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April 4th, 2009

Top 50 Genre Films of 2008

 

Following are the top-grossing science fiction, fantasy, horror and spy-fi films of 2008.

 

Rank Overall Title Gross
(in millions) 		 Budget
(in millions)
 1. 1.  The Dark Knight  $1,001
US: $533 		  $185
 2. 2.  Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull  $787
US: $317		  $185
 3.   3.    Kung Fu Panda  $632
US: 417		  $130
 4.  4.   Hancock  $624
US: $396 		  $150
 5.  6. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa  $591
US: $180		  $150
 6.  7.  Iron Man  $582
US: $318		  $140
 7. 9.  WALL-E  $535
$US: 224		  $180
 8. 10.  The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian  $420
US: $141M		  $200
 9. 12.  The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor  $401
US: $103 		  $145
 10. 13.  Twiight  $377
US: $192		  $37
 11. 14.  Wanted  $341
US: $135 		  $75
 12. 15.  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  $329
US: $127 		  $150
 13. 17.  Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!  $297
US: $155 		  $85
 14.  18.  Bolt  $287
US: $114 		  $150
 15. 19.  10,000 B.C.  $270
US: $95 		  $105
 16. 20.  The Incredicle Hulk  $263
US: $135 		  $150
 17. 22.  Journey to the Center of the Earth  $242
US: $102 		  $60
 18. 23.  The Day the Earth Stood Still  $231
US: $79 		  $80
 19. 24.  Get Smart  $230
US: $130 		  $80
 20. 26.  Jumper  $222
US: $80 		  $85
 21. 30.  Bedtime Stories  $209
US: $110 		  $80
 22. 36.  Cloverfield  $171
US: $80		  $25
 23. 39. The Happening  $164
US: $65 		  $48
 24. 40.  The Spiderwick Chronicles  $163 
US: $71 		  $90
 25. 41.  Hellboy II: The Golden Army  $160
US: $76 		  $85
 26. 47.  Beverly Hills Chihuahua  $141
US: $95 		  N/A
 27. 48.  The Forbidden Kingdom $129
US: $52 		  N/A
 28. 59.  Nim’s Island  $100
US: $48 		  $37
 29. 60.  Speed Racer  $94
US: $44 		  $120
 30. 63.  Max Payne  $85
US: $41 		  $35
 31. 64.  The Tale of Despereaux  $84
US: $51 		  $60
 32. 70.  Mirrors  $76
US: $31 		  N/A
 33. 72.  Death Race  $75
US: $36 		  $45
 34. 74.  Babylon A.D.  $72
US: $23 		  $70
 35. 75.  Superhero Movie  $71
US: $26 		  N/A
 36. 78.  The X-Files: I Want to Believe  $69
US: $21 		  $30
 37. 79.  Star Wars: The Clone Wars  $68
US: $35 		  N/A
 38. 81.  Space Chimps  $65
US: $30 		  $37
 39. 85.  The Eye  $57
US: $31 		  N/A
 40. 94. Shutter $48
US: $26 		  N/A
 41. 95.  CJ7  $47
US: $0.2 		  N/A
 42. 96.  One Missed Call  $46
US: $27 		  $20
 43. 105.  Quarantine  $41
US: $32 		  $12
 44. 114.  The Spirit  $38 
US: $20 		  N/A
 45. 115.  Fly Me to The Moon  $38
US: $13 		  $25
 46. 129.  Igor  $30
US: $20 		  $25
 47. 134.  Ghost Town  $27
US: $13 		  $20
 48. 144.  The Ruins  $23
US $17 		  N/A
 49. 146.  Doomsday  $22
US: $11 		  N/A
 50.  148. Over Her Dead Body  $21
US $8 		  N/A

Source: Box Office Mojo

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August 15th, 2008

Top 12 Genre TV: War of the Worlds takes top spot

Broadcast networks turned to a record 12 Science Fiction and Fantasy programs to counter the Summer Olympics – with mixed results. A repeat showing of the Tom Cruise film, War of the Worlds ranked at the most-watched genre TV show of the past week.

Following are the ratings for all speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks between August 8 and 14, 2008 (all shows were in repeat):

SHOW | [NETWORK] | Rating (Air Date)

  • 1. War of the Worlds [ABC] 1.2 (August 8 )
  • 2. Ghost Whisperer [CBS] 1.1 (August 8 )
  • 3. (tie) Hellboy [FOX] 1.0 (August 8 )
  • 3. (tie) Shark Tale [ABC] 1.0 (August 9)
  • 3. (tie) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles [FOX] 1.0 (August 11)
  • 3. (tie) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles [FOX] 1.0 (August 12)
  • 7. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles [FOX] 0.9 (August 10)
  • 8. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles [FOX] 0.8 (August 13)
  • 9. Eli Stone [ABC] 0.7 (August 9)
  • 10. (tie) Smallville [CW] 0.6 (August 14)
  • 10. (tie) Supernatural [CW] 0.6 (August 14)
  • 12. Reaper [CW] 0.5 (August 12)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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July 31st, 2008

Top 10 most-popular FanDominion posts for July

Listed below are the Top 10 most-popular FanDominion posts of Julye 2008:

  1. Fan Speak: A to R now available
  2. Review of Reviews: Is Hancock the most-hated blockbuster of 2008?
  3. Review: The Nines – the best little genre film of the past year
  4. Something to Fear: Review of “Fear Itself” episodes 1-7
  5. DVD Review: Jumper worth seeing as a rental
  6. Review of Reviews: Journey to the Center of the Earth’s eye-popping visuals save weak script
  7. Top 10 Genre Movies: Weekend crowds say ‘hell, yeah’ to Hellboy
  8. Dragon*Con announces dozens of celebrity guests
  9. Top 10 Genre Movies: Weekend of July 4, 2008
  10. Trailer: The Mutant Chronicles

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July 3rd, 2008

Top 10 most-popular FanDominion posts for June

Listed below are the Top 10 most-popular FanDominion posts of June 2008:

  1.  “Yesterday” and Today, Music in SF/F
  2.  ‘Masters of Science Fiction’ coming to DVD August 5
  3.  Cult hit ‘Charlie Jade’ finally gets U.S. TV debut June 6
  4.  SFTV Ratings: May 30 – June 5, 2008
  5.  Fan Film: Star Trek: TAS/ ‘Common People’
  6.  Writer’s advice from ‘The Wildcat’s Victory’ author
  7.  Top 10 Genre Movies: Weekend of June 15, 2008
  8.  Terry Pratchett on writing with Alzheimer’s
  9.  SFWA warns beginning writers about scam contest
  10.  Review: Serve It Forth – edited by Anne McCaffrey

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June 29th, 2008

Top Ten Genre Movies: Weekend of June 29, 2008

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of June 27-29, 2008.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (1) Wall-E – $62.5 million | $62.5 million [$180 million]
  2. (3) Get Smart – $20.0 million | $77.3 million [$80 million]
  3. (4) Kung Fu Panda – $11.7 million| $179.3 million [$130 million]
  4. (5) The Incredible Hulk – $9.2 million | $115.5 million [$150 million]
  5. (7) Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull – $5.0 million | $299.9 million [$185 million]
  6. (8) The Happening – $3.9 million | $59.1 million [$60 million]
  7. (11) Iron Man – $2.3 million | 309.2 million [$140 million]
  8. (12) Narnia: Prince Caspian – $1.1 million | 137.7 million [$200 million]
  9. (31) Superhero Movie – $11.0 thousand | $25.8 million {unknown budget]
  10. (35) Baghead – $1.8 thousand | $21.9 thousand [unknown budget]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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June 22nd, 2008

Top Ten Genre Movies: Weekend of June 22, 2008

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of June 20-22, 2008.

RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget]

  1. (1) Get Smart – $39.2 million | $39.2 million [$80 million]
  2. (2) Kung Fu Panda – $21.7 million | $155.6 million [$130 million]
  3. (3) The Incredible Hulk – $21.6 million | $30.5 million [$150 million]
  4. (5) The Happening – $10.0 million |$50.3 million [$60 million]
  5. (6) Indiana Jones/Crystal Skull – $8.4 million |$290.8 million [$185 million]
  6. (9) Iron Man – $4.0 million | $304.8 million [$140 million]
  7. (11) Narnia: Prince Caspian – $1.7 million | $135.5 million [$200 million]
  8. (19) The Fall – $0.13 million | $1.6 million [budget unknown]
  9. (29) Superhero Movie – $0.02 million | $25.8 million [budget unknown]
  10. (34) Baghead – $0.005 million | $0.02 million [budget unknown]

Source: Box Office Mojo – list only includes science fiction, spy fi, fantasy and dark fantasy/horror titles.

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June 1st, 2008

FanDominion Top 10: May 2008

Following are lists of the Top 10 search terms that brought people to this site last month:

TOP 10 SEARCH TERMS

  1. apollo towel
  2. apollo towel scene
  3. narnia
  4. fandominion
  5. towel scene on bsg
  6. apollo towel slip
  7. fan fiction flash gordon
  8. narnia witch
  9. cbs 2008-9 season
  10. chronicles of narnia cast

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October 25th, 2005

Top 10 List of longest-running sci fi and fantasy TV shows

Genre shows ranked by number of seasons:

  1. Dr. Who (26 seasons: 1963-1989) 700 episodes
  2. Stargate: SG1 (10 seasons: 1997 – 2007) 184 episodes (to date) [214 at end of 10th season]
  3. Touched By an Angel (9 seasons: 1994 – 2003) 212 episodes
  4. X-Files (9 seasons: 1993-2002) 202 episodes
  5. Bewitched (8 seasons: 1964-1972) 254 episodes
  6. Charmed (8 seasons: 1998-present) 161 (to date) [178 at end of 8th season]
  7. Star Trek: TNG (7 seasons: 1987-1994) 178 episodes
  8. Star Trek: DS9 (7 seasons: 1993-1999) 176 episodes
  9. Star Trek: Voyager (7 seasons: 1995-2001) 172 episodes
  10. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (7 seasons: 1996-2003) 163 episodes

Genre shows ranked by number of episodes:

  1. Dr. Who (26 seasons: 1963-1989) 700 episodes
  2. Bewitched (8 seasons: 1964-1972) 254 episodes
  3. Stargate: SG1 (10 seasons: 1997 – 2007) 184 (to date) [214 at end of 10th season]
  4. Touched By an Angel (9 seasons: 1994 – 2003) 212 episodes
  5. X-Files (9 seasons: 1993-2002) 202 episodes
  6. Charmed (8 seasons: 1998-present) 161 (to date) [178 at end of 8th season]
  7. Star Trek: TNG (7 seasons: 1987-1994) 178 episodes
  8. Star Trek: DS9 (7 seasons: 1993-1999) 176 episodes
  9. Star Trek: Voyager (7 seasons: 1995-2001) 172 episodes
  10. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (7 seasons: 1996-2003) 163 episodes

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