Sci Fi Box Office: Weekly post tracking the performance of sci fi and fantasy movies in the theaters and on streaming.
Box Office Results
The horror film They Will Kill You had its premiere this past weekend and landed at the Number 3 slot at the Box Office with domestic receipts of just under five million dollars. With a worldwide tally of $9 million against a $20 million budget, this one appears to be off to a good start. Last week’s top film, Project Hail Mary, held at the Number 1 slot and added another $54 million in ticket sales across North America. That one has reached $322 million worldwide against a hefty budget of $200 million and certainly appears to be on track to turn a profit. The horror comedy Forbidden Fruits made it to Number 10 in limited release, pulling in $1.2 million in ticket sales. I haven’t seen budget numbers for that one, but it is likely targeting home video and streaming to turn a profit. 2001’s The Mummy Returns had a return to theaters for its 25th anniversary, and it landed at Number 13 with just under $600K in ticket sales. A continuation of that franchise with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning to the lead roles is currently in the works. Below are all of the genre films from the Top 20 based on the weekend results.
Domestic Box Office Results for the Weekend of March 27th to March 29th:
| Rank | Prior | Title | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Average | Total Gross | Weeks |
| 1 | 1 | Project Hail Mary | $54,061,852 | 4077 | $13,260 | $163,826,496 | 2 |
| 3 | – | They Will Kill You | $4,970,938 | 2778 | $1,789 | $4,970,938 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Scream 7 | $2,625,132 | 2345 | $1,119 | $118,695,676 | 5 |
| 9 | 8 | Undertone | $1,651,762 | 1852 | $891 | $18,462,321 | 3 |
| 10 | – | Forbidden Fruits | $1,171,861 | 1525 | $768 | $1,171,861 | 1 |
| 13 | – | The Mummy Returns | $596,080 | 1430 | $416 | $596,080 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $179,273 | 175 | $1,024 | $404,169,686 | 15 |
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com
You can see the schedule of current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy movies at this link.
Streaming Results
The Nielsen Streaming Rankings had six genre films in the Top 10 for the week of February 23rd. Topping that chart was Jurassic World Rebirth for its streaming premiere on Netflix, pulling in an estimated 708 million minutes of viewing. At Number 2 was Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One which is streaming on Netflix and Paramount+ and had an estimated 285 million minutes of viewing. Behind those two were KPop Demon Hunters (Number 5), The Addams Family (Number 6), The Addams Family 2 (Number 8), and Predator: Badlands (Number 9). In the Netflix Top 10, Anaconda premiered at Number 3 with 13 million hours viewed across 7.9 million households. The original film War Machine slipped to Number in its fourth week, pulling in 18.7 million hours across 10.3 million accounts. Following are all the genre films from the Netflix Top 10 and the Nielsen Streaming Rankings.
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of February 23rd:
| Rank | SVOD Provider | Program Name | Minutes Viewed (Millions) |
| 1 | Netflix | Jurassic World Rebirth | 708 |
| 2 | Netflix | Paramount+ | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | 285 |
| 5 | Netflix | KPop Demon Hunters | 216 |
| 6 | Netflix | The Addams Family | 187 |
| 8 | Netflix | The Addams Family 2 | 169 |
| 9 | Hulu | Predator: Badlands | 165 |
Source: Nielsen
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of March 23rd (Ranked Based on Views):
| Rank | Title | Wks in Chart | Hours Watched | Views |
| 2 | War Machine | 4 | 18,700,000 | 10,300,000 |
| 3 | Anaconda | 1 | 13,000,000 | 7,900,000 |
| 4 | KPop Demon Hunters | 41 | 8,200,000 | 4,900,000 |
Source: Netflix
You can see the schedule of current and upcoming sci fi and fantasy TV shows at this link.
