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Mystery box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 1986

Mystery Box Office, Week 38 of 1986: Mystery Releases of Sep 14–20

Blue Velvet (1986) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20), with $8.7M worldwide. 1 mystery film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $8.7M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 38 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$8.7M
Blue Velvet (1986), the #1
$8.7M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Blue Velvet (1986) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 mystery movie of Week 38, 1986

Blue Velvet (1986)

1986 · Drama, Mystery

$8.7M worldwide

$8.6M US & Canada · 99% $121.3K elsewhere · 1%
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The Only Mystery Release of Week 38 of 1986 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 week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20).

  1. 1 Blue Velvet (1986) movie poster
    Blue Velvet (1986) Sep 19, 1986 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $8.7M worldwide
    Sep 19, 1986 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: $121.3K Worldwide: $8.7M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 38 of 1986: 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 week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20)?

Blue Velvet (1986) leads with $8.7M worldwide, $8.6M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20) earn?

1 mystery film released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20) reports a worldwide gross, $8.7M in all, or $8.7M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blue Velvet (1986), earned $8.7M.

How much of the Week 38, 1986 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.6M of the $8.7M total, or 99%, 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 week 38, 1986 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 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20). 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 38, 1986 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.