Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
While the Blockbusters have not had a good Summer season thus far, indie genre entries continue to perform well at the Box Office. Horror entry Obsession has now spent 8 weeks in the Top 10, and it has pulled in $245 million domestically vs. a budget of less than one million. The genre-bending film Backrooms has spent 6 weeks in the Top 10, and it has reached $190 million domestically vs. a budget of $5 million (you can read my review of that one at this link). Leviticus slipped to Number 14 in its third week of limited release, but with $7.6 million in global ticket sales vs. a budget of $3.5, it looks like it will turn a profit in its theatrical run.
As previously covered, Supergirl saw a 70% drop in ticket sales for its second week, and it appears to be headed to flop status. Disclosure Day held at Number 5 in its fourth week, but with only $105 million in domestic revenue vs. a budget of $115 million, it looks to fall short in its theatrical run (you can read my review of that one at this link). The Mandalorian and Grogu slipped out of the Top 10 in its seventh week, though that one may end up hitting the break even point with $340 million globally vs. a budget of $165 million. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 based on the weekend results.
Domestic Box Office Results for the Weekend of July 3rd to 5th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 4 | 2 | Supergirl | $8,600,461 | 3602 | $2,387 | $57,472,071 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Disclosure Day | $5,748,500 | 2702 | $2,127 | $105,060,385 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Obsession | $5,201,335 | 2640 | $1,970 | $245,218,935 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Backrooms | $3,308,387 | 2079 | $1,591 | $190,480,127 | 6 |
| 11 | 8 | Masters of the Universe | $724,293 | 920 | $787 | $63,876,296 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu | $564,942 | 575 | $982 | $176,795,286 | 7 |
| 14 | 11 | Leviticus | $337,909 | 350 | $965 | $6,569,690 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity | $177,073 | 400 | $442 | $4,272,307 | 2 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Streaming Results
The 2016 sci fi film Passengers which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt (and is not to be confused with the recent indie horror film Passenger) had its debut on Netflix June 1st and it placed in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings at Number 8, pulling in an estimated 205 million minutes of viewing. In the Netflix Top 10 KPop Demon Hunters extended its run to 55 straight weeks, holding at Number 6 with 5.8 million hours watched. Following are all the genre films from the Netflix Top 10 and the Nielsen Streaming Rankings:
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of June 1st:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 8 | Netflix | Passengers | 205 |
| 10 | Netflix | KPop Demon Hunters | 167 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of June 29th (Ranked Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 6 | KPop Demon Hunters | 55 | 5,800,000 | 3,500,000 |
| 9 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | 4 | 5,800,000 | 2,600,000 |
Source: Netflix
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