#1 of 2 #1 mystery movie of Week 8, 1998
1998 · Sci-Fi, Mystery
$27.2M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$14.4M US & Canada · 53% $12.8M elsewhere · 47%
Mystery box office · Week 8 · Feb 15–21, 1998
Mystery Box Office, Week 8 of 1998: Mystery Releases of Feb 15–21
Dark City (1998) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21), with $27.2M worldwide, ahead of Palmetto (1998) at $5.9M. 2 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $33.1M in all, 61% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 8 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $33.1M
- Dark City (1998), the #1
- $27.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 61%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 8 of 1998, 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 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21).
- 1 Feb 20, 1998 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $27.2M
- 2
Feb 20, 1998 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.9M
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 1998, Week by Week
21 weeks of 1998 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 14–20) with $189.2M, led by The X Files (1998).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $2.1M
- Week 6 $125.4K
- Week 7 $37M
- Week 8 $33.1M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $13.6M
- Week 11 $13.4K
- Week 12 $30.2M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $9.6M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $1.7M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $1.9M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $189.2M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $17.5M
- Week 31 $44.5M
- Week 32 $103.9M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $565.7K
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $72.5M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $22.9M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $4.3K
- Week 46 $182.9M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $40.3M
- Week 53 $6.3M
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 8 of 1998: 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 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21)?
Dark City (1998) leads with $27.2M worldwide, $14.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Palmetto (1998) at $5.9M.
How much did mystery movies released in week 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21) earn?
2 mystery films released in week 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $33.1M in all, or $16.5M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Dark City (1998), earned $27.2M.
How is the week 8, 1998 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 8 of 1998 (Feb 15–21). 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 8, 1998 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.