How much of the May 1991 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$77.9M of the $152.4M total, or 51%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

Mystery box office · May 1991

Mystery Box Office, May 1991: Top-Grossing Releases

Backdraft (1991) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in May 1991, with $152.4M worldwide. 1 mystery film released in May 1991 reports a worldwide gross, $152.4M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

May 1991 releases with a gross: 1
combined worldwide: $152.4M
film crossed $100M: 1
earned in the US & Canada: 51%

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#1 mystery movie of May 1991

Backdraft (1991)

1991 · Action, Drama

$152.4M worldwide

$77.9M US & Canada · 51% $74.5M elsewhere · 49%

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The Only Mystery Release of May 1991 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 1991.

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Backdraft (1991) May 24, 1991 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $152.4M worldwide

May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $77.9M Rest of the world: $74.5M Worldwide: $152.4M

Mystery Box Office in 1991, Month by Month

The months of 1991 with their totals: December leads with $210.8M, led by JFK (1991).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office May 1991: 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 1991?

Backdraft (1991) leads with $152.4M worldwide, $77.9M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in May 1991 earn?

1 mystery film released in May 1991 reports a worldwide gross, $152.4M in all, or $152.4M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in May 1991 made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Backdraft (1991) with $152.4M.

How is the May 1991 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 1991. 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 1991 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.