Sci Fi Box Office: Godzilla Minus Zero Tops the Chart, The Nightmare Before Christmas Returns to the Nielsen Rankings, and More

Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.

Box Office Results

Godzilla Minus Zero assualted theaters this last weekend, landing at the Number 1 slot and pulling in $30.6 million in domestic ticket sales. That one has made $64 million worldwide so far against a budget of $19 million, so it looks to follow in the footsteps of Godzilla Minus One and prove to be a Box Office success during its theatrical run. The Indian-made Ramayana was not as successful in North America, premiering at the Number 4 slot with just under $9 million in domestic receipts. That one has pulled in $45.8 million in global ticket sales, but it still has an uphill battle to recovers its $210 million budget. Yeon Sang-ho’s latest genre entry Paradise Lost only made it to Number 47 for its premiere, opening in 24 theaters across North America and pulling in just under $8K in ticket sales. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 (and a few just outside) based on the weekend results.

Domestic Box Office Results for the Weekend of November 6th to 8th:

Rank Prior Title Weekend Gross Theaters Average Total Gross Weeks
1 – Godzilla Minus Zero $30,587,672 3254 $9,400 $30,587,672 1
4 – Ramayana $8,939,505 1433 $6,238 $8,939,505 1
6 3 Wildwood $7,210,898 2674 $2,696 $40,046,369 3
7 2 Clayface $6,728,001 2946 $2,283 $56,660,568 3
10 4 Wicker $3,411,738 2081 $1,639 $19,947,216 3
11 5 Street Fighter $2,121,819 1760 $1,205 $57,386,206 4
13 7 Other Mommy $1,552,160 1442 $1,076 $58,324,725 5
16 8 Resident Evil $1,272,394 1125 $1,131 $159,694,135 8
47 – Paradise Lost $7,948 24 $331 $7,948 1

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

Help support this site and reduce the number of ads: Sign up for our Email Newsletter and more.

Streaming Results

The Nightmare Before Christmas held in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the second week, improving to Number 6 with an estimated 195 minutes of viewing based on Nielsen sampling. That holiday movie proves popular this time of year and will probably stick around in the charts for a while. Over on Netflix, Final Destination: Bloodlines premiered at Number 3 with 10.7 million hours viewed across 5.8 million accounts. Following are all the genre films from the Nielsen Streaming Rankings and the Netflix Top 10 based on the latest results:

Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of October 19th:

Rank SVOD Provider Program Name  Minutes Viewed (Millions) 
5 HBO Max | Hulu | Peacock Coraline                    198
6 Disney+ The Nightmare Before Christmas                    195
8 Peacock Disclosure Day                    168

Source: Nielsen

Netflix Top 10 for the Week of November 2nd (Ranked Based on Views):

Rank Title Wks in Chart  Hours Watched   Views 
3 Final Destination: Bloodlines 1                  10,700,000                 5,800,000
4 The Day After Tomorrow 2                     9,000,000                 4,400,000
10 KPop Demon Hunters 69                     4,600,000                 2,800,000

Source: Netflix

You can see the schedule of current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy movies at this link.



Sign up for our free email newsletter:

Links of Interest: Sci Fi TV Premieres | Sci Fi TV Schedule | Sci Fi TV Cancellation Watch | Sci Fi Movie Schedule

Follow Us on Social Media:

CancelledSciFi.com: BlueSky | Mastodon | Facebook | Twitter

AxiomsEdgeSciFi.com: BlueSky | Twitter

Cult-SciFi.com: BlueSky

Profile photo of axiomsedgescifi
Author: axiomsedgescifi

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *