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Mystery box office · Week 51 · Dec 11–17, 2011

Mystery Box Office, Week 51 of 2011: Mystery Releases of Dec 11–17

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17), with $543.8M worldwide, ahead of Headwinds (2011) at $2M and Frozen Silence (2011) at $536.8K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $546.3M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 51 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$546.3M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
34%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 51 of 2011?

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) leads with $543.8M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $546.3M, 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. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $543.8M Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
    $186.8M US & Canada · 34% $357M elsewhere · 66%
  2. Headwinds (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $2M Headwinds (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Frozen Silence (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $536.8K Frozen Silence (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 51 of 2011, 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17).

  1. 1 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) movie poster
    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · English · Action, Mystery $543.8M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $186.8M Rest of the world: $357M Worldwide: $543.8M
  2. 2 Headwinds (2011) movie poster
    Headwinds (2011) Dec 14, 2011 · French · Drama, Mystery $2M worldwide
    Dec 14, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  3. 3 Frozen Silence (2011) movie poster
    Frozen Silence (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · Spanish · Mystery, Drama, War $536.8K worldwide
    Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $536.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $546.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $546.3M, led by Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011) $20M Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Hugo (2011) $185.8M Hugo (2011)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Answers to Nothing (2011) $22K Answers to Nothing (2011)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) $546.3M Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 The Adventures of Tintin (2011) $374M The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2011 earned the most: $546.3M from 3 films, led by Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 1 film 1 $5.8M – Spider (2002) $5.8M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 1 film 1 $55 – Thirty Lies or So (2004) $55
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 2 films · +221924498% 2 $122.1M +221924498% Hoodwinked! (2005) $110M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 1 film 1 $459.2M – National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $459.2M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 1 film · −100% 1 $895.8K −100% Histeria (2008) $895.8K
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 3 films 3 $546.3M – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) $543.8M
Archive

Mystery Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

37 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 10–16) with $1.3B, led by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 51 of 2011: 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17)?

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) leads with $543.8M worldwide, $186.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Headwinds (2011) at $2M and Frozen Silence (2011) at $536.8K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $546.3M in all, or $182.1M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) with $543.8M.

How much of the Week 51, 2011 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$186.8M of the $546.3M total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2011 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 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 51, 2011 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.