#1 of 50 #1 sci-fi movie of 2025
2025 · Action, Adventure
$1.5B worldwide · 30% of the chart's total
$404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
Sci-Fi box office · 2025
Sci-Fi Box Office 2025: Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in 2025, with $1.5B worldwide, ahead of Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) at $869.1M and Superman (2025) at $618.7M. 50 sci-fi films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $4.9B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 8 crossed $100 million. That is down 28% on 2024, whose releases took $6.9B. By language, English leads with $4.6B across 28 sci-fi releases.
- 2025 releases with a gross
- 50
- combined worldwide
- $4.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 8
- vs 2024
- −28%
#1 of 50 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of 2025?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) leads with $1.5B, 30% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.9B, 79% of what all 50 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Sci-Fi Release of 2025, 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 2025.
- 1 Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $404.3M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.5B
- 2 Jul 2, 2025 US and Canada: $339.6M Rest of the world: $529.5M Worldwide: $869.1M
- 3 Jul 11, 2025 US and Canada: $354.2M Rest of the world: $264.5M Worldwide: $618.7M
- 4 The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: $274.3M Rest of the world: $247.6M Worldwide: $521.9M
Jul 25, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $521.9M worldwide - 5 Captain America: Brave New World (2025)Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $200.5M Rest of the world: $214.6M Worldwide: $415.1M Feb 14, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $415.1M worldwide
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May 2, 2025 US and Canada: $190.3M Rest of the world: $192.2M Worldwide: $382.4M - 7
Nov 7, 2025 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $93.5M Worldwide: $184.6M - 8
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $46.1M Rest of the world: $87.4M Worldwide: $133.5M - 9
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $31.7M Worldwide: $69.5M - 10
Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $25.8M Worldwide: $43.5M - 11
Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $11.3M Worldwide: $40.4M - 12
Jun 27, 2025 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $39.1M - 13
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: $20.9M Rest of the world: $16.1M Worldwide: $37M - 14
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $24.8M Worldwide: $26M
Feb 28, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $26M worldwide - 15
Jun 6, 2025 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $21.4M - 16
Apr 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2M - 17
Jun 6, 2025 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $6.9M - 18
Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: $308.6K Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $5.6M - 19
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $5.2M - 20
Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: $755.9K Rest of the world: $760K Worldwide: $1.5M - 21
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025)Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $503.8K Rest of the world: $897.1K Worldwide: $1.4M Apr 11, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Sci-Fi $1.4M worldwide - 22
Nov 19, 2025 US and Canada: $864.4K Rest of the world: $422K Worldwide: $1.3M - 23
Aug 21, 2025 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $256.8K Worldwide: $1.3M - 24
Dec 12, 2025 US and Canada: $627.2K Rest of the world: $586.1K Worldwide: $1.2M - 25
Jun 20, 2025 US and Canada: $51.6K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.2M - 26
Mar 21, 2025 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M - 27
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $891K - 28
Jul 2, 2025 US and Canada: $768.9K Rest of the world: $7.7K Worldwide: $776.6K - 29
May 23, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $429.5K - 30
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: $350.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $350.8K - 31
Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $346.8K - 32
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $334.8K - 33
Boonie Bears: Future Reborn (2025)Jan 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $289.2K
Jan 22, 2025 · Chinese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Comedy $289.2K worldwide - 34
Mar 21, 2025 US and Canada: $279.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $279.3K - 35
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.4K - 36
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025)Jan 3, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $191.5K Jan 3, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $191.5K worldwide - 37
Apr 4, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.8K - 38
Oct 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $133.5K - 39
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $111.6K - 40
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $107.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $107.5K - 41
Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.3K - 42
Jul 11, 2025 US and Canada: $116 Rest of the world: $57.9K Worldwide: $58K - 43
Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46K - 44
Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38K - 45
Jul 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31K - 46
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: $9.5K Worldwide: $29.7K - 47
Jun 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.8K - 48
Jun 11, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K - 49
Jun 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K - 50
Apr 29, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2025?
Of the top 10, Superman (2025) earned the biggest share at home (57% in the US & Canada), while Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) made 73% of its gross abroad. Across all 50 films, $2.1B (42%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B $404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
- 2 Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) $869.1M $339.6M US & Canada · 39% $529.5M elsewhere · 61%
- 3 Superman (2025) $618.7M $354.2M US & Canada · 57% $264.5M elsewhere · 43%
- 4 The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) $521.9M $274.3M US & Canada · 53% $247.6M elsewhere · 47%
- 5 Captain America: Brave New World (2025) $415.1M $200.5M US & Canada · 48% $214.6M elsewhere · 52%
- 6 Thunderbolts* (2025) $382.4M $190.3M US & Canada · 50% $192.2M elsewhere · 50%
- 7 Predator: Badlands (2025) $184.6M $91.1M US & Canada · 49% $93.5M elsewhere · 51%
- 8 Mickey 17 (2025) $133.5M $46.1M US & Canada · 35% $87.4M elsewhere · 65%
- 9 The Running Man (2025) $69.5M $37.8M US & Canada · 54% $31.7M elsewhere · 46%
- 10 Bugonia (2025) $43.5M $17.7M US & Canada · 41% $25.8M elsewhere · 59%
Gross bands
How Many 2025 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
8 of 50 films crossed $100M and took $4.6B between them, 93% of the total. 34 films, 68% of the list, earned under $10M.
30% 41% 23%
- $1B or more 1 film, 2% of the list $1.5B · 30% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 3 films, 6% of the list $2B · 41% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 4 films, 8% of the list $1.1B · 23% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 8 films, 16% of the list $293.1M · 6% of the gross
- Under $10M 34 films, 68% of the list $31.6M · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2025 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2B from 7 films, led by Jurassic World Rebirth (2025). September was the quietest month ($340.9K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Companion (2025) $38.7M Companion (2025)
- February Feb Captain America: Brave New World (2025) $481.5M Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
- March Mar Mickey 17 (2025) $135.3M Mickey 17 (2025)
- April Apr Kraken (2025) $24.9M Kraken (2025)
- May May Thunderbolts* (2025) $382.9M Thunderbolts* (2025)
- June Jun M3GAN 2.0 (2025) $68.6M M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
- July Jul Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) $2B Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
- August Aug Primitive War (2025) $1.3M Primitive War (2025)
- September Sep Another End (2025) $340.9K Another End (2025)
- October Oct Bugonia (2025) $43.8M Bugonia (2025)
- November Nov Predator: Badlands (2025) $260.9M Predator: Badlands (2025)
- December Dec Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Last 10 years
How Does 2025 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2018 earned the most: $15.1B from 106 films, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018). 2025 took $4.9B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2016 98 films | 98 | $8.4B | – | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 88 films · +32% | 88 | $11.1B | +32% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 106 films · +36% | 106 | $15.1B | +36% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 103 films · −32% | 103 | $10.3B | −32% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
| 2020 74 films · −91% | 74 | $912.4M | −91% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
| 2021 79 films · +579% | 79 | $6.2B | +579% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| 2022 68 films · +21% | 68 | $7.5B | +21% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
| 2023 78 films · −37% | 78 | $4.7B | −37% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M |
| 2024 80 films · +46% | 80 | $6.9B | +46% | Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $1.3B |
| 2025 50 films · −28% | 50 | $4.9B | −28% | Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Sci-Fi Movies Speak in 2025?
English-language sci-fi films took $4.6B across 28 films, 94% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language sci-fi films ($35.5M) and Russian-language sci-fi films ($16.2M).
2025 Sci-Fi Box Office by Language
- English $4.6B28 films · #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- Japanese $35.5M4 films · #1 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)
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Russian $16.2M1 film · #1 Kraken (2025) -
French $6.3M5 films · #1 Arco (2025) -
Norwegian $5.6M1 film · #1 The Ugly Stepsister (2025) - Chinese $1.5M2 films · #1 Resurrection (2025)
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Hindi $429.5K1 film · #1 Bhool Chuk Maaf (2025) -
Korean $148.8K1 film · #1 Mr.Robot (2025) -
Spanish $2.9K1 film · #1 Our Times (2025) -
Polish $2K1 film · #1 The Last Spark of Hope (2025)
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1933 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $15.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
2020s 7 years · $37.1B
- 2026 so far $5.9B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $4.9B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $6.9B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $4.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.5B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $6.2B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $912.4M #1 Tenet (2020)
2010s 10 years · $87.8B
- 2019 $10.3B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $15.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $11.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $8.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $10.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $9.7B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $8.6B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $5.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $4.8B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $3.9B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $31B
- 2009 $7.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $3.2B #1 Iron Man (2008)
- 2007 $2.5B #1 Transformers (2007)
- 2006 $1.6B #1 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- 2005 $3.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $2.5B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $3.4B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $3B #1 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- 2001 $2.3B #1 The Mummy Returns (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 X-Men (2000)
1990s 10 years · $12.5B
- 1999 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $1.9B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $1.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $918.9M #1 Waterworld (1995)
- 1994 $555.9M #1 Stargate (1994)
- 1993 $199.7M #1 Demolition Man (1993)
- 1992 $456.9M #1 Alien 3 (1992)
- 1991 $819.7M #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $995.3M #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1989 $1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $139.1M #1 Alien Nation (1988)
- 1987 $360.5M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $504.9M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $654.3M #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $693.3M #1 Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1983 $781.3M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $234.5M #1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- 1981 $362.6M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $645.6M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2B
- 1979 $500.5M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $341.8M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $4.1M #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976)
- 1975 $3.9M #1 Bug (1975)
- 1974 $560.7K #1 The Terminal Man (1974)
- 1973 $27.2M #1 Sleeper (1973)
- 1972 $9.3M #1 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- 1971 $42.1M #1 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- 1970 $19M #1 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1960s 8 years · $33.1M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $32.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $36.5K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $180.7K #1 Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- 1964 $492 #1 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- 1961 $90 #1 Mothra (1961)
- 1960 $5.9K #1 The Time Machine (1960)
1950s 9 years · $696.6K
- 1959 $12.1K #1 On the Beach (1959)
- 1958 $16.3K #1 Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- 1957 $30K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $3.7K #1 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- 1955 $291 #1 Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- 1954 $594.6K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $15K #1 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- 1952 $15K #1 Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
- 1951 $9.6K #1 The Man in the White Suit (1951)
1940s 1 year · $14.8K
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office 2025: 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 50 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in 2025?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) leads with $1.5B worldwide, $404.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) at $869.1M and Superman (2025) at $618.7M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in 2025 earn?
50 sci-fi films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $4.9B in all, or $98.7M per film on average. 2024 releases took $6.9B.
How many sci-fi movies released in 2025 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). 8 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2025 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 2025. 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 2025 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.