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Mystery box office · Week 19 · May 1–7, 2022

Mystery Box Office, Week 19 of 2022: Mystery Releases of May 1–7

Lesson in Murder (2022) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7), with $7.3M worldwide, ahead of A Thousand Little Cuts (2022) at $2M and Shepherd (2022) at $440.3K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.8M in all.

week 19 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$9.8M
Lesson in Murder (2022), the #1
$7.3M
Lesson in Murder (2022) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 mystery movie of Week 19, 2022

Lesson in Murder (2022)

2022 · Crime, Drama

$7.3M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 19 of 2022?

Lesson in Murder (2022) leads with $7.3M, 75% of the total. The top 3 together took $9.8M, 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. Lesson in Murder (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $7.3M Lesson in Murder (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. A Thousand Little Cuts (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $2M A Thousand Little Cuts (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Shepherd (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $440.3K Shepherd (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 19 of 2022, 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 19 of 2022 (May 1–7).

  1. 1 Lesson in Murder (2022) movie poster
    Lesson in Murder (2022) May 6, 2022 · Japanese · Crime, Drama, Mystery $7.3M worldwide
    May 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M
  2. 2 A Thousand Little Cuts (2022) movie poster
    A Thousand Little Cuts (2022) May 2, 2022 · English · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $2M worldwide
    May 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  3. 3 Shepherd (2022) movie poster
    Shepherd (2022) May 6, 2022 · English · Mystery, Horror $440.3K worldwide
    May 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $440.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2016 earned the most: $23.2M from 3 films, led by Phantom of the Theatre (2016). Week 19, 2022 took $9.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 2013 May 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 19, 2014 May 4–10 1 film 1 $2.3M – Death in Buenos Aires (2014) $2.3M
Week 19, 2015 May 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 19, 2016 May 1–7 3 films 3 $23.2M – Phantom of the Theatre (2016) $13.5M
Week 19, 2017 May 7–13 2 films · −99% 2 $235.7K −99% Hounds of Love (2017) $234.4K
Week 19, 2018 May 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 19, 2019 May 5–11 2 films 2 $5.3M – The Professor and the Madman (2019) $5.1M
Week 19, 2020 May 3–9 1 film · −85% 1 $788.6K −85% Z (2020) $788.6K
Week 19, 2021 May 2–8 2 films · −15% 2 $673.5K −15% The Water Man (2021) $383.2K
Week 19, 2022 May 1–7 3 films · +1357% 3 $9.8M +1357% Lesson in Murder (2022) $7.3M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 19 of 2022: 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 19 of 2022 (May 1–7)?

Lesson in Murder (2022) leads with $7.3M worldwide. Next come A Thousand Little Cuts (2022) at $2M and Shepherd (2022) at $440.3K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $9.8M in all, or $3.3M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 19 of 2022 (May 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lesson in Murder (2022), earned $7.3M.

How is the week 19, 2022 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 19 of 2022 (May 1–7). 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 19, 2022 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.