#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 41
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 2,001 to 2,050 of 2,438. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 2001
Sep 28, 1943 US and Canada: $36.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.1K - 2002
Apr 1, 2016 US and Canada: $36K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36K - 2003
2015 US and Canada: $36K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36K - 2004
Apr 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36K - 2005
Jul 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.9K - 2006
Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.9K - 2007
Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.8K - 2008
Aug 31, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.7K - 2009
Oct 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.5K - 2010
Sep 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.2K - 2011
Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (2010)Sep 23, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35K
Sep 23, 2010 · German · Thriller, Horror, Mystery $35K worldwide - 2012
Jun 25, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.7K - 2013
May 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.7K - 2014
Apr 8, 2017 US and Canada: $32.1K Rest of the world: $2.3K Worldwide: $34.5K - 2015
Jun 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.3K - 2016
Sep 1, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K - 2017
May 13, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.6K - 2018
The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.5K
Aug 21, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $33.5K worldwide - 2019
May 22, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K - 2020
Apr 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.1K - 2021
May 11, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33K - 2022
Sumpah Pocong Di Sekolah (2008)Jun 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.9K
Jun 12, 2008 · Indonesian · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $32.9K worldwide - 2023
Feb 7, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.6K - 2024
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)Oct 15, 1951 US and Canada: $17.4K Rest of the world: $14.4K Worldwide: $31.8K Oct 15, 1951 · English · Drama, Mystery, Fantasy $31.8K worldwide - 2025
Nov 21, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.3K - 2026
Oct 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.8K - 2027
Oct 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.6K - 2028
Oct 26, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.6K - 2029
Nothing Can’t Be Undone by a HotPot (2023)Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.4K
Dec 22, 2023 · Chinese · Comedy, Mystery, Crime $30.4K worldwide - 2030
2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.3K - 2031
Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.3K - 2032
Jul 1, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.1K - 2033
Aug 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.8K - 2034
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2K - 2035
Jun 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.1K - 2036
Oct 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.8K - 2037
Investigation Into the Invisible World (2002)Oct 29, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.7K
Oct 29, 2002 · French · Mystery, Documentary $28.7K worldwide - 2038
Aug 26, 2005 US and Canada: $28.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.1K - 2039
Oct 26, 2007 US and Canada: $9K Rest of the world: $18.8K Worldwide: $27.8K - 2040
Sep 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K - 2041
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)Apr 21, 1933 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K Apr 21, 1933 · German · Mystery, Crime, Thriller $27.7K worldwide - 2042
Aug 3, 1967 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K - 2043
Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.5K - 2044
2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.4K - 2045
Apr 12, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.3K - 2046
Apr 26, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.3K - 2047
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2007)Jan 12, 2007 US and Canada: $26.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.9K Jan 12, 2007 · English · Mystery, Crime, Documentary $26.9K worldwide - 2048
Mar 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.7K - 2049
Jan 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.6K - 2050
Aug 30, 2024 US and Canada: $10.2K Rest of the world: $15.4K Worldwide: $25.6K
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)