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Mystery box office · January 1981

Mystery Box Office, January 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

Night School (1981) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in January 1981, with $1.2M worldwide. 1 mystery film released in January 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $1.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1981 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$1.2M
Night School (1981), the #1
$1.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Night School (1981) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 mystery movie of January 1981

Night School (1981)

1981 · Thriller, Horror

$1.2M worldwide

$1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Mystery Release of January 1981 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 January 1981.

  1. 1 Night School (1981) movie poster
    Night School (1981) Jan 7, 1981 · English · Thriller, Horror, Mystery $1.2M worldwide
    Jan 7, 1981 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office January 1981: 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 January 1981?

Night School (1981) leads with $1.2M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in January 1981 earn?

1 mystery film released in January 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $1.2M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in January 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Night School (1981), earned $1.2M.

How much of the January 1981 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.2M of the $1.2M 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 January 1981 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 January 1981. 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 January 1981 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.