#1 of 3 #1 sci-fi movie of Week 4, 2020
2020 · Sci-Fi, Horror
$1M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
$765.6K US & Canada · 74% $265.1K elsewhere · 26%
Sci-Fi box office · Week 4 · Jan 19–25, 2020
Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 4 of 2020: Sci-Fi Releases of Jan 19–25
Color Out of Space (2020) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25), with $1M worldwide, ahead of Possessor (2020) at $911.2K and Disco Raja (2020) at $51.9K. 3 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, 76% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 64% on Week 3, 2020, whose releases took $5.6M.
- week 4 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $2M
- Color Out of Space (2020), the #1
- $1M
- vs Week 3, 2020
- −64%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 4 of 2020?
Color Out of Space (2020) leads with $1M, 52% of the total. The top 3 together took $2M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 4 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 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25).
- 1 Jan 24, 2020 US and Canada: $765.6K Rest of the world: $265.1K Worldwide: $1M
- 2 Jan 25, 2020 US and Canada: $752.9K Rest of the world: $158.3K Worldwide: $911.2K
- 3 Jan 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 4 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 4 releases took $2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2019 (Dec 15–21) with $1.1B, led by Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
- Week 51, 2019 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Week 52, 2019 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 Spies in Disguise (2019) $195.9M Spies in Disguise (2019)
- Week 53, 2019 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Underwater (2020) $40.9M Underwater (2020)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) $5.6M Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 Color Out of Space (2020) $2M Color Out of Space (2020)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 AI Amok (2020) $7.9M AI Amok (2020)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 2–8 Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger (2020) $2.2M Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 4 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 4, 2017 earned the most: $312.2M from 1 film, led by Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017). Week 4, 2020 took $2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 4, 2011 Jan 16–22 1 film | 1 | $60.6M | – | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011) $60.6M |
| Week 4, 2012 Jan 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 4, 2013 Jan 20–26 1 film | 1 | $142K | – | John Dies at the End (2013) $142K |
| Week 4, 2014 Jan 19–25 1 film · +54004% | 1 | $76.8M | +54004% | I, Frankenstein (2014) $76.8M |
| Week 4, 2015 Jan 18–24 1 film · −100% | 1 | $194.6K | −100% | Influence (2015) $194.6K |
| Week 4, 2016 Jan 17–23 4 films · +76703% | 4 | $149.5M | +76703% | The 5th Wave (2016) $109.9M |
| Week 4, 2017 Jan 22–28 1 film · +109% | 1 | $312.2M | +109% | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) $312.2M |
| Week 4, 2018 Jan 21–27 2 films · −8% | 2 | $288.2M | −8% | Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) $288.2M |
| Week 4, 2019 Jan 20–26 4 films · −95% | 4 | $14.7M | −95% | Serenity (2019) $14.5M |
| Week 4, 2020 Jan 19–25 3 films · −86% | 3 | $2M | −86% | Color Out of Space (2020) $1M |
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office in 2020, Week by Week
40 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 36 (Aug 30–Sep 5) with $365.4M, led by Tenet (2020).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $40.9M
- Week 3 $5.6M
- Week 4 $2M
- Week 5 $7.9M
- Week 6 $2.2M
- Week 7 $43.1M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $175.4M
- Week 10 $125.6K
- Week 11 $39.9M
- Week 12 $1.1M
- Week 13 $1.2M
- Week 14 $5.7K
- Week 15 $387.7K
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $11.3K
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $104.4K
- Week 23 $450
- Week 24 $1.3M
- Week 25 $237.3K
- Week 26 $13.4M
- Week 27 $381
- Week 28 $335.4K
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $44.3K
- Week 31 $522.1K
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $396.8K
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $62.5M
- Week 36 $365.4M
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $13.5K
- Week 40 $1.3M
- Week 41 $32.7K
- Week 42 $1.1M
- Week 43 $5.9M
- Week 44 $343.4K
- Week 45 $1.6M
- Week 46 $39.9K
- Week 47 $65.3M
- Week 48 $4.4M
- Week 49 $21.7K
- Week 50 $70K
- Week 51 $209.9K
- Week 52 $68M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office Week 4 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 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25)?
Color Out of Space (2020) leads with $1M worldwide, $765.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Possessor (2020) at $911.2K and Disco Raja (2020) at $51.9K.
How much did sci-fi movies released in week 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25) earn?
3 sci-fi films released in week 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $664.6K per film on average. Week 3, 2020 releases took $5.6M.
How many sci-fi movies released in week 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Color Out of Space (2020), earned $1M.
How is the week 4, 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 4 of 2020 (Jan 19–25). 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 4, 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.