Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
Luc Besson’s Dracula started off at Number 5 for the domestic Box Office, pulling in $4.4 million in receipts in limited release. That one has also added another $29 million in foreign ticket sales and may be on track to recoup its $52 million budget. Iron Lung slipped one slot from its debut week to Number 3, pulling in another $6 million in ticket sales and counting as a huge success with over $30 million in domestic receipts vs. a $3 million budget. Avatar: Fire and Ash slipped to Number 8 in its eighth week, and it is now at over $1.4 billion in global ticket sales. The horror film Whistle pulled in only $705K for its debut in limited release and will likely be looking at streaming and VOD to try and turn a profit. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple dropped to Number 17 across a limited presence of only 785 theaters as that one is scheduled to end its Box Office run sooner than expected. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 based on the weekend results.
Box Office Results for the Weekend of February 6th to 8th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 3 | 2 | Iron Lung | $6,000,000 | 2930 | $2,047 | $30,800,000 | 2 |
| 5 | – | Dracula | $4,400,264 | 2050 | $2,146 | $4,400,264 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $3,471,814 | 2365 | $1,467 | $391,505,664 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | Mercy | $1,874,459 | 2502 | $749 | $22,673,749 | 3 |
| 16 | – | Whistle | $705,080 | 1200 | $587 | $705,080 | 1 |
| 17 | 10 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | $474,595 | 785 | $604 | $24,780,824 | 4 |
| 20 | 13 | Anaconda | $315,752 | 545 | $579 | $64,218,364 | 7 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
Streaming Results
For the first full week of January, Tron: Ares made it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for movies with its premiere on Disney+, landing at Number 4 with an estimated 258 million minutes of viewing. Also appearing in that chart were KPop Demon Hunters (No. 3) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (No. 10). In the most recent results from Netflix, KPop Demon Hunters continues its reign (No. 3) while Night at the Museum made an appearance (No. 8) as did The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (No. 10). Following are all the genre films from the Nielsen Streaming Rankings and the Netflix Top 10.
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of January 5th:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 3 | Netflix | KPop Demon Hunters | 284 |
| 4 | Disney+ | Tron: Ares | 258 |
| 10 | Netflix | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 174 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of February 2nd:
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 3 | KPop Demon Hunters | 34 | 10,100,000 | 6,100,000 |
| 8 | Night at the Museum | 1 | 5,800,000 | 3,200,000 |
| 10 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl | 1 | 4,300,000 | 2,800,000 |
Source: Netflix
