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Sci-Fi box office · Week 3 · Jan 12–18, 2020

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 3 of 2020: Sci-Fi Releases of Jan 12–18

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18), with $5M worldwide, ahead of High School Fleet Movie (2020) at $609.3K and The Wave (2020) at $8.1K. 3 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.6M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$5.6M
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020), the #1
$5M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 3 of 2020?

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) leads with $5M, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $5.6M, 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. Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $5M Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. High School Fleet Movie (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $609.3K High School Fleet Movie (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Wave (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $8.1K The Wave (2020)
    $8.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 3 of 2020, 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 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18).

  1. 1 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) movie poster
    Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) Jan 17, 2020 · Japanese · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $5M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  2. 2 High School Fleet Movie (2020) movie poster
    High School Fleet Movie (2020) Jan 18, 2020 · Japanese · Action, Drama, Animation $609.3K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $609.3K
  3. 3 The Wave (2020) movie poster
    The Wave (2020) Jan 17, 2020 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $8.1K worldwide
    Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2019 earned the most: $362.8M from 3 films, led by Glass (2019). Week 3, 2020 took $5.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 2011 Jan 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2012 Jan 15–21 2 films 2 $14.3M – Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) $7.6M
Week 3, 2013 Jan 13–19 1 film · −69% 1 $4.4M −69% Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (2013) $4.4M
Week 3, 2014 Jan 12–18 2 films · +17% 2 $5.2M +17% Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014) $5.2M
Week 3, 2015 Jan 11–17 1 film · −70% 1 $1.6M −70% Vice (2015) $1.6M
Week 3, 2016 Jan 10–16 1 film · −100% 1 $58 −100% 400 Days (2016) $58
Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 1 film · +675043% 1 $391.6K +675043% Barbie Video Game Hero (2017) $391.6K
Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 3 films 3 $362.8M – Glass (2019) $247M
Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 3 films · −98% 3 $5.6M −98% Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) $5M
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 3 of 2020: 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 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18)?

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) leads with $5M worldwide. Next come High School Fleet Movie (2020) at $609.3K and The Wave (2020) at $8.1K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18) earn?

3 sci-fi films released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $5.6M in all, or $1.9M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020), earned $5M.

How much of the Week 3, 2020 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.1K of the $5.6M 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 3, 2020 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 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18). 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 3, 2020 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.