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Mystery box office · Week 38 · Sep 11–17, 2005

Mystery Box Office, Week 38 of 2005: Mystery Releases of Sep 11–17

Cry_Wolf (2005) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 38 of 2005 (Sep 11–17), with $32.6M worldwide, ahead of Ghost of Mae Nak (2005) at $160.4K and Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) at $49K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.8M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$32.8M
Cry_Wolf (2005), the #1
$32.6M
earned in the US & Canada
31%
Cry_Wolf (2005) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 mystery movie of Week 38, 2005

Cry_Wolf (2005)

2005 · Drama, Mystery

$32.6M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$10M US & Canada · 31% $22.5M elsewhere · 69%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 38 of 2005?

Cry_Wolf (2005) leads with $32.6M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $32.8M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Cry_Wolf (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $32.6M Cry_Wolf (2005)
    $10M US & Canada · 31% $22.5M elsewhere · 69%
  2. Ghost of Mae Nak (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $160.4K Ghost of Mae Nak (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $49K Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005)
    $49K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 38 of 2005, 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 38 of 2005 (Sep 11–17).

  1. 1 Cry_Wolf (2005) movie poster
    Cry_Wolf (2005) Sep 16, 2005 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $32.6M worldwide
    Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $10M Rest of the world: $22.5M Worldwide: $32.6M
  2. 2 Ghost of Mae Nak (2005) movie poster
    Ghost of Mae Nak (2005) Sep 15, 2005 · Thai · Drama, Mystery, Horror $160.4K worldwide
    Sep 15, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160.4K
  3. 3 Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) movie poster
    Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) Sep 16, 2005 · Hindi · Crime, Mystery, Drama $49K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $49K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $32.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 18–24) with $223.4M, led by Flightplan (2005).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Broken Flowers (2005) $47.3M Broken Flowers (2005)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 The Skeleton Key (2005) $186.4M The Skeleton Key (2005)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Cello (2005) $52.3K Cello (2005)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Eternal (2005) $28.1K Eternal (2005)
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Fragile (2005) $6.7M Fragile (2005)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Keane (2005) $476.6K Keane (2005)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Cry_Wolf (2005) $32.8M Cry_Wolf (2005)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Flightplan (2005) $223.4M Flightplan (2005)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 The Dark (2005) $8.7M The Dark (2005)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 1997 earned the most: $126.2M from 1 film, led by L.A. Confidential (1997). Week 38, 2005 took $32.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1996 Sep 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1997 Sep 14–20 1 film 1 $126.2M – L.A. Confidential (1997) $126.2M
Week 38, 1998 Sep 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1999 Sep 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2000 Sep 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 2001 Sep 16–22 1 film 1 $13.2M – Vidocq (2001) $13.2M
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 1 film · +220% 1 $42.4M +220% 8 Women (2002) $42.4M
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 2 films · −30% 2 $29.6M −30% Cold Creek Manor (2003) $29.1M
Week 38, 2004 Sep 12–18 3 films · +101% 3 $59.6M +101% Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) $57.9M
Week 38, 2005 Sep 11–17 3 films · −45% 3 $32.8M −45% Cry_Wolf (2005) $32.6M
Archive

Mystery Box Office in 2005, Week by Week

39 weeks of 2005 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 13–19) with $897.5M, led by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 38 of 2005: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 38 of 2005 (Sep 11–17)?

Cry_Wolf (2005) leads with $32.6M worldwide, $10M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ghost of Mae Nak (2005) at $160.4K and Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) at $49K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 38 of 2005 (Sep 11–17) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 38 of 2005 (Sep 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $32.8M in all, or $10.9M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 38 of 2005 (Sep 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Cry_Wolf (2005), earned $32.6M.

How much of the Week 38, 2005 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.1M of the $32.8M total, or 31%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 2005 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 2005 (Sep 11–17). 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, 2005 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.