Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
It was another slow weekend for sci fi and fantasy at the Box Office with only four genre films in the Top 20. Horror entry Scream 7 took the top slot with $63.6 million in domestic receipts and over $100 million worldwide. On a budget of $45 million, that already has it on track to count as a success, and we can probably expect another installment in this franchise before too long. Avatar: Fire and Ash dropped out of the Top 10 in its eleventh week, but that one has pulled in over $1.5 billion globally and should be in the black by this point with a fourth film in the works. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die slipped to Number 16 in its third week, and with only $8.2 million in global receipts, it will need to rely on home video to turn a profit. Luc Besson’s Dracula slipped to Number 17 in its fourth week in limited release, and even though it has earned $42 million globally, it will also have to rely on home video to make back its production costs. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 based on the weekend results.
Box Office Results for the Weekend of February 27th to March 1st:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 1 | – | Scream 7 | $63,615,172 | 3540 | $17,970 | $63,615,172 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $1,333,027 | 1225 | $1,088 | $401,338,910 | 11 |
| 16 | 12 | Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die | $560,094 | 706 | $793 | $7,797,682 | 3 |
| 17 | 13 | Dracula | $544,634 | 626 | $870 | $12,527,067 | 4 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
You can see the schedule of current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy movies at this link.
Streaming Results
M3GAN 2.0 entered the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for its premiere on Netflix, landing at the Number 3 with an estimated 483 million minutes of viewing. Slipping to Number 8 was The Running Man which had 212 million minutes viewing, and Sinners was at Number 9 with 200 million minutes. In the Netflix Top 10, Jurassic World Rebirth was at Number 1 with 12.4 million hours watched across 5.6 million accounts. The live-action Addams Family movies also remained in the charts at the Number 3 and Number 5 slots. Following are all the genre films from the Nielsen Streaming Rankings and the Netflix Top 10.
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of January 26th:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 3 | Netflix | M3GAN 2.0 | 483 |
| 4 | Netflix | KPop Demon Hunters | 312 |
| 8 | Paramount+ | The Running Man | 212 |
| 9 | HBO Max | Sinners | 200 |
| 10 | HBO Max | A Minecraft Movie | 188 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of February 23rd (Rank Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 1 | Jurassic World Rebirth | 1 | 12,400,000 | 5,600,000 |
| 2 | KPop Demon Hunters | 37 | 8,400,000 | 5,000,000 |
| 3 | The Addams Family | 2 | 7,100,000 | 4,900,000 |
| 5 | The Addams Family 2 | 2 | 6,200,000 | 4,000,000 |
Source: Netflix
You can see the schedule of current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy TV shows at this link.
