This is not a very useful chart, as it doesn’t take budget into account, and therefore not profit. Horror movies are famously the cheapest genre of film to make with the lowest break-even point, whereas sci-fi is the most expensive. If a horror with a $5 million budget makes $20 million that’s a hit, whereas if a sci-fi with a 100 million dollar budget makes $80 million, that’s a huge flop.
where’s the “quality” metric?
Quality and box office are not synonyms.
Not sure about the graphic, but I agree we need more sci-fi. It’s slim pickings out there. I’ve seen every sci-fi movie with an IMDB rating over 6. And I’m not talking about Fantasy. I hate that they are conflated.
Why doesn’t the y axis start at 0?
They should be making more sci-fi. And less comedy!
So where does an Animated Sci-fi Adventure Dramedy for the whole Family fit? It also has elements of action. No horror though.
![[OC] We want more Sci-Fi: Box Office Economics by Genre (2000-2024)](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/zmkml5rtybuf1-1920x1024.png)
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This is not a very useful chart, as it doesn’t take budget into account, and therefore not profit. Horror movies are famously the cheapest genre of film to make with the lowest break-even point, whereas sci-fi is the most expensive. If a horror with a $5 million budget makes $20 million that’s a hit, whereas if a sci-fi with a 100 million dollar budget makes $80 million, that’s a huge flop.
where’s the “quality” metric?
Quality and box office are not synonyms.
Not sure about the graphic, but I agree we need more sci-fi. It’s slim pickings out there. I’ve seen every sci-fi movie with an IMDB rating over 6. And I’m not talking about Fantasy. I hate that they are conflated.
Why doesn’t the y axis start at 0?
They should be making more sci-fi. And less comedy!
So where does an Animated Sci-fi Adventure Dramedy for the whole Family fit? It also has elements of action. No horror though.
Yes, we do. *Good* sci-fi.
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