Mystery box office · 2008

Mystery Box Office 2008: Highest-Grossing Mystery Movies, Page 2

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in 2008, with $335.8M worldwide, ahead of Eagle Eye (2008) at $178.8M and Cloverfield (2008) at $172.4M. 55 mystery films released in 2008 report a worldwide gross, $1.8B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 47% on 2007, whose releases took $3.4B. By language, English leads with $1.6B across 33 mystery releases.

2008 releases with a gross: 55
combined worldwide: $1.8B
films crossed $100M: 5
vs 2007: −47%

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) movie poster

#1 of 55

#1 mystery movie of 2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

2008 · Drama, Mystery

$335.8M worldwide · 18% of the chart's total

$127.5M US & Canada · 38% $208.3M elsewhere · 62%

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Every Mystery Release of 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 55 of 55. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2008.

51
Tu£sday (2008) Oct 10, 2008 · English · Mystery, Crime $4.1K worldwide

Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K
52
Murder.com (2008) Jul 17, 2008 · English · Mystery, Thriller $2.1K worldwide

Jul 17, 2008 US and Canada: $2.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1K
53
Shuttle (2008) Mar 8, 2008 · English · Thriller, Horror, Crime $1.9K worldwide

Mar 8, 2008 US and Canada: $1.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9K
54
How to Rob a Bank (2008) Feb 6, 2008 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Comedy $1K worldwide

Feb 6, 2008 US and Canada: $1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1K
55
Acolytes (2008) Aug 1, 2008 · English · Mystery, Crime, Horror $860 worldwide

Aug 1, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $860