#1 of 3 #1 sci-fi movie of Week 49, 2024
2024 · Comedy, Horror
$4.5M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$4.4M US & Canada · 99% $34.9K elsewhere · <1%
Sci-Fi box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2024
Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 49 of 2024: Sci-Fi Releases of Dec 1–7
Y2K (2024) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 49 of 2024 (Dec 1–7), with $4.5M worldwide, ahead of The End (2024) at $269.6K and Sky Peals (2024) at $36.5K. 3 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 49 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $4.8M
- Y2K (2024), the #1
- $4.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 96%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 49 of 2024?
Y2K (2024) leads with $4.5M, 94% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.8M, 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 49 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 49 of 2024 (Dec 1–7).
- 1 Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $34.9K Worldwide: $4.5M
- 2 Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $141.7K Rest of the world: $127.9K Worldwide: $269.6K
- 3 Dec 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 49 releases took $4.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 15–21) with $492.2M, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 20–26 Venom: The Last Dance (2024) $479M Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 27–Nov 2 Lesbian Space Princess (2024) $207.5K Lesbian Space Princess (2024)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 3–9 Elevation (2024) $4.8M Elevation (2024)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 17–23 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Y2K (2024) $4.8M Y2K (2024)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) $492.2M Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 49 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2023 earned the most: $147.7M from 3 films, led by Poor Things (2023). Week 49, 2024 took $4.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films | 3 | $21.6M | – | 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 |
| Week 49, 2020 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film · −96% | 1 | $21.7K | −96% | What Lies Below (2020) $21.7K |
| Week 49, 2021 Nov 28–Dec 4 1 film · +3737% | 1 | $831.6K | +3737% | Aria the Benedizione (2021) $831.6K |
| Week 49, 2022 Nov 27–Dec 3 1 film · −57% | 1 | $359.7K | −57% | Nr. 10 (2022) $359.7K |
| Week 49, 2023 Dec 3–9 3 films · +40969% | 3 | $147.7M | +40969% | Poor Things (2023) $117.6M |
| Week 49, 2024 Dec 1–7 3 films · −97% | 3 | $4.8M | −97% | Y2K (2024) $4.5M |
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 49 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 49 of 2024 (Dec 1–7)?
Y2K (2024) leads with $4.5M worldwide, $4.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The End (2024) at $269.6K and Sky Peals (2024) at $36.5K.
How much did sci-fi movies released in week 49 of 2024 (Dec 1–7) earn?
3 sci-fi films released in week 49 of 2024 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $1.6M per film on average.
How many sci-fi movies released in week 49 of 2024 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Y2K (2024), earned $4.5M.
How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2024 (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, 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.