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Mystery box office · October 1962

Mystery Box Office, October 1962: Top-Grossing Releases

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in October 1962, with $2.8M worldwide. 1 mystery film released in October 1962 reports a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1962 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$2.8M
The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the #1
$2.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Mystery Release of October 1962 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 October 1962.

  1. 1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) movie poster
    The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Oct 24, 1962 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $2.8M worldwide
    Oct 24, 1962 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8M
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Mystery Box Office in 1962, Month by Month

The months of 1962 with their totals: October leads with $2.8M, led by The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

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Mystery Box Office October 1962: 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 October 1962?

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) leads with $2.8M worldwide, $2.8M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in October 1962 earn?

1 mystery film released in October 1962 reports a worldwide gross, $2.8M in all, or $2.8M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in October 1962 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), earned $2.8M.

How much of the October 1962 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.8M of the $2.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1962 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 October 1962. 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 October 1962 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.