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 continues to perform strong at the Box Office, slipping just one slot in its sixth week to Number 3 while adding another $12.8 million to its domestic tally. That one has now surpassed $600 million in global ticket sales vs. a budget of $200 million and should certainly be in the black at this point. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy slipped to Number 4 in its second week, pulling in $5.5 million domestically. It is now at $67 million worldwide vs. a budget of $22 million, and it should count as a success as well. The Japanese horror film Exit 8 slipped to Number 17 in its third week of domestic release, but it has already turned quite a profit in its home country. 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 April 24th to April 26th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 3 | 2 | Project Hail Mary | $12,844,136 | 3510 | $3,659 | $305,067,658 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Lee Cronin’s The Mummy | $5,501,140 | 3304 | $1,664 | $23,322,828 | 2 |
| 17 | 12 | Exit 8 | $252,775 | 250 | $1,011 | $3,515,119 | 3 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Streaming Results
The horror comedy Anaconda hit the Number 1 slot in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for movies for its premiere week, pulling in an estimated 730 million minutes of viewing, and that one has found a second life on home video after a less-than-spectacular run in the theaters. It also spent four weeks in the Netflix Top 10, averaging 11.4 million hours of viewing during that time. The sci fi thriller Mercy premiered at Number 5 in the Nielsen Rankings for its run on Prime Video, pulling in an estimated 392 million minutes of viewing. The 2023 Gareth Edwards film The Creator premiered at Number 6 for its run on Netflix, pulling in an estimated 305 million minutes. In the Netflix Top 10, War Machine slipped to Number 7 in its eighth week in the charts, adding another 5.8 million hours to its viewing. A sequel to that one is currently expected. Following are all the genre films from the Nielsen Streaming Rankings and the Netflix Top 10:
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of March 23rd:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 1 | Netflix | Anaconda | 730 |
| 5 | Prime Video | Mercy | 392 |
| 6 | Netflix | The Creator | 305 |
| 8 | Netflix | War Machine | 241 |
| 9 | Peacock | Wicked: For Good | 209 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of April 20th (Ranked Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 6 | KPop Demon Hunters | 45 | 7,000,000 | 4,200,000 |
| 7 | War Machine | 8 | 5,800,000 | 3,200,000 |
Source: Netflix
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