Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
This Summer’s two powerhouse genre entries continued to perform well through the Labor Day weekend, holding on to the Number 1 and 2 slots at the Box Office. Spider-Man: Brand New Day topped the chart for a sixth week in a row, and that one has now passed A$2.4 billion in receipts worldwide. The Odyssey moved up one slot to Number 2, and that one is now at $1.6 million in global ticket sales. Coyote vs. Acme held strong against the stiff competition in its second week, increasing its presence in theaters and pulling in nearly $12 million across North America. That film barely made it to theaters and it now has nearly $50 million in global ticket sales along with some very good buzz, so it may yet prove a success.
Only one new genre entry hit the theaters this last weekend, the sci fi thriller Onslaught, and it premiered at Number 13 with a domestic tally of $1.9 million. That one was made on a budget of only $15 million, and it is likely looking to home video and streaming to try and turn a profit. The re-release of the anime classic Akira with a 4K restoration was at Number 11 at the Box Office with $2.7 million in domestic receipts. 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 September 4th to 6th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 1 | 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | $18,178,872 | 3520 | $5,164 | $917,941,367 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | The Odyssey | $13,095,130 | 2312 | $5,663 | $584,872,095 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Coyote vs. Acme | $11,969,005 | 3727 | $3,211 | $34,473,819 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | Insidious: Out of the Further | $6,512,315 | 2897 | $2,247 | $54,102,074 | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | The End of Oak Street | $3,116,200 | 2202 | $1,415 | $50,846,711 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | The Dog Stars | $2,774,914 | 3330 | $833 | $13,111,949 | 2 |
| 11 | – | Akira | $2,651,334 | 787 | $3,368 | $2,651,334 | 1 |
| 13 | – | Onslaught | $1,883,584 | 1918 | $982 | $1,883,584 | 1 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Streaming Results
The Netflix original film The Last House topped the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the week of its premiere, pulling in an estimated 838 million minutes of viewing. That one has also spent five weeks in the Netflix charts, but there is no word on whether a sequel is in the works. KPop Demon Hunters dropped out of the Netflix Top 10 in the most recent rankings, but that one had a record-breaking run of 63 weeks in that chart with a sequel currently in the works. Following are all the genre films from the Nielsen Streaming Rankings and the Netflix Top 10:
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of August 3rd:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 1 | Netflix | The Last House | 838 |
| 3 | Prime Video | Masters of the Universe | 447 |
| 5 | Disney+ | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 349 |
| 6 | Netflix | Peacock | Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 | 342 |
| 7 | Disney+ | Netflix | Spider-Man: Homecoming | 340 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of August 31st (Ranked Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 7 | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | 1 | 5,300,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 10 | The Last House | 5 | 6,100,000 | 3,300,000 |
Source: Netflix
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