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Mystery box office · Week 39 · Sep 18–24, 1983

Mystery Box Office, Week 39 of 1983: Mystery Releases of Sep 18–24

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24), with $4.8M worldwide, ahead of Pieces (1983) at $2M. 2 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 39 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$6.8M
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), the #1
$4.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 mystery movie of Week 39, 1983

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)

1983 · Drama, Mystery

$4.8M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$4.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 39 of 1983, 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 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24).

  1. 1 Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) movie poster
    Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) Sep 23, 1983 · English · Drama, Mystery, Music $4.8M worldwide
    Sep 23, 1983 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8M
  2. 2 Pieces (1983) movie poster
    Pieces (1983) Sep 23, 1983 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $2M worldwide
    Sep 23, 1983 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 39 of 1983: 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 week 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24)?

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) leads with $4.8M worldwide, $4.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pieces (1983) at $2M.

How much did mystery movies released in week 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24) earn?

2 mystery films released in week 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $6.8M in all, or $3.4M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), earned $4.8M.

How much of the Week 39, 1983 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.8M of the $6.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 1983 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 39 of 1983 (Sep 18–24). 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 39, 1983 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.