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Sci-Fi box office · Week 21 · May 20–26, 2018

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 21 of 2018: Sci-Fi Releases of May 20–26

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 21 of 2018 (May 20–26), with $392.9M worldwide, ahead of A Rough Draft (2018) at $3.4M and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) at $385.7K. 4 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $396.9M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 21 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$396.9M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
54%
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 sci-fi movie of Week 21, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

2018 · Action, Adventure

$392.9M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$213.8M US & Canada · 54% $179.2M elsewhere · 46%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 21 of 2018?

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) leads with $392.9M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $396.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $392.9M Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
    $213.8M US & Canada · 54% $179.2M elsewhere · 46%
  2. A Rough Draft (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $3.4M A Rough Draft (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $385.7K How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018)
    $84.8K US & Canada · 22% $300.9K elsewhere · 78%
  4. Future World (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $163.3K Future World (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 21 of 2018, 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 21 of 2018 (May 20–26).

  1. 1 Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) movie poster
    Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) May 25, 2018 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $392.9M worldwide
    May 25, 2018 US and Canada: $213.8M Rest of the world: $179.2M Worldwide: $392.9M
  2. 2 A Rough Draft (2018) movie poster
    A Rough Draft (2018) May 25, 2018 · Russian · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action $3.4M worldwide
    May 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
  3. 3 How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) movie poster
    How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) May 25, 2018 · English · Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance $385.7K worldwide
    May 25, 2018 US and Canada: $84.8K Rest of the world: $300.9K Worldwide: $385.7K
  4. 4 Future World (2018) movie poster
    Future World (2018) May 25, 2018 · English · Sci-Fi $163.3K worldwide
    May 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2014 earned the most: $746M from 1 film, led by X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Week 21, 2018 took $396.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 2009 May 17–23 1 film 1 $371.4M – Terminator Salvation (2009) $371.4M
Week 21, 2010 May 16–22 2 films · −99% 2 $4.2M −99% Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero’s Star Twinkle (2010) $4.2M
Week 21, 2011 May 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 1 film 1 $654.2M – Men in Black III (2012) $654.2M
Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 1 film 1 $746M – X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M
Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 2 films · −72% 2 $209M −72% Tomorrowland (2015) $209M
Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 1 film · −100% 1 $477.7K −100% Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion (2016) $477.7K
Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 1 film · −96% 1 $18.4K −96% A Beautiful Star (2017) $18.4K
Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 4 films · +2152044% 4 $396.9M +2152044% Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) $392.9M
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 21 of 2018: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in week 21 of 2018 (May 20–26)?

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) leads with $392.9M worldwide, $213.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Rough Draft (2018) at $3.4M and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) at $385.7K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 21 of 2018 (May 20–26) earn?

4 sci-fi films released in week 21 of 2018 (May 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $396.9M in all, or $99.2M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 21 of 2018 (May 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) with $392.9M.

How much of the Week 21, 2018 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$213.9M of the $396.9M total, or 54%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2018 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 21 of 2018 (May 20–26). 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 21, 2018 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.