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Mystery box office · Week 17 · Apr 22–28, 2012

Mystery Box Office, Week 17 of 2012: Mystery Releases of Apr 22–28

The Raven (2012) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28), with $29.7M worldwide, ahead of Ritual (2012) at $11.6K and Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) at $5.5K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $29.7M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada.

week 17 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$29.7M
The Raven (2012), the #1
$29.7M
earned in the US & Canada
54%
The Raven (2012) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 mystery movie of Week 17, 2012

The Raven (2012)

2012 · Mystery, Thriller

$29.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$16M US & Canada · 54% $13.7M elsewhere · 46%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 17 of 2012?

The Raven (2012) leads with $29.7M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $29.7M, 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. The Raven (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $29.7M The Raven (2012)
    $16M US & Canada · 54% $13.7M elsewhere · 46%
  2. Ritual (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $11.6K Ritual (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $5.5K Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012)
    $5.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 17 of 2012, 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 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28).

  1. 1 The Raven (2012) movie poster
    The Raven (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · Mystery, Thriller $29.7M worldwide
    Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $29.7M
  2. 2 Ritual (2012) movie poster
    Ritual (2012) Apr 26, 2012 · English · Horror, Thriller, Mystery $11.6K worldwide
    Apr 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.6K
  3. 3 Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) movie poster
    Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · English · History, Mystery, Documentary $5.5K worldwide
    Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2005 earned the most: $177.3M from 3 films, led by The Interpreter (2005). Week 17, 2012 took $29.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 2003 Apr 20–26 1 film 1 $90.3M – Identity (2003) $90.3M
Week 17, 2004 Apr 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2005 Apr 17–23 3 films 3 $177.3M – The Interpreter (2005) $162.9M
Week 17, 2006 Apr 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2007 Apr 22–28 2 films 2 $32.9M – The Invisible (2007) $26.8M
Week 17, 2008 Apr 20–26 1 film · −45% 1 $18M −45% Deception (2008) $18M
Week 17, 2009 Apr 19–25 1 film · −100% 1 $13.7K −100% Don McKay (2009) $13.7K
Week 17, 2010 Apr 18–24 1 film · +214137% 1 $29.4M +214137% The Losers (2010) $29.4M
Week 17, 2011 Apr 17–23 1 film · +15% 1 $33.7M +15% Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) $33.7M
Week 17, 2012 Apr 22–28 3 films · −12% 3 $29.7M −12% The Raven (2012) $29.7M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 17 of 2012: 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 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28)?

The Raven (2012) leads with $29.7M worldwide, $16M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ritual (2012) at $11.6K and Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012) at $5.5K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $29.7M in all, or $9.9M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Raven (2012), earned $29.7M.

How much of the Week 17, 2012 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$16M of the $29.7M total, or 54%, 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 17, 2012 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 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28). 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 17, 2012 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.