#1 of 3 #1 sci-fi movie of Week 39, 2024
2024 · Animation, Adventure
$334.5M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$143.9M US & Canada · 43% $190.6M elsewhere · 57%
Sci-Fi box office · Week 39 · Sep 22–28, 2024
Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 39 of 2024: Sci-Fi Releases of Sep 22–28
The Wild Robot (2024) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28), with $334.5M worldwide, ahead of Megalopolis (2024) at $14.4M and Turn Me On (2024) at $29.1K. 3 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $349M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 170% on Week 38, 2024, whose releases took $129.5M.
- week 39 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $349M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 38, 2024
- +170%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 39 of 2024?
The Wild Robot (2024) leads with $334.5M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $349M, 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.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 39 of 2024, 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 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28).
- 1 Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $143.9M Rest of the world: $190.6M Worldwide: $334.5M
- 2 Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $7.6M Rest of the world: $6.8M Worldwide: $14.4M
- 3 Sep 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 39 releases took $349M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 11–17) with $351.3M, led by Alien: Romulus (2024).
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 Alien: Romulus (2024) $351.3M Alien: Romulus (2024)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Tomorrow Before After (2024) $22.4K Tomorrow Before After (2024)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Afraid (2024) $13.8M Afraid (2024)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 The Greatest of All Time (2024) $4M The Greatest of All Time (2024)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Subservience (2024) $296.9K Subservience (2024)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Transformers One (2024) $129.5M Transformers One (2024)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 The Wild Robot (2024) $349M The Wild Robot (2024)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 A Million Days (2024) $12.4M A Million Days (2024)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) $32.2M My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 39 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2024 earned the most: $349M from 3 films, led by The Wild Robot (2024).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39, 2015 Sep 20–26 1 film | 1 | $252.3K | – | The Anomaly (2015) $252.3K |
| Week 39, 2016 Sep 18–24 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 39, 2017 Sep 24–30 2 films | 2 | $45.3M | – | Flatliners (2017) $45.2M |
| Week 39, 2018 Sep 23–29 2 films · −96% | 2 | $1.8M | −96% | Some Time Later (2018) $1.7M |
| Week 39, 2019 Sep 22–28 2 films · −97% | 2 | $55.9K | −97% | The Death of Dick Long (2019) $36.9K |
| Week 39, 2020 Sep 20–26 2 films · −76% | 2 | $13.5K | −76% | LX 2048 (2020) $8.4K |
| Week 39, 2021 Sep 19–25 3 films · +9412% | 3 | $1.3M | +9412% | I'm Your Man (2021) $1.1M |
| Week 39, 2022 Sep 18–24 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 39, 2023 Sep 24–30 2 films | 2 | $105.3M | – | The Creator (2023) $104.3M |
| Week 39, 2024 Sep 22–28 3 films · +231% | 3 | $349M | +231% | The Wild Robot (2024) $334.5M |
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
41 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 30 (Jul 21–27) with $1.3B, led by Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $785.3K
- Week 3 $7.3M
- Week 4 $38.3K
- Week 5 $13.8K
- Week 6 $2.2M
- Week 7 $100.5M
- Week 8 $9.2K
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $2.2M
- Week 11 $724.2M
- Week 12 $204.1M
- Week 13 $572.1M
- Week 14 $754.9K
- Week 15 $22.8M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $20.6M
- Week 18 $1.5M
- Week 19 $433.8M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $174.5M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $982.1K
- Week 24 $12.7K
- Week 25 $38.3K
- Week 26 $387.8M
- Week 27 $973M
- Week 28 $6.3M
- Week 29 $15.5M
- Week 30 $1.3B
- Week 31 $419K
- Week 32 $33M
- Week 33 $351.3M
- Week 34 $22.4K
- Week 35 $13.8M
- Week 36 $4M
- Week 37 $296.9K
- Week 38 $129.5M
- Week 39 $349M
- Week 40 $12.4M
- Week 41 $32.2M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $479M
- Week 44 $207.5K
- Week 45 $4.8M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $4.8M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $492.2M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office Week 39 of 2024: 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 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28)?
The Wild Robot (2024) leads with $334.5M worldwide, $143.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Megalopolis (2024) at $14.4M and Turn Me On (2024) at $29.1K.
How much did sci-fi movies released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28) earn?
3 sci-fi films released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $349M in all, or $116.3M per film on average. Week 38, 2024 releases took $129.5M.
How many sci-fi movies released in week 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Wild Robot (2024) with $334.5M.
How is the week 39, 2024 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 39 of 2024 (Sep 22–28). 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 39, 2024 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.