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Sci-Fi box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2019

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 49 of 2019: Sci-Fi Releases of Dec 1–7

Little Joe (2019) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7), with $208.8K worldwide, ahead of Code 8 (2019) at $157.2K and Dark Light (2019) at $120.8K. 5 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $503.8K in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $503.8K across 5 sci-fi releases.

week 49 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$503.8K
Little Joe (2019), the #1
$208.8K
earned in the US & Canada
5%
Little Joe (2019) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 sci-fi movie of Week 49, 2019

Little Joe (2019)

2019 · Sci-Fi, Drama

$208.8K worldwide · 41% of the chart's total

$23.9K US & Canada · 11% $185K elsewhere · 89%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 49 of 2019?

Little Joe (2019) leads with $208.8K, 41% of the total. The top 5 together took $503.8K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Little Joe (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $208.8K Little Joe (2019)
    $23.9K US & Canada · 11% $185K elsewhere · 89%
  2. Code 8 (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $157.2K Code 8 (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Dark Light (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $120.8K Dark Light (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Invasion: Planet Earth (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $16.1K Invasion: Planet Earth (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Automation (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $824 Automation (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Little Joe (2019) movie poster
    Little Joe (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $208.8K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: $185K Worldwide: $208.8K
  2. 2 Code 8 (2019) movie poster
    Code 8 (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $157.2K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.2K
  3. 3 Dark Light (2019) movie poster
    Dark Light (2019) Dec 6, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $120.8K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $120.8K
  4. 4 Invasion: Planet Earth (2019) movie poster
    Invasion: Planet Earth (2019) Dec 5, 2019 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action $16.1K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.1K
  5. 5 Automation (2019) movie poster
    Automation (2019) Dec 3, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi $824 worldwide
    Dec 3, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $824
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2010 earned the most: $91M from 4 films, led by Space Battleship Yamato (2010). Week 49, 2019 took $503.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films 4 $91M – Space Battleship Yamato (2010) $49.8M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 1 film 1 $187.2K – The Last Days on Mars (2013) $187.2K
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film · −90% 1 $19.5K −90% Comet (2014) $19.5K
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +110380% 3 $21.6M +110380% Impossible (2015) $15.1M
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 1 film · −100% 1 $319 −100% White Lily (2016) $319
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 2 films · +3454338% 2 $11M +3454338% Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) $10.3M
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 5 films 5 $503.8K – Little Joe (2019) $208.8K
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 49 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7)?

Little Joe (2019) leads with $208.8K worldwide, $23.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Code 8 (2019) at $157.2K and Dark Light (2019) at $120.8K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) earn?

5 sci-fi films released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $503.8K in all, or $100.8K per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Little Joe (2019), earned $208.8K.

How much of the Week 49, 2019 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$23.9K of the $503.8K total, or 5%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2019 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 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.