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Mystery box office · Week 33 · Aug 10–16, 2014

Mystery Box Office, Week 33 of 2014: Mystery Releases of Aug 10–16

Mr. X (2014) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16), with $5.1M worldwide, ahead of Frank (2014) at $2.5M and Cure: The Life of Another (2014) at $1.2K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.6M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada.

week 33 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.6M
Mr. X (2014), the #1
$5.1M
earned in the US & Canada
9%
Mr. X (2014) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 mystery movie of Week 33, 2014

Mr. X (2014)

2014 · Biography, Mystery

$5.1M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total

$45K US & Canada · <1% $5M elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 33 of 2014?

Mr. X (2014) leads with $5.1M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.6M, 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. Mr. X (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $5.1M Mr. X (2014)
    $45K US & Canada · <1% $5M elsewhere · 99%
  2. Frank (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $2.5M Frank (2014)
    $645.2K US & Canada · 26% $1.9M elsewhere · 74%
  3. Cure: The Life of Another (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $1.2K Cure: The Life of Another (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 33 of 2014, 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 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16).

  1. 1 Mr. X (2014) movie poster
    Mr. X (2014) Aug 15, 2014 · Hindi · Biography, Mystery, Documentary $5.1M worldwide
    Aug 15, 2014 US and Canada: $45K Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $5.1M
  2. 2 Frank (2014) movie poster
    Frank (2014) Aug 15, 2014 · English · Drama, Mystery, Comedy $2.5M worldwide
    Aug 15, 2014 US and Canada: $645.2K Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $2.5M
  3. 3 Cure: The Life of Another (2014) movie poster
    Cure: The Life of Another (2014) Aug 16, 2014 · German · Mystery, War, Thriller $1.2K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2005 earned the most: $186.4M from 2 films, led by The Skeleton Key (2005). Week 33, 2014 took $7.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 2005 Aug 7–13 2 films 2 $186.4M – The Skeleton Key (2005) $94M
Week 33, 2006 Aug 13–19 2 films · −53% 2 $88M −53% The Illusionist (2006) $87.9M
Week 33, 2007 Aug 12–18 1 film · −93% 1 $5.8M −93% Them (2007) $5.8M
Week 33, 2008 Aug 10–16 2 films · +1242% 2 $78.1M +1242% Mirrors (2008) $78.1M
Week 33, 2009 Aug 9–15 2 films · +30% 2 $101.7M +30% The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) $101.3M
Week 33, 2010 Aug 8–14 1 film · −100% 1 $29.8K −100% Pulsar (2010) $29.8K
Week 33, 2011 Aug 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 1 film 1 $2.5M – Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012) $2.5M
Week 33, 2013 Aug 11–17 2 films · +1356% 2 $35.7M +1356% Hide and Seek (2013) $35.5M
Week 33, 2014 Aug 10–16 3 films · −79% 3 $7.6M −79% Mr. X (2014) $5.1M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 33 of 2014: 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 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16)?

Mr. X (2014) leads with $5.1M worldwide, $45K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Frank (2014) at $2.5M and Cure: The Life of Another (2014) at $1.2K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $7.6M in all, or $2.5M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mr. X (2014), earned $5.1M.

How much of the Week 33, 2014 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$690.2K of the $7.6M total, or 9%, 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 33, 2014 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 33 of 2014 (Aug 10–16). 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 33, 2014 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.