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Mystery box office · September 2013

Mystery Box Office, September 2013: Top-Grossing Releases

Silent Witness (2013) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in September 2013, with $29.3M worldwide, ahead of Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) at $2.9M and Echoes from the Dead (2013) at $786.8K. 7 mystery films released in September 2013 report a worldwide gross, $33.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 77% on August 2013, whose releases took $142.7M. By language, Cantonese leads with $29.3M across 1 mystery release.

September 2013 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$33.4M
Silent Witness (2013), the #1
$29.3M
vs August 2013
−77%
Silent Witness (2013) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 mystery movie of September 2013

Silent Witness (2013)

2013 · Crime, Mystery

$29.3M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of September 2013?

Silent Witness (2013) leads with $29.3M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $33.4M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Silent Witness (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $29.3M Silent Witness (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $2.9M Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Echoes from the Dead (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $786.8K Echoes from the Dead (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Brotherhood of Tears (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $248.3K Brotherhood of Tears (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Lost Place (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $159.8K Lost Place (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of September 2013, 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 September 2013.

  1. 1 Silent Witness (2013) movie poster
    Silent Witness (2013) Sep 12, 2013 · Cantonese · Crime, Mystery, Drama $29.3M worldwide
    Sep 12, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.3M
  2. 2 Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) movie poster
    Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) Sep 7, 2013 · French · Mystery, Thriller, Drama $2.9M worldwide
    Sep 7, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
  3. 3 Echoes from the Dead (2013) movie poster
    Echoes from the Dead (2013) Sep 27, 2013 · Swedish · Drama, Mystery $786.8K worldwide
    Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $786.8K
  4. 4 Brotherhood of Tears (2013) movie poster
    Brotherhood of Tears (2013) Sep 21, 2013 · French · Mystery, Thriller $248.3K worldwide
    Sep 21, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $248.3K
  5. 5 Lost Place (2013) movie poster
    Lost Place (2013) Sep 19, 2013 · German · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $159.8K worldwide
    Sep 19, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $159.8K
  6. 6 Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus (2013) movie poster
    Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus (2013) Sep 11, 2013 · Malayalam · Action, Drama, Mystery $20.3K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.3K
  7. 7 The Last Time I Saw Macao (2013) movie poster
    The Last Time I Saw Macao (2013) Sep 13, 2013 · Portuguese · Drama, Mystery, Crime $6.1K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2013 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1K
Earlier years

How Does September 2013 Compare With September in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, September 2005 earned the most: $272.1M from 9 films, led by Flightplan (2005). September 2013 took $33.4M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
September 2004 8 films 8 $205.3M – The Forgotten (2004) $117.6M
September 2005 9 films · +33% 9 $272.1M +33% Flightplan (2005) $223.4M
September 2006 7 films · −60% 7 $110M −60% The Black Dahlia (2006) $49.3M
September 2007 8 films · −15% 8 $93.3M −15% Eastern Promises (2007) $56.1M
September 2008 2 films · +177% 2 $258.3M +177% Eagle Eye (2008) $178.8M
September 2009 6 films · −80% 6 $52.1M −80% Buried Secrets (2009) $25.5M
September 2010 7 films · +59% 7 $82.9M +59% Devil (2010) $62.7M
September 2011 7 films · +24% 7 $102.8M +24% Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M
September 2012 6 films · −40% 6 $61.6M −40% End of Watch (2012) $55.1M
September 2013 7 films · −46% 7 $33.4M −46% Silent Witness (2013) $29.3M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office September 2013: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in September 2013?

Silent Witness (2013) leads with $29.3M worldwide. Next come Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) at $2.9M and Echoes from the Dead (2013) at $786.8K.

How much did mystery movies released in September 2013 earn?

7 mystery films released in September 2013 report a worldwide gross, $33.4M in all, or $4.8M per film on average. August 2013 releases took $142.7M.

How many mystery movies released in September 2013 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Silent Witness (2013), earned $29.3M.

How much of the September 2013 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.1K of the $33.4M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the September 2013 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 September 2013. 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 September 2013 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.