How much of the 1953 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.2K of the $25K total, or 45%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

Mystery box office · 1953

Mystery Box Office 1953: Highest-Grossing Mystery Movies

Ugetsu (1953) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in 1953, with $25K worldwide. 1 mystery film released in 1953 reports a worldwide gross, $25K in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada.

1953 releases with a gross: 1
combined worldwide: $25K
Ugetsu (1953), the #1: $25K
earned in the US & Canada: 45%

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#1 mystery movie of 1953

Ugetsu (1953)

1953 · Fantasy, Drama

$25K worldwide

$11.2K US & Canada · 45% $13.8K elsewhere · 55%

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The Only Mystery Release of 1953 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1953.

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Ugetsu (1953) Mar 26, 1953 · Japanese · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery $25K worldwide

Mar 26, 1953 US and Canada: $11.2K Rest of the world: $13.8K Worldwide: $25K

Mystery Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $4B, led by Fast X (2023).

2020s 7 years · $14.2B

2010s 10 years · $24.4B

2000s 10 years · $24.3B

1990s 10 years · $10.4B

1980s 10 years · $1.7B

1970s 10 years · $524.6M

1960s 9 years · $48.7M

1950s 8 years · $53.7M

1940s 10 years · $3.6M

1930s 6 years · $3.3M

1920s 2 years · $84K

FAQ

Mystery Box Office 1953: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in 1953?

Ugetsu (1953) leads with $25K worldwide, $11.2K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in 1953 earn?

1 mystery film released in 1953 reports a worldwide gross, $25K in all, or $25K per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in 1953 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ugetsu (1953), earned $25K.

How is the 1953 mystery box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1953. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1953 mystery box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.