Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
The Japanese horror film Exit 8–based on the video game of the same name–made it into the Box Office Top 10 this past weekend even though it only had a limited release. It was at the Number 8 slot, pulling in $1.4 million in domestic ticket sales across 495 theaters. That one has already grossed $41 million in its home country on a budget of less than one and a half million, so it certainly counts as a hit. Project Hail Mary held at the Number 2 slot in its fourth week and added another $24 million in receipts across North America. At $513 million in ticket sales globally vs. a hefty budget of $200 million, it is on target to turn a profit during its theatrical run. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 based on the weekend results.
Domestic Box Office Results for the Weekend of April 10th to April 12th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 2 | 2 | Project Hail Mary | $24,140,604 | 3817 | $6,324 | $256,218,578 | 4 |
| 8 | – | Exit 8 | $1,435,789 | 495 | $2,900 | $1,435,789 | 1 |
| 15 | 7 | They Will Kill You | $530,951 | 813 | $653 | $10,402,527 | 3 |
| 16 | 11 | Scream 7 | $456,047 | 618 | $737 | $121,468,150 | 7 |
| 19 | 10 | Undertone | $136,300 | 148 | $920 | $19,671,692 | 5 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Streaming Results
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle had its 2026 premiere on Netflix, and it grabbed the Number 5 slot with 9.9 million hours of viewing across 5 million households. Anaconda slipped to Number 3 in that chart in its third week, pulling in 11.5 million hours of viewing across 7 million households. In the Nielsen Streaming Rankings, War Machine slipped one slot to Number 2 in its second week, but it has had an impressive per week average of over one billion minutes of viewing. Following are all the genre films from the Netflix Top 10 and the Nielsen Streaming Rankings:
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of April 6th (Ranked Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 3 | Anaconda | 3 | 11,500,000 | 7,000,000 |
| 5 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | 1 | 9,900,000 | 5,000,000 |
| 6 | KPop Demon Hunters | 43 | 8,000,000 | 4,800,000 |
| 8 | War Machine | 6 | 6,600,000 | 3,600,000 |
Source: Netflix
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of March 9th:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 2 | Netflix | War Machine | 989 |
| 6 | Netflix | Jurassic World Rebirth | 303 |
| 8 | Netflix | KPop Demon Hunters | 193 |
| 10 | Netflix | Jurassic World Dominion | 156 |
Source: Nielsen
You can see the schedule of current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy TV shows at this link.
