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Mystery box office · September 1954

Mystery Box Office, September 1954: Top-Grossing Releases

Rear Window (1954) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in September 1954, with $37.9M worldwide, ahead of The Barefoot Contessa (1954) at $18.4K. 2 mystery films released in September 1954 report a worldwide gross, $37.9M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

September 1954 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$37.9M
Rear Window (1954), the #1
$37.9M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Rear Window (1954) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 mystery movie of September 1954

Rear Window (1954)

1954 · Mystery, Thriller

$37.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$37.6M US & Canada · 99% $283.1K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Mystery Release of September 1954, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in September 1954.

  1. 1 Rear Window (1954) movie poster
    Rear Window (1954) Sep 1, 1954 · English · Mystery, Thriller $37.9M worldwide
    Sep 1, 1954 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $283.1K Worldwide: $37.9M
  2. 2 The Barefoot Contessa (1954) movie poster
    The Barefoot Contessa (1954) Sep 30, 1954 · English · Drama, Mystery, Romance $18.4K worldwide
    Sep 30, 1954 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.4K
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Mystery Box Office in 1954, Month by Month

The months of 1954 with their totals: September leads with $37.9M, led by Rear Window (1954).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office September 1954: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in September 1954?

Rear Window (1954) leads with $37.9M worldwide, $37.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Barefoot Contessa (1954) at $18.4K.

How much did mystery movies released in September 1954 earn?

2 mystery films released in September 1954 report a worldwide gross, $37.9M in all, or $19M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in September 1954 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Rear Window (1954), earned $37.9M.

How much of the September 1954 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$37.6M of the $37.9M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the September 1954 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 September 1954. 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 September 1954 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.