#1 of 2,438 Highest-grossing mystery movie ever
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
2011 · Adventure, Mystery
$1.3B worldwide
$381.4M US & Canada · 28% $961.1M elsewhere · 72%
Mystery box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Mystery Movies of All Time, Page 21
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) is the highest-grossing mystery movie in our database, with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) at $1B and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) at $1B. 2,438 mystery films in our database report a worldwide gross, $75.2B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $1 billion and 209 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $60.5B across 1,358 mystery releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 2,438
- combined worldwide
- $75.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 209
- earned in the US & Canada
- 40%
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All 2,438 Mystery Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1,001 to 1,050 of 2,438. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 1001
Feb 21, 1997 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: $120.1K Worldwide: $3.8M - 1002
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: $64.6K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $3.8M - 1003
Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023)Mar 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
Mar 31, 2023 · Japanese · Mystery $3.8M worldwide - 1004
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)Dec 17, 1986 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M
Dec 17, 1986 · English · Mystery, Comedy, Action $3.8M worldwide - 1005
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 1006
The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag (1992)Aug 21, 1992 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M Aug 21, 1992 · English · Mystery, Comedy, Thriller $3.7M worldwide - 1007
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $642.2K Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $3.7M - 1008
Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: $97.6K Worldwide: $3.7M - 1009
Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: $539.8K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.7M - 1010
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 1011
Apr 12, 2002 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $437.5K Worldwide: $3.6M - 1012
Nov 23, 1994 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: $60K Worldwide: $3.6M - 1013
Jun 5, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $3.6M - 1014
Jun 6, 1975 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 1015
May 19, 2006 US and Canada: $81.7K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.6M - 1016
Apr 15, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 1017
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M Aug 19, 2016 · Japanese · Animation, Mystery, Fantasy $3.5M worldwide - 1018
Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024)Jan 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M Jan 5, 2024 · Japanese · Crime, Animation, Mystery $3.5M worldwide - 1019
Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: $83.4K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.5M - 1020
Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 1021
Jun 5, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 1022
Parallel World Love Story (2019)May 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M May 31, 2019 · Japanese · Fantasy, Romance, Mystery $3.5M worldwide - 1023
Oct 14, 2005 US and Canada: $872.1K Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $3.5M - 1024
Mar 14, 2014 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $163.3K Worldwide: $3.5M - 1025
Mar 14, 2014 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $3.5M - 1026
Spirit Whisker: The Revenant (2024)Nov 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
Nov 19, 2024 · Vietnamese · Horror, Thriller, Mystery $3.5M worldwide - 1027
Nov 3, 2006 US and Canada: $26.4K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.4M - 1028
Mar 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 1029
Oct 6, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 1030
Dec 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 1031
Sep 13, 2024 US and Canada: $449K Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $3.3M - 1032
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012)Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M Oct 12, 2012 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $3.3M worldwide - 1033
Oct 8, 1999 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $121.1K Worldwide: $3.3M - 1034
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: $497.7K Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $3.3M - 1035
Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $3.3M - 1036
2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 1037
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 1038
Dec 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M - 1039
Nov 13, 1992 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2M - 1040
Aug 3, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M - 1041
Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $512.7K Worldwide: $3.2M - 1042
Oct 28, 1994 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2M - 1043
Oct 19, 2001 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $275.4K Worldwide: $3.2M - 1044
Aug 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 1045
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 1046
Dec 23, 1994 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1M - 1047
Aug 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 1048
Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 1049
Jul 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 1050
Sep 16, 1994 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1M
Archive
Mystery Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $3.9B, led by Fast X (2023).
2020s 7 years · $13.7B
2010s 10 years · $24.4B
- 2019 $2.9B #1 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
- 2018 $2.8B #1 The Nun (2018)
- 2017 $3B #1 Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- 2016 $2.3B #1 Now You See Me 2 (2016)
- 2015 $1.2B #1 Tomorrowland (2015)
- 2014 $1.7B #1 Gone Girl (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 Gravity (2013)
- 2012 $1.4B #1 The Bourne Legacy (2012)
- 2011 $3.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $3.7B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
2000s 10 years · $24.3B
- 2009 $3.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $1.8B #1 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- 2007 $3.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $2.7B #1 The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- 2005 $2.7B #1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 2004 $3.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2003 $1.1B #1 The Haunted Mansion (2003)
- 2002 $2.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $2.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 What Lies Beneath (2000)
1990s 10 years · $10.4B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $810M #1 The X Files (1998)
- 1997 $1.2B #1 Scream 2 (1997)
- 1996 $805.2M #1 Eraser (1996)
- 1995 $974.6M #1 Seven (1995)
- 1994 $329.6M #1 The Client (1994)
- 1993 $964.2M #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $825.1M #1 Basic Instinct (1992)
- 1991 $525.9M #1 JFK (1991)
- 1990 $868.2M #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.7B
- 1989 $195.4M #1 The 'Burbs (1989)
- 1988 $456.1M #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $145.3M #1 No Way Out (1987)
- 1986 $182M #1 The Golden Child (1986)
- 1985 $227.7M #1 Fletch (1985)
- 1984 $104.6M #1 Tightrope (1984)
- 1983 $95.5M #1 Psycho II (1983)
- 1982 $109.4M #1 The Thing (1982)
- 1981 $103M #1 The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- 1980 $122.9M #1 Dressed to Kill (1980)
1970s 10 years · $524.6M
- 1979 $106.8M #1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- 1978 $142.2M #1 Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- 1977 $47.4M #1 The Deep (1977)
- 1976 $2.3M #1 The Tenant (1976)
- 1975 $74.2M #1 The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- 1974 $93.3M #1 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- 1973 $55.8M #1 Magnum Force (1973)
- 1972 $232.4K #1 Solaris (1972)
- 1971 $2.5M #1 THX 1138 (1971)
- 1970 $19.9K #1 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
1960s 9 years · $48.6M
- 1968 $558.4K #1 Bullitt (1968)
- 1967 $38.8K #1 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- 1966 $139.5K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $80K #1 Alphaville (1965)
- 1964 $12.4M #1 A Shot in the Dark (1964)
- 1963 $294.2K #1 Charade (1963)
- 1962 $2.9M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $1.2K #1 The Naked Edge (1961)
- 1960 $32.3M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 8 years · $53.7M
1940s 10 years · $3.6M
- 1949 $1.5M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $13.6K #1 Rope (1948)
- 1947 $43.5K #1 Great Expectations (1947)
- 1946 $109.7K #1 The Killers (1946)
- 1945 $31.1K #1 Spellbound (1945)
- 1944 $24.8K #1 Double Indemnity (1944)
- 1943 $36.1K #1 Le Corbeau (1943)
- 1942 $15.6K #1 Keeper of the Flame (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $114.1K #1 Rebecca (1940)