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Mystery Box Office 1958: Highest-Grossing Mystery Movies

Vertigo (1958) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in 1958, with $8M worldwide, ahead of Witness for the Prosecution (1958) at $7.9K. 2 mystery films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $8M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

1958 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$8M
Vertigo (1958), the #1
$8M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Vertigo (1958) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 mystery movie of 1958

Vertigo (1958)

1958 · Mystery, Romance

$8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$7.9M US & Canada · 99% $108.1K elsewhere · 1%
The chart

Every Mystery Release of 1958, 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 1958.

  1. 1 Vertigo (1958) movie poster
    Vertigo (1958) May 28, 1958 · Mystery, Romance, Thriller $8M worldwide
    May 28, 1958 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: $108.1K Worldwide: $8M
  2. 2 Witness for the Prosecution (1958) movie poster
    Witness for the Prosecution (1958) Feb 6, 1958 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $7.9K worldwide
    Feb 6, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9K
Archive

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 1958: 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 1958?

Vertigo (1958) leads with $8M worldwide, $7.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Witness for the Prosecution (1958) at $7.9K.

How much did mystery movies released in 1958 earn?

2 mystery films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $8M in all, or $4M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in 1958 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Vertigo (1958), earned $8M.

How much of the 1958 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$7.9M of the $8M 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 1958 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 1958. 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 1958 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.