Fund · Sci-Fi cinema equity

Invest in the next wave of sci-fi cinema.

Planet Sci-Fi is a closed-loop fund and streaming platform for genre cinema. Back films from $25, earn fractional equity, and watch what you funded alongside our curated catalog of sci-fi classics.

Investment thesis

Sci-Fi cinema-only thesis

We invest exclusively in genre — cyberpunk, space opera, hard sci-fi, alien horror, dystopia. A focused slate, a focused audience.

Sub-$3M budgets

Independent sci-fi cinema's sweet spot. Lower break-evens, faster paths to profitability, and the format that gave us Mad Max, Night of the Living Dead, and El Mariachi.

Streaming integrated

Every funded film gets a slot on Planet Sci-Fi. Investors stream what they backed and earn a share of platform revenue.

Live backing activity
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Maya$150forSnowpiercer·Nashville, TN· just now
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Diego$250forA Boy and His Dog·Chicago, IL· 2 min ago
Zoe$100forUpgrade·London, UK· 18 min ago
Marcus$400forAlien·Berlin, DE· 4 min ago
Marcus$for··
Maya$for··
Diego$for··
Zoe$for··
Otis$for··
Aisha$for··
Kai$for·· just now
Sofia$for··
Liam$50for··
Lena$for··
Maya$150forSnowpiercer·Nashville, TN· just now
Kai$50forGhost in the Shell·Atlanta, GA· 7 min ago
Sofia$250forGravity·Denver, CO· 1 min ago
Otis$100forProspect·Seattle, WA· 12 min ago
Hannah$50forEvent Horizon·Portland, OR· 12 min ago
Diego$250forA Boy and His Dog·Chicago, IL· 2 min ago
Zoe$100forUpgrade·London, UK· 18 min ago
Marcus$400forAlien·Berlin, DE· 4 min ago
Featured open campaign · Preview
Blade Runner
Open
Cyberpunk · 1982

Blade Runner

A burnt-out cop is dragged back to hunt four replicants on the rain-slick streets of 2019 Los Angeles — and discovers what it costs to decide who counts as human.

$612,400
of $850,000 goal
72%
Funded
Backers
1,284
Days left
21
Min pledge
$25
Target IRR 18–24%5-yr holdRev-share + streaming royaltyReg CF

Preview only. No securities are being offered. Terms, IRR targets, and allocations are illustrative and subject to formal offering documents.

Term sheet snapshot

What every Planet Sci-Fi deal looks like.

Standardized across the slate so you're not re-reading legalese for every film. Individual campaigns publish full offering circulars at launch.

Minimum investment
$25
Fractional from any backer
Instrument
Revenue-share unit
Per-film SPV, pro-rata
Target hold
3–7 years
Production → release → tail
Target IRR
18–24%
Net of fund fees
Waterfall
Investors first
Recoupment before producer profit
Structure
Reg CF / 506(c)
US accredited + non-accredited
What is fractional sci-fi film investing?

Own a slice of the signal — not just a ticket.

Fractional film investing splits a sci-fi film's financing into small, regulated equity stakes — so the audience that lines up for the midnight show can also own the upside.

What it is

A fractional stake is a small, real ownership slice of a sci-fi film. Instead of one financier writing a $1M check, hundreds of fans each take a piece — from $25 up. You're on the cap table, not a tip jar.

How it works

Pick a film, pick your stake. If the campaign hits its goal, your pledge converts into fractional equity and the cameras roll. If it doesn't, you owe nothing. When the film earns, you earn pro-rata for the life of the title.

Why it's legal

Every sci-fi offering runs through our regulated fractionalization partner under SEC Regulation Crowdfunding. KYC, escrow, disclosures and quarterly statements — the same investor protections as any regulated securities offering.

Investing in film carries real risk. Only invest what you're comfortable losing. See our risk disclosure for full details.

What could it return?

Pick a stake. See what a modest hit looks like.

Sci-fi cinema has the best ROI profile in cinema — Paranormal Activity, Saw, The Blair Witch Project all returned hundreds to one. This is the modest case: festival run, streaming deal, regional theatrical. The full model with downside lives below.

Your stake
$100
Modest-case payout
$185
Illustrative only. Sci-fi cinema is volatile — real risk applies.
See full returns model
The REEL Economy

Every film becomes its own economic system.

Behind every pledge is a two-layer framework — one built for the audience, one built for the system. Together they turn a sci-fi film into a structured, participatory asset.

All-or-nothing financing

A project only activates once it's fully funded. No partial budgets, no half-shot productions, no capital deployed until the full stack is in place.

Non-speculative & non-tradable

Your participation is tied to a specific film's real-world performance — not a secondary market. No day-trading, no flipping, no speculation.

Compliant by design

Every offering is structured upfront and managed by our regulated fractionalization partners. Transparent terms, defined allocations, jurisdictional coverage.

Closed-loop economics

Revenue from streaming, licensing, and distribution flows back through the Planet Sci-Fi platform to participants — for the entire lifecycle of the film.

One film, broken down

A $1.2M deep-space feature, 24,000 backers, $50 a REEL.

Instead of one financier writing the check, the budget is distributed across thousands of sci-fi fans. Once the campaign is fully funded, production begins immediately and distribution on Planet Sci-Fi is guaranteed. Revenue from streaming, licensing and events flows back through the platform to participants.

Illustrative example. Actual budgets, REEL prices and allocations vary per offering and are disclosed upfront.

Budget
$1,200,000
REELs issued
24,000
Price per REEL
$50
Platform fee
10%
Funding model
All-or-nothing
Distribution
Guaranteed
Run the numbers

What could a stake return?

A rough model based on typical independent sci-fi cinema economics. Move the sliders to see how the math changes — illustration only, not a projection.

$2,500
$1.50M
3× budget
A modest sci-fi hit
Estimated outcome
Your total return
$12,500
Profit
+$10,000
ROI
+400%
Illustrative only. Most independent films don't recoup. Sci-Fi cinema has the genre's best ROI profile but past returns don't predict future results. Read the full risk disclosure before investing.
How we de-risk every film

Three pillars. Stacked, they cover the budget.

No single source does it alone. Tax credits, streaming licensing and theatrical/MGs each cover roughly a third — combined, the film hits breakeven before release.

Tax credits = 30-40%

Produced in jurisdictions offering 25–40% production tax credits and rebates. Government incentives that directly reduce the recoupable budget.

Streaming licensing = 30-40%

Planet Sci-Fi's sci-fi streaming platform pays out per region. Licensing fees lock in another 30-40% of the budget through guaranteed distribution.

Theatrical & MGs ≈ 30%

Pre-negotiated genre theatrical windows and minimum guarantees in non-streaming territories lock in the final ~30% — contracted in advance, not speculated.

$25 → cap table

How a small pledge becomes a real ownership stake.

Every backer walks the same five steps. No middlemen pocketing your money, no perks-only "tip jar" — a regulated path from pledge to equity to payout in sci-fi cinema's most underfunded corners.

  1. STEP 01

    You pledge

    From $25. No money moves yet — your card is authorized, not charged.

  2. STEP 02

    Held in escrow

    Pledges held in a regulated escrow account until the campaign closes.

  3. STEP 03

    Goal hit

    If the sci-fi film closes funded, your pledge clears. If not, $0 charged.

  4. STEP 04

    Equity issued

    You're on the cap table — a real fractional security, not a perk.

  5. STEP 05

    Stream + earn

    Watch on Planet Sci-Fi, get quarterly statements, share in revenue.

Pipeline & distribution

The slate is already being built.

Before the first dollar opens, our filmmaker council is deep into vetting, and conversations are open with the genre distributors and sales agents that matter.

1,847
Submissions reviewed
12
Films in active vetting
4,200+
Investors on waitlist
9
Festival-circuit directors attached
Distribution & sales conversations in motion
XYZ FilmsCinedigmShudderRLJEIFC MidnightYellow VeilDark SkyMagnet

Logos shown for illustrative pipeline conversations. No partnership or distribution agreement is implied prior to formal announcement.

Investor FAQ

The questions every investor asks.

If yours isn't here, email invest@planetscifi.com. Tyler reads every message personally.

Compliance & investor protection

Built within the rules — not around them.

Planet Sci-Fi operates a closed-loop investment platform under U.S. crowdfunding frameworks (Reg CF & Reg A+), with all transactions cleared through a FINRA-registered broker-dealer partner. Funds are held in escrow and only released when a campaign hits its goal.

Reg CF / Reg A+

SEC-recognized crowdfunding exemptions for retail investors.

FINRA-registered partner

All payments processed through a licensed broker-dealer.

Escrow protection

Pledges held in escrow; charged only if the film closes its round.

Non-tradable equity

Fractional units are compliant equity — not securities tokens or NFTs.

Investing in sci-fi films involves risk including loss of principal. Read the full risk disclosure.

The slate opens Spring 2027.

Join the early-investor list to see deal terms first when the first sci-fi campaigns open.

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