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Mystery box office · Week 29 · Jul 12–18, 2015

Mystery Box Office, Week 29 of 2015: Mystery Releases of Jul 12–18

Mr. Holmes (2015) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18), with $29.4M worldwide, ahead of Irrational Man (2015) at $27.4M and Dark Awakening (2015) at $367.9K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $57.1M in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 53% on Week 28, 2015, whose releases took $37.4M.

week 29 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$57.1M
Mr. Holmes (2015), the #1
$29.4M
vs Week 28, 2015
+53%
Mr. Holmes (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 mystery movie of Week 29, 2015

Mr. Holmes (2015)

2015 · Drama, Mystery

$29.4M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total

$17.7M US & Canada · 60% $11.6M elsewhere · 40%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 29 of 2015?

Mr. Holmes (2015) leads with $29.4M, 51% of the total. The top 3 together took $57.1M, 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. Holmes (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $29.4M Mr. Holmes (2015)
    $17.7M US & Canada · 60% $11.6M elsewhere · 40%
  2. Irrational Man (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $27.4M Irrational Man (2015)
    $4M US & Canada · 15% $23.4M elsewhere · 85%
  3. Dark Awakening (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $367.9K Dark Awakening (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 29 of 2015, 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 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18).

  1. 1 Mr. Holmes (2015) movie poster
    Mr. Holmes (2015) Jul 17, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery, Crime $29.4M worldwide
    Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $11.6M Worldwide: $29.4M
  2. 2 Irrational Man (2015) movie poster
    Irrational Man (2015) Jul 17, 2015 · English · Drama, Mystery $27.4M worldwide
    Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $23.4M Worldwide: $27.4M
  3. 3 Dark Awakening (2015) movie poster
    Dark Awakening (2015) Jul 17, 2015 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $367.9K worldwide
    Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $367.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2011 earned the most: $1.3B from 1 film, led by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Week 29, 2015 took $57.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 29, 2006 Jul 16–22 2 films 2 $214.6M – Monster House (2006) $141.9M
Week 29, 2007 Jul 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 29, 2008 Jul 13–19 2 films 2 $5.9M – Transsiberian (2008) $5.9M
Week 29, 2009 Jul 12–18 1 film · +15773% 1 $941.1M +15773% Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M
Week 29, 2010 Jul 11–17 1 film · −11% 1 $839.4M −11% Inception (2010) $839.4M
Week 29, 2011 Jul 10–16 1 film · +60% 1 $1.3B +60% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B
Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 29, 2013 Jul 14–20 1 film 1 $180.2K – Evidence (2013) $180.2K
Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 3 films · +5143% 3 $9.5M +5143% Bunshinsaba 3 (2014) $7.9M
Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 3 films · +504% 3 $57.1M +504% Mr. Holmes (2015) $29.4M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 29 of 2015: 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 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18)?

Mr. Holmes (2015) leads with $29.4M worldwide, $17.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Irrational Man (2015) at $27.4M and Dark Awakening (2015) at $367.9K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $57.1M in all, or $19M per film on average. Week 28, 2015 releases took $37.4M.

How many mystery movies released in week 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mr. Holmes (2015), earned $29.4M.

How much of the Week 29, 2015 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.8M of the $57.1M total, or 38%, 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 29, 2015 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 29 of 2015 (Jul 12–18). 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 29, 2015 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.