#1 of 5 #1 mystery movie of Week 40, 2024
Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024)
2024 · Mystery, Adventure
$1.8M worldwide · 36% of the chart's total
$1.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Mystery box office · Week 40 · Sep 29–Oct 5, 2024
Mystery Box Office, Week 40 of 2024: Mystery Releases of Sep 29–Oct 5
Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5), with $1.8M worldwide, ahead of Monster Summer (2024) at $1.3M and Scarygirl (2024) at $1.2M. 5 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, 62% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $4.3M across 3 mystery releases.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $4.8M
- Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024), the #1
- $1.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 62%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 40 of 2024?
Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) leads with $1.8M, 36% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.8M, 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.
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The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 40 of 2024, 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 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5).
- 1 Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024)Oct 2, 2024 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
Oct 2, 2024 · English · Mystery, Adventure, Horror $1.8M worldwide - 2 Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $103.1K Worldwide: $1.3M
- 3 Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
- 4 Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $525K
- 5 Sep 29, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 40 releases took $4.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 13–19) with $139.5M, led by Smile 2 (2024).
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Blink Twice (2024) $48.1M Blink Twice (2024)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Afraid (2024) $13M Afraid (2024)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 The American Backyard (2024) $397.1K The American Backyard (2024)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 All About Suomi (2024) $15.6M All About Suomi (2024)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Long Gone Heroes (2024) $4.6K Long Gone Heroes (2024)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 The Universal Theory (2024) $561.9K The Universal Theory (2024)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) $4.8M Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 Woman of the Hour (2024) $853.9K Woman of the Hour (2024)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 Smile 2 (2024) $139.5M Smile 2 (2024)
Earlier years
How Does Week 40 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2017 earned the most: $284.7M from 4 films, led by Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Week 40, 2024 took $4.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films | 5 | $633.8K | – | Circle of Atonement (2015) $320.3K |
| Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · −100% | 1 | $2.8K | −100% | Mirror Game (2016) $2.8K |
| Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 4 films · +10210370% | 4 | $284.7M | +10210370% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $277.9M |
| Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · −77% | 3 | $65.5M | −77% | Andhadhun (2018) $62.5M |
| Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · −92% | 5 | $5.1M | −92% | Dilili in Paris (2019) $4.9M |
| Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films · −94% | 2 | $296.2K | −94% | Death of Me (2020) $292.3K |
| Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · +731% | 2 | $2.5M | +731% | Mayday (2021) $2.4M |
| Week 40, 2022 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · −63% | 4 | $900.6K | −63% | Lost & Found (2022) $700.5K |
| Week 40, 2023 Oct 1–7 3 films · +32% | 3 | $1.2M | +32% | The Jester (2023) $1.1M |
| Week 40, 2024 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · +306% | 5 | $4.8M | +306% | Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) $1.8M |
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 2024, Week by Week
45 weeks of 2024 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 22–28) with $246.9M, led by Nosferatu (2024).
- Week 1 $3.5M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $205.5K
- Week 4 $115.8K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $1.7M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $22.3K
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $87.6M
- Week 11 $103.7M
- Week 12 $11.4M
- Week 13 $27.2M
- Week 14 $52.9K
- Week 15 $390.1K
- Week 16 $202.5K
- Week 17 $6.8M
- Week 18 $1.8M
- Week 19 $276.1K
- Week 20 $15M
- Week 21 $47.9K
- Week 22 $53.7M
- Week 23 $34M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $15.2K
- Week 26 $685K
- Week 27 $176.6M
- Week 28 $11.1M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $627.7K
- Week 31 $83.7M
- Week 32 $6.6M
- Week 33 $119.5K
- Week 34 $48.1M
- Week 35 $13M
- Week 36 $397.1K
- Week 37 $15.6M
- Week 38 $4.6K
- Week 39 $561.9K
- Week 40 $4.8M
- Week 41 $853.9K
- Week 42 $139.5M
- Week 43 $30.6K
- Week 44 $22.4M
- Week 45 $40.5M
- Week 46 $186.3M
- Week 47 $11.8M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $1.5M
- Week 50 $9.4M
- Week 51 $561K
- Week 52 $246.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 40 of 2024: 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 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5)?
Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024) leads with $1.8M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Monster Summer (2024) at $1.3M and Scarygirl (2024) at $1.2M.
How much did mystery movies released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5) earn?
5 mystery films released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5) report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $963.8K per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (2024), earned $1.8M.
How is the week 40, 2024 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 40 of 2024 (Sep 29–Oct 5). 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 40, 2024 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.