#1 of 3 #1 mystery movie of Week 21, 2021
2021 · Drama, Mystery
$15.6M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$364.2K US & Canada · 2% $15.2M elsewhere · 98%
Mystery box office · Week 21 · May 16–22, 2021
Mystery Box Office, Week 21 of 2021: Mystery Releases of May 16–22
The Dry (2021) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22), with $15.6M worldwide, ahead of The Tiny Astronaut (2021) at $342.2K and Seance (2021) at $269.4K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $16.2M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $16.2M
- The Dry (2021), the #1
- $15.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 2%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 21 of 2021?
The Dry (2021) leads with $15.6M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $16.2M, 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.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 21 of 2021, 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 21 of 2021 (May 16–22).
- 1 May 21, 2021 US and Canada: $364.2K Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $15.6M
- 2 May 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $342.2K
- 3 May 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $269.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $16.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (May 30–Jun 5) with $206.8M, led by The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021).
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 Held (2021) $229.1K Held (2021)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) $111.8M Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Recalled (2021) $2.7M Recalled (2021)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021) $1.1M Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 2–8 The Water Man (2021) $673.5K The Water Man (2021)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 16–22 The Dry (2021) $16.2M The Dry (2021)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 23–29 Zebra Girl (2021) $873 Zebra Girl (2021)
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) $206.8M The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2015 earned the most: $244.1M from 4 films, led by Tomorrowland (2015). Week 21, 2021 took $16.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 4 films | 4 | $244.1M | – | Tomorrowland (2015) $209M |
| Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 4 films · −70% | 4 | $72.4M | −70% | The Nice Guys (2016) $71.3M |
| Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 5 films · −92% | 5 | $6.1M | −92% | Based on a True Story (2017) $4M |
| Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 3 films · −19% | 3 | $4.9M | −19% | The Tale (2018) $2.7M |
| Week 21, 2019 May 19–25 2 films · +574% | 2 | $33.3M | +574% | Brightburn (2019) $33.2M |
| Week 21, 2020 May 17–23 1 film · −99% | 1 | $304.9K | −99% | Inheritance (2020) $304.9K |
| Week 21, 2021 May 16–22 3 films · +5209% | 3 | $16.2M | +5209% | The Dry (2021) $15.6M |
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
40 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 7–13) with $696.6M, led by Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $72.1K
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $483.9K
- Week 6 $5.6M
- Week 7 $696.6M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $1.8M
- Week 11 $5.8M
- Week 12 $108.7K
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $31.2M
- Week 15 $229.1K
- Week 16 $111.8M
- Week 17 $2.7M
- Week 18 $1.1M
- Week 19 $673.5K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $16.2M
- Week 22 $873
- Week 23 $206.8M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $1.3M
- Week 27 $16K
- Week 28 $675K
- Week 29 $65.8M
- Week 30 $90.4M
- Week 31 $206.4M
- Week 32 $168.7M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $31.8M
- Week 35 $397.3K
- Week 36 $15.3K
- Week 37 $34.9M
- Week 38 $32.3M
- Week 39 $24K
- Week 40 $2.5M
- Week 41 $3.3M
- Week 42 $738.2K
- Week 43 $3.2M
- Week 44 $23.7M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $81.4K
- Week 48 $43.7M
- Week 49 $622K
- Week 50 $16.5M
- Week 51 $54.9M
- Week 52 $1.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 21 of 2021: 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 21 of 2021 (May 16–22)?
The Dry (2021) leads with $15.6M worldwide, $364.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Tiny Astronaut (2021) at $342.2K and Seance (2021) at $269.4K.
How much did mystery movies released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22) earn?
3 mystery films released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $16.2M in all, or $5.4M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 21 of 2021 (May 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Dry (2021), earned $15.6M.
How is the week 21, 2021 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 21 of 2021 (May 16–22). 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 21, 2021 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.