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Mystery box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2018

Mystery Box Office, Week 37 of 2018: Mystery Releases of Sep 9–15

A Simple Favor (2018) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15), with $97.6M worldwide, ahead of Lizzie (2018) at $844.8K and Lost Child (2018) at $68.2K. 4 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $98.6M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 73% on Week 36, 2018, whose releases took $366.8M.

week 37 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$98.6M
A Simple Favor (2018), the #1
$97.6M
vs Week 36, 2018
−73%
A Simple Favor (2018) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 mystery movie of Week 37, 2018

A Simple Favor (2018)

2018 · Drama, Mystery

$97.6M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$53.5M US & Canada · 55% $44.1M elsewhere · 45%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 37 of 2018?

A Simple Favor (2018) leads with $97.6M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $98.6M, 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.

  1. A Simple Favor (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $97.6M A Simple Favor (2018)
    $53.5M US & Canada · 55% $44.1M elsewhere · 45%
  2. Lizzie (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $844.8K Lizzie (2018)
    $642.2K US & Canada · 76% $202.6K elsewhere · 24%
  3. Lost Child (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $68.2K Lost Child (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. I Think We're Alone Now (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $3.2K I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 37 of 2018, 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 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15).

  1. 1 A Simple Favor (2018) movie poster
    A Simple Favor (2018) Sep 14, 2018 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $97.6M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: $53.5M Rest of the world: $44.1M Worldwide: $97.6M
  2. 2 Lizzie (2018) movie poster
    Lizzie (2018) Sep 14, 2018 · English · Biography, Drama, Mystery $844.8K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: $642.2K Rest of the world: $202.6K Worldwide: $844.8K
  3. 3 Lost Child (2018) movie poster
    Lost Child (2018) Sep 14, 2018 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $68.2K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.2K
  4. 4 I Think We're Alone Now (2018) movie poster
    I Think We're Alone Now (2018) Sep 14, 2018 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $3.2K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2018 earned the most: $98.6M from 4 films, led by A Simple Favor (2018).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 4 films 4 $25.5M – Whiteout (2009) $18M
Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 1 film · −99% 1 $161.6K −99% Road to Nowhere (2010) $161.6K
Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 1 film · −93% 1 $10.9K −93% The Arrival of Wang (2011) $10.9K
Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 1 film · +13767% 1 $1.5M +13767% The Scapegoat (2012) $1.5M
Week 37, 2013 Sep 8–14 3 films · +1847% 3 $29.3M +1847% Silent Witness (2013) $29.3M
Week 37, 2014 Sep 7–13 2 films · −97% 2 $1M −97% Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt? (2014) $846.7K
Week 37, 2015 Sep 6–12 1 film · +115% 1 $2.2M +115% Goodnight Mommy (2015) $2.2M
Week 37, 2016 Sep 4–10 3 films · +1317% 3 $31.1M +1317% When the Bough Breaks (2016) $30.7M
Week 37, 2017 Sep 10–16 3 films · +45% 3 $45M +45% mother! (2017) $44.5M
Week 37, 2018 Sep 9–15 4 films · +119% 4 $98.6M +119% A Simple Favor (2018) $97.6M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 37 of 2018: 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 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15)?

A Simple Favor (2018) leads with $97.6M worldwide, $53.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Lizzie (2018) at $844.8K and Lost Child (2018) at $68.2K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15) earn?

4 mystery films released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $98.6M in all, or $24.6M per film on average. Week 36, 2018 releases took $366.8M.

How many mystery movies released in week 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Simple Favor (2018), earned $97.6M.

How much of the Week 37, 2018 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$54.2M of the $98.6M total, or 55%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 2018 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 37 of 2018 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 2018 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.