Went viral16:34Astronauts land on Mars but they are already awaited by an ancient Atlanteans' AI for 100000 years
5.1M viewsfrom a 170K subscriber channel
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How much do Sci-Fi Movie Recaps YouTube channels make?
~$2K / mo est.
per channel posting 5 videos a month at this niche's typical $195 to $585 per video.
Small Sci-Fi Movie Recaps channels are getting videos with 5.1M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
So far the typical channel here has banked $351 to $1.1K all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$1.4M est. Based on 3.9K videos across 75 channels we analyzed.
Part of Movies & TV
Channels studied
75
3.9K videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$1.4M est.
$681.1K to $2M total
Best single video earned
~$20.3K est.
$10.2K to $30.5K per video
Most-viewed video
5.1M views
from a 704K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 3.9K videos and 75 channels analyzed.
If you post 5 videos a month
$975 to $2.9K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$740 to $2.2K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$351 to $1.1K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$195 to $585
Typical single-video earnings
Top 10% of videos get
206.6K
Views on the biggest videos
Top 25% of videos get
48.6K
Views on better-performing videos
Average views per video
97.4K
Mean — a few viral hits inflate this above the percentiles
Top 25% of channels earn
$275 to $824
Better-performing channels (all time)
How often creators post
new video every 6 days
Average for channels in this niche
Earnings calculator
What could your Sci-Fi Movie Recaps channel earn?
Typical Sci-Fi Movie Recaps video: 18 min · ~97.4K viewsVideos per day1
Average views per video97,000
Estimated revenue
~$11.6K / mo est.
$5.8K to $17.5K a month est.
about $139.7K per year est.
Per video
~$388 est.
Videos per month
30
Estimated ad revenue based on typical Sci-Fi Movie Recaps views. Not a guarantee of earnings.
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Browse Movies & TV YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 75 channels in Sci-Fi Movie Recaps; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
75 total Sci-Fi Movie Recaps YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral16:34
Went viral29:40In 2032 New Earth Government Erects 300-Meter Walls Around Cities To Control Mankind
3.8M viewsfrom a 170K subscriber channel
Went viral12:471Billion Aliens Arrive On Earth To Look For God But Claim Humans Have a Link To Him
3.8M viewsfrom a 167K subscriber channel
Went viral15:01He releases GASES so POWERFUL that he can turn it into ROCKET FUEL - RECAP
3.7M viewsfrom a 769K subscriber channel
Went viral18:33The Ship Has Been in Space For 923 Years, Its Crew Mutated After Landing
3.6M viewsfrom a 292K subscriber channel
Went viral29:19Girl Finds An Alien Armor In A Spaceship And Becomes Invincible With It
3.4M viewsfrom a 355K subscriber channel
355K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$13.6Kest.$6.8K to $20.4K
Went viral18:01A Man Finds Glasses That Show The True Face of Aliens
3.2M viewsfrom a 292K subscriber channel
Went viral11:31In 2025, the Ocean Disappears in 1 Hour, but Appears back on the Other Side of Earth
3M viewsfrom a 167K subscriber channel
Went viral11:45In 2025, the Ocean Disappears in 1 Hour, but Appears on the Other Side of the Earth
2.7M viewsfrom a 170K subscriber channel
Went viral23:22The man accidentally travels to Mars, only to discover that another world exists here.
2.6M viewsfrom a 433K subscriber channel
433K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$10.5Kest.$5.3K to $15.8K
Went viral14:55Astronaut gets captured by 300 aliens that have been living on the moon for 1000 years by themselves
2.6M viewsfrom a 167K subscriber channel
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Why this niche works
Top Sci-Fi Movie Recaps videos usually run about 13 to 23 minutes and earn an estimated $195 to $585 per video, which works out to $975 to $2.9K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 5 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.
The strongest recent example is “Astronauts land on Mars but they are already awaited by an ancient Atlanteans' AI for 100000 years”, which reached 5.1M views from a 170K subscriber channel. Channels in Movies & TV often post about new video every 6 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 13 to 23 minBased on 75 channels
Compare with similar niches
See how Sci-Fi Movie Recaps stacks up against nearby opportunities.
Similar niches
Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $351 to $1.1K est. |
| Retro Sci-Fi Movie Deep Dives | Movies & TV | $703 to $2.1K est. |
| Zombie Movie Recaps | Movies & TV | $76 to $228 est. |
| Free Sci-Fi Movies on YouTube | Movies & TV | $344 to $1K est. |
| Sci-Fi Creepypasta Stories | Movies & TV | $203 to $608 est. |
| Horror Movie Recaps | Drama & Stories | $605 to $1.8K est. |
| Crime Thriller Movie Recaps | True Crime & Horror | $95 to $286 est. |
| War Movie Recaps | Movies & TV | $492 to $1.5K est. |
| Time Loop Movie Recaps | Movies & TV | $0 to $0 est. |
Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $351 to $1.1K est. |
| Horror Movie Recaps | Drama & Stories | $605 to $1.8K est. |
| Crime Thriller Movie Recaps | True Crime & Horror | $95 to $286 est. |
| Terrifying Space Discoveries | Science & Nature | $292 to $778 est. |
| Revenge Movie Recaps | Drama & Stories | $376 to $1.1K est. |
How the numbers work
How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.
- Last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Data source
- Public YouTube discovery
- Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
- Confidence
- Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
- We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
- A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
- These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
- Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
- Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
- Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.
Read the full methodology on the Niche Finder methodology page.
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