#1 of 2 #1 mystery movie of Week 20, 1996
1996 · Drama, Mystery
$5M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Mystery box office · Week 20 · May 12–18, 1996
Mystery Box Office, Week 20 of 1996: Mystery Releases of May 12–18
Heaven’s Prisoners (1996) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 20 of 1996 (May 12–18), with $5M worldwide, ahead of Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) at $378. 2 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $5M
- Heaven’s Prisoners (1996), the #1
- $5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 20 of 1996, 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 20 of 1996 (May 12–18).
- 1 May 17, 1996 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M
- 2
Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)May 15, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $378
May 15, 1996 · French · Mystery, Fantasy, Crime $378 worldwide
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 1996, Week by Week
14 weeks of 1996 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 16–22) with $254.7M, led by Eraser (1996).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $20.3M
- Week 8 $11.6M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $17.1M
- Week 13 $968.1K
- Week 14 $102.6M
- Week 15 $100.9M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $11.5M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $5M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $254.7M
- Week 26 $532.6K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $12.5K
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $17.4M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $89.5M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $173M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 20 of 1996: 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 20 of 1996 (May 12–18)?
Heaven’s Prisoners (1996) leads with $5M worldwide, $5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) at $378.
How much did mystery movies released in week 20 of 1996 (May 12–18) earn?
2 mystery films released in week 20 of 1996 (May 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, or $2.5M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 20 of 1996 (May 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Heaven’s Prisoners (1996), earned $5M.
How is the week 20, 1996 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 20 of 1996 (May 12–18). 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 20, 1996 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.