Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
Project Hail Mary remained in the Box Office Top 10 for a ninth week, holding at the Number 7 slot and adding another $4 million in domestic receipts to its overall tally. That one has pulled in nearly $670 million across the globe vs. a budget of $200 million, and should be in the black at this point, Hollywood accounting not withstanding. Mortal Kombat II slipped to Number 4 in its second week, but it added another $13.4 million in ticket sales across North America. That one has reached $104 million globally vs. a budget of $80 million and seems to be on track for a successful theatrical run. The anime film Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe received some exposure in domestic theaters, landing at Number 14 in the charts and pulling in a domestic tally of $820K. Animal Farm slipped to Number 18 in its third week, and that one currently counts as the first flop among genre films for the Summer 2026 season. I expect it to disappear from theaters and head to streaming shortly. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 based on the weekend results.
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Domestic Box Office Results for the Weekend of May 15th to May 17th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 4 | 2 | Mortal Kombat II | $13,400,638 | 3534 | $3,791 | $62,233,170 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | Project Hail Mary | $4,046,492 | 2177 | $1,858 | $335,002,307 | 9 |
| 11 | 8 | Hokum | $1,307,282 | 1195 | $1,093 | $15,466,589 | 3 |
| 14 | – | Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe | $820,038 | 894 | $917 | $820,038 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | Lee Cronin’s The Mummy | $161,012 | 178 | $904 | $29,070,667 | 5 |
| 18 | 10 | Animal Farm | $89,082 | 260 | $342 | $5,429,212 | 3 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Streaming Results
Spider-Man: No Way Home had its streaming premiere on Disney+ on April 15th and it made it into the Nielsen charts for that week at Number 6 with an estimated 208 million minutes viewed. KPop Demon Hunters appeared to be on the verge of dropping out of that chart last week after an extended run, but it improved to Number 8 in the most recent rankings, adding another 199 million minutes to its overal tally. In the Netflix Top 10, I Am Legend scraped the bottom of the chart for its 2026 debut on that service, pulling in 4.7 million hours of viewing across 2.8 million households. Following are all the genre films from the Nielsen Streaming Rankings and the Netflix Top 10:
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of April 13th:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 6 | Disney+ | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 208 |
| 8 | Netflix | KPop Demon Hunters | 199 |
| 9 | Netflix | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | 191 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of May 11th (Ranked Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 6 | KPop Demon Hunters | 48 | 6,400,000 | 3,800,000 |
| 10 | I Am Legend | 1 | 4,700,000 | 2,800,000 |
Source: Netflix
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