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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2024

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2024 GrossTickets Sold
1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Sep 6, 2024 Comedy PG-13 $294,100,435 26,003,575
2 Dune: Part Two Mar 1, 2024 Action PG-13 $282,709,065 24,996,381
3 Godzilla x Kong: The New Em… Mar 29, 2024 Action PG-13 $196,805,338 17,401,002
4 Kingdom of the Planet of th… May 10, 2024 Action PG-13 $171,130,165 15,130,872
5 The Wild Robot Sep 27, 2024 Adventure PG $143,190,445 12,660,517
6 A Quiet Place: Day One Jun 28, 2024 Horror PG-13 $139,051,884 12,294,596
7 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Apr 11, 2024 Comedy PG-13 $113,376,590 10,024,455
8 Alien: Romulus Aug 16, 2024 Horror R $105,313,091 9,311,502
9 Civil War Apr 11, 2024 Action R $68,757,539 6,079,358
10 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga May 24, 2024 Action R $67,587,546 5,975,910
11 Transformers One Oct 23, 2024 Adventure PG $59,098,421 5,225,325
12 Poor Things Dec 8, 2023 Black Comedy R $24,284,189 2,147,143
13 The Watchers Jun 7, 2024 Horror PG-13 $19,164,028 1,694,432
14 The Substance Sep 19, 2024 Horror R $16,454,846 1,454,893
15 Borderlands Aug 9, 2024 Action PG-13 $15,482,668 1,368,936
16 Interstellar Nov 7, 2014 Adventure PG-13 $15,207,563 1,344,612
17 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $13,029,994 1,152,077
18 Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)… Dec 1, 2023 Action PG-13 $11,564,257 1,022,480
19 Never Let Go Sep 20, 2024 Horror R $10,306,106 911,238
20 Lisa Frankenstein Feb 9, 2024 Comedy PG-13 $9,774,285 864,216
21 Megalopolis Sep 27, 2024 Drama R $7,629,085 674,543
22 Afraid Aug 30, 2024 Horror PG-13 $6,726,179 594,710
23 The Hunger Games: The Balla… Nov 17, 2023 Action PG-13 $6,630,969 586,292
24 I.S.S. Jan 19, 2024 Thriller/Suspense R $6,573,799 581,237
25 Dune Oct 22, 2021 Action PG-13 $2,703,437 239,031
26 Elevation Nov 7, 2024 Action R $2,321,801 205,287
27 Alien May 25, 1979 Horror R $2,305,647 203,859
28 Werewolves Dec 5, 2024 Horror R $1,903,905 168,338
29 Turning Red Mar 11, 2022 Adventure PG $1,399,001 123,695
30 Sasquatch Sunset Apr 12, 2024 Comedy R $1,008,662 89,183
31 Tenet Sep 3, 2020 Action PG-13 $969,445 85,716
32 Arcadian Apr 12, 2024 Thriller/Suspense R $828,919 73,290
33 Slingshot Sep 5, 2024 Thriller/Suspense R $735,739 65,052
34 The Matrix Mar 31, 1999 Action R $645,296 57,055
35 Dune Dec 14, 1984 Action PG-13 $513,870 45,435
36 Back to the Future Jul 3, 1985 Adventure PG $475,835 42,072
37 Azrael Oct 3, 2024 Action R $433,861 38,360
38 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innoc… Sep 17, 2004 Action Not Rated $409,592 36,215
39 Back to the Future Part II Nov 22, 1989 Adventure PG $361,195 31,936
40 Gremlins Jun 8, 1984 Comedy PG $275,692 24,376
41 Ghost Cat Anzu (化け猫あんずちゃん)… Jul 19, 2024 Drama Not Rated $218,261 19,298
42 The Thing Jun 25, 1982 Horror R $206,355 18,245
43 The Shift Dec 1, 2023 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $192,985 17,063
44 2001: A Space Odyssey Apr 2, 1968 Adventure G $149,859 13,250
45 Shaun of the Dead Sep 24, 2004 Comedy R $128,790 11,387
46 Inception Jul 16, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $108,832 9,623
47 Blade Runner Jun 25, 1982 Thriller/Suspense R $94,815 8,383
48 Offret Nov 7, 2014 Drama Not Rated $91,221 8,065
49 Mad Max: Fury Road May 15, 2015 Action R $83,436 7,377
50 A Clockwork Orange Dec 17, 1971 Drama R $56,540 4,999
51 Pacific Rim Jul 12, 2013 Action PG-13 $51,491 4,553
52 Killer Raccoons 2: Dark Chr… Jul 31, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $32,464 2,870
53 2073 Dec 27, 2024 Documentary R $7,125 629
Total Gross of All Movies$1,822,662,558
Total Tickets Sold161,154,944

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2024. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2024. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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