#1 of 3 #1 mystery movie of Week 7, 1981
1981 · Drama, Mystery
$6.4M worldwide · 45% of the chart's total
$6.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Mystery box office · Week 7 · Feb 8–14, 1981
Mystery Box Office, Week 7 of 1981: Mystery Releases of Feb 8–14
Eyewitness (1981) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14), with $6.4M worldwide, ahead of My Bloody Valentine (1981) at $5.7M and Sphinx (1981) at $2M. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 7 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $14.1M
- Eyewitness (1981), the #1
- $6.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 7 of 1981?
Eyewitness (1981) leads with $6.4M, 45% of the total. The top 3 together took $14.1M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 7 of 1981, 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 week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14).
- 1 Feb 13, 1981 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.4M
- 2 Feb 11, 1981 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $5.7M
- 3 Feb 11, 1981 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 7 of 1981?
Of the top 3, Eyewitness (1981) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while My Bloody Valentine (1981) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $14.1M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Eyewitness (1981) $6.4M $6.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 My Bloody Valentine (1981) $5.7M $5.7M US & Canada · 100% $1.3K elsewhere · <1%
- 3 Sphinx (1981) $2M $2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
13 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 21–27) with $31.2M, led by The Great Muppet Caper (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $1.2M
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $14.1M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $1.8M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $21.7M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $31.2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $12M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $5.2M
- Week 33 $462
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $297
- Week 41 $5M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $560
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $306
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $10.9M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 7 of 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14)?
Eyewitness (1981) leads with $6.4M worldwide, $6.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Bloody Valentine (1981) at $5.7M and Sphinx (1981) at $2M.
How much did mystery movies released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14) earn?
3 mystery films released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $14.1M in all, or $4.7M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Eyewitness (1981), earned $6.4M.
How is the week 7, 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 week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14). 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 week 7, 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.