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Sci-Fi box office · Week 32 · Aug 4–10, 2019

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 32 of 2019: Sci-Fi Releases of Aug 4–10

Shanghai Fortress (2019) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10), with $16.9M worldwide, ahead of Light of My Life (2019) at $1.4M and Nekrotronic (2019) at $78.2K. 3 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 32 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$18.4M
Shanghai Fortress (2019), the #1
$16.9M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Shanghai Fortress (2019) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 sci-fi movie of Week 32, 2019

Shanghai Fortress (2019)

2019 · War, Sci-Fi

$16.9M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 32 of 2019?

Shanghai Fortress (2019) leads with $16.9M, 92% of the total. The top 3 together took $18.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Shanghai Fortress (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $16.9M Shanghai Fortress (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Light of My Life (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $1.4M Light of My Life (2019)
    $20.1K US & Canada · 1% $1.4M elsewhere · 99%
  3. Nekrotronic (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $78.2K Nekrotronic (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 32 of 2019, 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 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10).

  1. 1 Shanghai Fortress (2019) movie poster
    Shanghai Fortress (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · Chinese · War, Sci-Fi $16.9M worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.9M
  2. 2 Light of My Life (2019) movie poster
    Light of My Life (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama $1.4M worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: $20.1K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.4M
  3. 3 Nekrotronic (2019) movie poster
    Nekrotronic (2019) Aug 9, 2019 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror $78.2K worldwide
    Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 32 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 32, 2016 earned the most: $757.1M from 3 films, led by Suicide Squad (2016). Week 32, 2019 took $18.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 32, 2010 Aug 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 32, 2011 Jul 31–Aug 6 3 films 3 $522.7M – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) $481.8M
Week 32, 2012 Aug 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 32, 2013 Aug 4–10 1 film 1 $286.1M – Elysium (2013) $286.1M
Week 32, 2014 Aug 3–9 2 films · +135% 2 $671.1M +135% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) $485M
Week 32, 2015 Aug 2–8 4 films · −65% 4 $236.8M −65% Fantastic Four (2015) $167.9M
Week 32, 2016 Jul 31–Aug 6 3 films · +220% 3 $757.1M +220% Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M
Week 32, 2017 Aug 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 32, 2018 Aug 5–11 4 films 4 $529.4M – The Meg (2018) $529.3M
Week 32, 2019 Aug 4–10 3 films · −97% 3 $18.4M −97% Shanghai Fortress (2019) $16.9M
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 32 of 2019: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10)?

Shanghai Fortress (2019) leads with $16.9M worldwide. Next come Light of My Life (2019) at $1.4M and Nekrotronic (2019) at $78.2K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10) earn?

3 sci-fi films released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $18.4M in all, or $6.1M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Shanghai Fortress (2019), earned $16.9M.

How much of the Week 32, 2019 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.1K of the $18.4M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 32, 2019 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 32 of 2019 (Aug 4–10). 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 32, 2019 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.