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Mystery box office · May 1982

Mystery Box Office, May 1982: Top-Grossing Releases

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in May 1982, with $18.2M worldwide. 1 mystery film released in May 1982 reports a worldwide gross, $18.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1982 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$18.2M
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), the #1
$18.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Mystery Release of May 1982 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 May 1982.

  1. 1 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) movie poster
    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) May 21, 1982 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Comedy $18.2M worldwide
    May 21, 1982 US and Canada: $18.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.2M
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Mystery Box Office in 1982, Month by Month

The months of 1982 with their totals: March leads with $39.4M, led by Deathtrap (1982).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office May 1982: 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 May 1982?

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) leads with $18.2M worldwide, $18.2M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in May 1982 earn?

1 mystery film released in May 1982 reports a worldwide gross, $18.2M in all, or $18.2M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in May 1982 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), earned $18.2M.

How much of the May 1982 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.2M of the $18.2M 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 May 1982 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 May 1982. 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 May 1982 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.