · $33.1M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $32.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $36.5K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $180.7K #1 Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- 1964 $492 #1 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- 1961 $90 #1 Mothra (1961)
- 1960 $5.9K #1 The Time Machine (1960)
1950s 9 years · $696.6K
- 1959 $12.1K #1 On the Beach (1959)
- 1958 $16.3K #1 Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- 1957 $30K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $3.7K #1 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- 1955 $291 #1 Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- 1954 $594.6K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $15K #1 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- 1952 $15K #1 Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
- 1951 $9.6K #1 The Man in the White Suit (1951)
1940s 1 year · $14.8K
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office 2017: 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 88 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B worldwide, $620.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Despicable Me 3 (2017) at $1B and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) at $881M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in 2017 earn?
88 sci-fi films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $11.1B in all, or $126M per film on average. 2016 releases took $8.4B.
How many sci-fi movies released in 2017 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) and Despicable Me 3 (2017). 21 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2017 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 2017. 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 2017 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.