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Mystery box office · Week 20 · May 12–18, 2019

Mystery Box Office, Week 20 of 2019: Mystery Releases of May 12–18

The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18), with $36.1M worldwide, ahead of The Souvenir (2019) at $1.8M and Perfect (2019) at $1.7M. 5 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $40.2M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Japanese leads with $36.1M across 1 mystery release.

week 20 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$40.2M
The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019), the #1
$36.1M
earned in the US & Canada
3%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 20 of 2019?

The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) leads with $36.1M, 90% of the total. The top 5 together took $40.2M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $36.1M The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Souvenir (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $1.8M The Souvenir (2019)
    $1M US & Canada · 58% $740.7K elsewhere · 42%
  3. Perfect (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $1.7M Perfect (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Vivarium (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $487.6K Vivarium (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $80.1K We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 20 of 2019, 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 20 of 2019 (May 12–18).

  1. 1 The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) movie poster
    The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) May 18, 2019 · Japanese · Mystery, Comedy $36.1M worldwide
    May 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.1M
  2. 2 The Souvenir (2019) movie poster
    The Souvenir (2019) May 17, 2019 · English · Drama, Mystery, Romance $1.8M worldwide
    May 17, 2019 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $740.7K Worldwide: $1.8M
  3. 3 Perfect (2019) movie poster
    Perfect (2019) May 17, 2019 · English · Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller $1.7M worldwide
    May 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
  4. 4 Vivarium (2019) movie poster
    Vivarium (2019) May 18, 2019 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $487.6K worldwide
    May 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $487.6K
  5. 5 We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019) movie poster
    We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019) May 17, 2019 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $80.1K worldwide
    May 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2016 earned the most: $93.4M from 2 films, led by Money Monster (2016). Week 20, 2019 took $40.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 1 film 1 $160K – The Big Bang (2011) $160K
Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 1 film · −4% 1 $153.5K −4% Distortion (2012) $153.5K
Week 20, 2013 May 12–18 1 film · +8576% 1 $13.3M +8576% Montage (2013) $13.3M
Week 20, 2014 May 11–17 2 films · −34% 2 $8.8M −34% The Immigrant (2014) $6M
Week 20, 2015 May 10–16 1 film · −99% 1 $124.7K −99% Every Secret Thing (2015) $124.7K
Week 20, 2016 May 8–14 2 films · +74763% 2 $93.4M +74763% Money Monster (2016) $93.3M
Week 20, 2017 May 14–20 1 film · −93% 1 $6.3M −93% The Merciless (2017) $6.3M
Week 20, 2018 May 13–19 1 film · −99% 1 $34.7K −99% The Hollow Child (2018) $34.7K
Week 20, 2019 May 12–18 5 films · +115561% 5 $40.2M +115561% The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) $36.1M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 20 of 2019: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18)?

The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019) leads with $36.1M worldwide. Next come The Souvenir (2019) at $1.8M and Perfect (2019) at $1.7M.

How much did mystery movies released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18) earn?

5 mystery films released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $40.2M in all, or $8M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 20 of 2019 (May 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Confidence Man JP: Fortune (2019), earned $36.1M.

How much of the Week 20, 2019 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$1M of the $40.2M total, or 3%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 2019 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 20 of 2019 (May 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 20, 2019 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.