Mystery box office · 2021

Mystery Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Mystery Movies, Page 2

Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in 2021, with $686.3M worldwide, ahead of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) at $206.4M and Raging Fire (2021) at $205.8M. 80 mystery films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $1.9B in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 134% on 2020, whose releases took $797.8M. By language, Chinese leads with $953.4M across 5 mystery releases.

2021 releases with a gross: 80
combined worldwide: $1.9B
films crossed $100M: 4
vs 2020: +134%

Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) movie poster

#1 of 80

#1 mystery movie of 2021

Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)

2021 · Action, Adventure

$686.3M worldwide · 37% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

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Every Mystery Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 80 of 80. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.

51
Held (2021) Apr 9, 2021 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $150.9K worldwide

Apr 9, 2021 US and Canada: $142.8K Rest of the world: $8.1K Worldwide: $150.9K
52
The Night (2021) Jan 29, 2021 · French · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $97.5K worldwide

Jan 29, 2021 US and Canada: $26.1K Rest of the world: $71.4K Worldwide: $97.5K
53
American Night (2021) Oct 1, 2021 · English · Action, Mystery, Thriller $97.4K worldwide

Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.4K
54
City of Lies (2021) Mar 19, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama, Mystery $94.6K worldwide

Mar 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.6K
55
Fire on the Plain (2021) Mar 8, 2021 · Chinese · Crime, Mystery $92.1K worldwide

Mar 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92.1K
56
The Feast (2021) Nov 19, 2021 · Welsh · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $81.4K worldwide

Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: $73.1K Worldwide: $81.4K
57
Nizhal (2021) Apr 9, 2021 · Malayalam · Mystery, Thriller $78.2K worldwide

Apr 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.2K
58
The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021) Oct 8, 2021 · Korean · Drama, Mystery $75.2K worldwide

Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $75.2K
59
Lapsis (2021) Feb 12, 2021 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery $74.1K worldwide

Feb 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.1K
60
Bloody Hell (2021) Jan 14, 2021 · English · Action, Mystery, Thriller $72.1K worldwide

Jan 14, 2021 US and Canada: $28K Rest of the world: $44.1K Worldwide: $72.1K
61
Chess of the Wind (1976) Oct 29, 2021 · Persian · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $65.7K worldwide

Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.7K
62
The Scary of Sixty-First (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $56.2K worldwide

Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $45K Rest of the world: $11.2K Worldwide: $56.2K
63
Quake (2021) Sep 10, 2021 · Icelandic · Mystery, Drama $48K worldwide

Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48K
64
January (2021) Sep 23, 2021 · Bulgarian · Thriller, Drama, Horror $24K worldwide

Sep 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24K
65
Star (2021) Oct 29, 2021 · Malayalam · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $17.8K worldwide

Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.8K
66
First Date (2021) Jul 2, 2021 · English · Mystery, Comedy, Crime $16K worldwide

Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: $16K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16K
67
The Gossip (2021) Jun 3, 2021 · Korean · Horror, Mystery, Comedy $15.8K worldwide

Jun 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.8K
68
We Need to Do Something (2021) Sep 3, 2021 · English · Mystery, Horror $15.3K worldwide

Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: $13.6K Rest of the world: $1.7K Worldwide: $15.3K
69
Last and First Men (2021) Dec 10, 2021 · English · Sci-Fi, Mystery, Fantasy $13.5K worldwide

Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
70
After Chernobyl (2021) Apr 1, 2021 · Russian · Horror, Thriller, Mystery $12.2K worldwide

Apr 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K
71
Doineann (2021) Jul 25, 2021 · Irish · Drama, Mystery $12.2K worldwide

Jul 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K
72
The Fever (2021) Mar 19, 2021 · Portuguese · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $8.3K worldwide

Mar 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3K
73
Jacinto (2021) Oct 14, 2021 · Galician · Mystery, Horror $6.9K worldwide

Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
74
Come to Harm (2021) Sep 17, 2021 · Icelandic · Drama, Crime, Mystery $6.3K worldwide

Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
75
Dark State (2021) Mar 19, 2021 · English · Crime, Mystery, Drama $5.8K worldwide

Mar 19, 2021 US and Canada: $5.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8K
76
Dreamcatcher (2021) Mar 5, 2021 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Horror $5K worldwide

Mar 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
77
Below the Fold (2021) Apr 15, 2021 · English · Drama, Mystery $3.6K worldwide

Apr 15, 2021 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6K
78
For the Sake of Vicious (2021) Apr 16, 2021 · English · Action, Mystery, Horror $3.1K worldwide

Apr 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1K
79
All Is Vanity (2021) Oct 11, 2021 · English · Mystery, Comedy, Fantasy $1.1K worldwide

Oct 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
80
Zebra Girl (2021) May 28, 2021 · English · Thriller, Crime, Mystery $873 worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $873