#1 of 4 #1 mystery movie of Week 41, 2014
2014 · Biography, Drama
$5.2M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
$2.5M US & Canada · 47% $2.8M elsewhere · 53%
Mystery box office · Week 41 · Oct 5–11, 2014
Mystery Box Office, Week 41 of 2014: Mystery Releases of Oct 5–11
Kill the Messenger (2014) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11), with $5.2M worldwide, ahead of The Pact 2 (2014) at $359K and The Veil of Twilight (2014) at $87.3K. 4 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.7M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 41 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $5.7M
- Kill the Messenger (2014), the #1
- $5.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 43%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 41 of 2014?
Kill the Messenger (2014) leads with $5.2M, 91% of the total. The top 4 together took $5.7M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11).
- 1 Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $5.2M
- 2 Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $359K
- 3 Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.3K
- 4 Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $75.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 41 releases took $5.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $410.2M, led by The Maze Runner (2014).
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 The Damned (2014) $1.6M The Damned (2014)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Innocence (2014) $294K Innocence (2014)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt? (2014) $1M Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 The Maze Runner (2014) $410.2M The Maze Runner (2014)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Marshland (2014) $9M Marshland (2014)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Gone Girl (2014) $371.1M Gone Girl (2014)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Kill the Messenger (2014) $5.7M Kill the Messenger (2014)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) $877.5K White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
Earlier years
How Does Week 41 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2012 earned the most: $85.9M from 2 films, led by Sinister (2012). Week 41, 2014 took $5.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 1 film | 1 | $23.7K | – | Loft (2005) $23.7K |
| Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 5 films · +318007% | 5 | $75.4M | +318007% | The Grudge 2 (2006) $70.7M |
| Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 2 films · −92% | 2 | $5.9M | −92% | Sleuth (2007) $4.9M |
| Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 4 films · +661% | 4 | $45M | +661% | Quarantine (2008) $41.3M |
| Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 3 films · −39% | 3 | $27.6M | −39% | Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) $24.7M |
| Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 3 films · −37% | 3 | $17.3M | −37% | Dark World (2010) $17M |
| Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 1 film · −92% | 1 | $1.3M | −92% | In the City of Dawn (2011) $1.3M |
| Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 2 films · +6262% | 2 | $85.9M | +6262% | Sinister (2012) $82.5M |
| Week 41, 2013 Oct 6–12 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 41, 2014 Oct 5–11 4 films | 4 | $5.7M | – | Kill the Messenger (2014) $5.2M |
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 2014, Week by Week
38 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $410.2M, led by The Maze Runner (2014).
- Week 1 $21.4M
- Week 2 $16.5M
- Week 3 $135.5M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $40.3M
- Week 6 $15.6M
- Week 7 $51.9M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $224M
- Week 10 $1.9M
- Week 11 $12.6M
- Week 12 $2.6K
- Week 13 $8.7M
- Week 14 $5.2M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $103.1M
- Week 17 $54.1K
- Week 18 $44.1M
- Week 19 $2.3M
- Week 20 $8.8M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $3.5M
- Week 24 $2.1M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $41.7K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $9.5M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $719.2K
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $7.6M
- Week 34 $489.9K
- Week 35 $1.6M
- Week 36 $294K
- Week 37 $1M
- Week 38 $410.2M
- Week 39 $9M
- Week 40 $371.1M
- Week 41 $5.7M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $877.5K
- Week 44 $17.7M
- Week 45 $134.2K
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $437.8K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $14.8M
- Week 51 $100.4M
- Week 52 $1.3M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 41 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11)?
Kill the Messenger (2014) leads with $5.2M worldwide, $2.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pact 2 (2014) at $359K and The Veil of Twilight (2014) at $87.3K.
How much did mystery movies released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11) earn?
4 mystery films released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $5.7M in all, or $1.4M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Kill the Messenger (2014), earned $5.2M.
How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2014 (Oct 5–11). 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 41, 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.