#1 of 56 #1 mystery movie of 2025
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
2025 · Comedy, Drama
$500.3M worldwide · 20% of the chart's total
$2.2M US & Canada · <1% $498.1M elsewhere · 100%
Mystery box office · 2025
Mystery Box Office 2025: Highest-Grossing Mystery Movies
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in 2025, with $500.3M worldwide, ahead of The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) at $499.3M and 731 (2025) at $274.1M. 56 mystery films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $2.5B in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada. 8 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 81% on 2024, whose releases took $1.4B. By language, English leads with $1.5B across 30 mystery releases.
- 2025 releases with a gross
- 56
- combined worldwide
- $2.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 8
- vs 2024
- +81%
#1 of 56 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of 2025?
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads with $500.3M, 20% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.8B, 72% of what all 56 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 2025, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 56. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2025.
- 1 Jan 29, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $498.1M Worldwide: $500.3M
- 2 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)Sep 5, 2025 US and Canada: $177.8M Rest of the world: $321.5M Worldwide: $499.3M
Sep 5, 2025 · English · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $499.3M worldwide - 3 Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $410.9K Rest of the world: $273.7M Worldwide: $274.1M
- 4 Aug 8, 2025 US and Canada: $151.6M Rest of the world: $118.5M Worldwide: $270.1M
- 5 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: $127.7M Rest of the world: $110.8M Worldwide: $238.6M Dec 5, 2025 · English · Horror, Mystery, Thriller $238.6M worldwide
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Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $165.2M Worldwide: $211M - 7
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166.1M
Apr 18, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Crime, Action $166.1M worldwide - 8
Apr 25, 2025 US and Canada: $65.5M Rest of the world: $37.8M Worldwide: $103.3M - 9
May 30, 2025 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $39.4M - 10
Feb 7, 2025 US and Canada: $30.4M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $33.1M - 11
Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $28.7M - 12
Sep 26, 2025 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $6.8M Worldwide: $21.9M - 13
Nov 26, 2025 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $15.1M Worldwide: $19.4M - 14
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $11.3M Worldwide: $13.1M - 15
Feb 7, 2025 US and Canada: $103.4K Rest of the world: $12M Worldwide: $12.1M - 16
Oct 15, 2025 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10.5M - 17
Sep 26, 2025 US and Canada: $58.4K Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $7.8M - 18
Aug 22, 2025 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $7.5M - 19
Jun 5, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $3.6M - 20
Aug 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 21
Jul 2, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 22
Sep 6, 2025 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M - 23
Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare (2025)Jan 13, 2025 US and Canada: $230.5K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.6M Jan 13, 2025 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror $1.6M worldwide - 24
Aug 15, 2025 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M - 25
Jan 3, 2025 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $29.2K Worldwide: $1.4M - 26
Nov 19, 2025 US and Canada: $864.4K Rest of the world: $422K Worldwide: $1.3M - 27
Feb 5, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 28
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025)Aug 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $659.9K Aug 14, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Horror, Mystery $659.9K worldwide - 29
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $433.8K Rest of the world: $213.9K Worldwide: $647.7K - 30
Jan 2, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $550.3K - 31
Aug 15, 2025 US and Canada: $269.3K Rest of the world: $231.5K Worldwide: $500.8K - 32
May 30, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $436.2K - 33
Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $435.5K - 34
Mar 16, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $362.3K - 35
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)Mar 20, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $245.4K Mar 20, 2025 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy $245.4K worldwide - 36
Jan 16, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.1K - 37
May 28, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.2K - 38
Apr 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $178.6K - 39
Oct 8, 2025 US and Canada: $16.1K Rest of the world: $137.5K Worldwide: $153.6K - 40
Feb 1, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.4K - 41
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.3K - 42
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $119K Rest of the world: $18.8K Worldwide: $137.8K - 43
Sep 19, 2025 US and Canada: $107.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $107.5K - 44
Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.3K - 45
Mar 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.4K - 46
Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.4K - 47
Apr 4, 2025 US and Canada: $38.2K Rest of the world: $7K Worldwide: $45.2K - 48
Mar 14, 2025 US and Canada: $42.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.8K - 49
Jun 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.3K - 50
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.3K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2025?
Of the top 10, Heart Eyes (2025) earned the biggest share at home (92% in the US & Canada), while 731 (2025) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 56 films, $674.1M (27%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M $2.2M US & Canada · <1% $498.1M elsewhere · 100%
- 2 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) $499.3M $177.8M US & Canada · 36% $321.5M elsewhere · 64%
- 3 731 (2025) $274.1M $410.9K US & Canada · <1% $273.7M elsewhere · 100%
- 4 Weapons (2025) $270.1M $151.6M US & Canada · 56% $118.5M elsewhere · 44%
- 5 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) $238.6M $127.7M US & Canada · 54% $110.8M elsewhere · 46%
- 6 Paddington In Peru (2025) $211M $45.8M US & Canada · 22% $165.2M elsewhere · 78%
- 7 Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025) $166.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 The Accountant 2 (2025) $103.3M $65.5M US & Canada · 63% $37.8M elsewhere · 37%
- 9 Bring Her Back (2025) $39.4M $19.3M US & Canada · 49% $20.1M elsewhere · 51%
- 10 Heart Eyes (2025) $33.1M $30.4M US & Canada · 92% $2.7M elsewhere · 8%
Gross bands
How Many 2025 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
8 of 56 films crossed $100M and took $2.3B between them, 91% of the total. 40 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
20% 71%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, 2% of the list $500.3M · 20% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 7 films, 13% of the list $1.8B · 71% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 8 films, 14% of the list $178.3M · 7% of the gross
- Under $10M 40 films, 71% of the list $37.9M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2025 Earned the Most?
September releases took the most, $804.9M from 7 films, led by The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025). March was the quietest month ($1.4M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $504M Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
- February Feb Paddington In Peru (2025) $257.7M Paddington In Peru (2025)
- March Mar The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) $1.4M The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)
- April Apr Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025) $298.4M Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)
- May May Bring Her Back (2025) $40M Bring Her Back (2025)
- June Jun Housefull 5 (2025) $3.7M Housefull 5 (2025)
- July Jul Vultures (2025) $1.8M Vultures (2025)
- August Aug Weapons (2025) $283.3M Weapons (2025)
- September Sep The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) $804.9M The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
- October Oct It Was Just an Accident (2025) $11.1M It Was Just an Accident (2025)
- November Nov The Secret Agent (2025) $33.9M The Secret Agent (2025)
- December Dec Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) $238.7M Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)
Last 10 years
How Does 2025 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2023 earned the most: $4B from 97 films, led by Fast X (2023). 2025 took $2.5B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 97 films | 97 | $2.3B | – | Now You See Me 2 (2016) $334.9M |
| 2017 119 films · +31% | 119 | $3B | +31% | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) $352.8M |
| 2018 117 films · −7% | 117 | $2.8B | −7% | The Nun (2018) $366.1M |
| 2019 142 films · +3% | 142 | $2.9B | +3% | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) $392.1M |
| 2020 81 films · −73% | 81 | $797.8M | −73% | Sacrifice (2020) $161M |
| 2021 80 films · +134% | 80 | $1.9B | +134% | Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) $686.3M |
| 2022 113 films · +23% | 113 | $2.3B | +23% | The Batman (2022) $772.3M |
| 2023 97 films · +75% | 97 | $4B | +75% | Fast X (2023) $704.9M |
| 2024 109 films · −66% | 109 | $1.4B | −66% | Red One (2024) $186M |
| 2025 56 films · +81% | 56 | $2.5B | +81% | Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Mystery Movies Speak in 2025?
English-language mystery films took $1.5B across 30 films, 59% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language mystery films ($774.4M) and Japanese-language mystery films ($166.7M).
2025 Mystery Box Office by Language
- English $1.5B30 films · #1 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
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Chinese $774.4M2 films · #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) - Japanese $166.7M2 films · #1 Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)
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Korean $24.2M4 films · #1 Dark Nuns (2025) -
Portuguese $19.4M1 film · #1 The Secret Agent (2025) -
Persian $10.5M1 film · #1 It Was Just an Accident (2025) -
Hindi $3.6M1 film · #1 Housefull 5 (2025) -
French $1.9M2 films · #1 Vultures (2025) -
Spanish $798.4K2 films · #1 A Widow's Game (2025) - Malayalam $747.4K2 films · #1 Identity (2025)
Archive
Mystery Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $4B, led by Fast X (2023).
2020s 7 years · $14.2B
- 2026 so far $1.4B #1 Disclosure Day (2026)
- 2025 $2.5B #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
- 2024 $1.4B #1 Red One (2024)
- 2023 $4B #1 Fast X (2023)
- 2022 $2.3B #1 The Batman (2022)
- 2021 $1.9B #1 Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)
- 2020 $797.8M #1 Sacrifice (2020)
2010s 10 years · $24.4B
- 2019 $2.9B #1 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
- 2018 $2.8B #1 The Nun (2018)
- 2017 $3B #1 Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- 2016 $2.3B #1 Now You See Me 2 (2016)
- 2015 $1.2B #1 Tomorrowland (2015)
- 2014 $1.7B #1 Gone Girl (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 Gravity (2013)
- 2012 $1.4B #1 The Bourne Legacy (2012)
- 2011 $3.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $3.7B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
2000s 10 years · $24.3B
- 2009 $3.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $1.8B #1 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- 2007 $3.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $2.7B #1 The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- 2005 $2.7B #1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 2004 $3.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2003 $1.1B #1 The Haunted Mansion (2003)
- 2002 $2.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $2.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 What Lies Beneath (2000)
1990s 10 years · $10.4B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $810M #1 The X Files (1998)
- 1997 $1.2B #1 Scream 2 (1997)
- 1996 $805.2M #1 Eraser (1996)
- 1995 $974.6M #1 Seven (1995)
- 1994 $329.6M #1 The Client (1994)
- 1993 $964.2M #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $825.1M #1 Basic Instinct (1992)
- 1991 $525.9M #1 JFK (1991)
- 1990 $868.2M #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.7B
- 1989 $195.4M #1 The 'Burbs (1989)
- 1988 $456.1M #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $145.3M #1 No Way Out (1987)
- 1986 $182M #1 The Golden Child (1986)
- 1985 $227.7M #1 Fletch (1985)
- 1984 $104.6M #1 Tightrope (1984)
- 1983 $95.5M #1 Psycho II (1983)
- 1982 $109.4M #1 The Thing (1982)
- 1981 $103M #1 The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- 1980 $122.9M #1 Dressed to Kill (1980)
1970s 10 years · $524.6M
- 1979 $106.8M #1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- 1978 $142.2M #1 Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- 1977 $47.4M #1 The Deep (1977)
- 1976 $2.3M #1 The Tenant (1976)
- 1975 $74.2M #1 The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- 1974 $93.3M #1 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- 1973 $55.8M #1 Magnum Force (1973)
- 1972 $232.4K #1 Solaris (1972)
- 1971 $2.5M #1 THX 1138 (1971)
- 1970 $19.9K #1 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
1960s 9 years · $48.7M
- 1968 $558.4K #1 Bullitt (1968)
- 1967 $38.8K #1 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- 1966 $139.5K #1 Made in U.S.A (1966)
- 1965 $80K #1 Alphaville (1965)
- 1964 $12.4M #1 A Shot in the Dark (1964)
- 1963 $294.2K #1 Charade (1963)
- 1962 $2.9M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $1.2K #1 The Naked Edge (1961)
- 1960 $32.3M #1 Psycho (1960)
1950s 8 years · $53.7M
1940s 10 years · $3.6M
- 1949 $1.5M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $13.6K #1 Rope (1948)
- 1947 $43.5K #1 Great Expectations (1947)
- 1946 $109.7K #1 The Killers (1946)
- 1945 $31.1K #1 Spellbound (1945)
- 1944 $24.8K #1 Double Indemnity (1944)
- 1943 $36.1K #1 Le Corbeau (1943)
- 1942 $15.6K #1 Keeper of the Flame (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $114.1K #1 Rebecca (1940)
1930s 6 years · $3.3M
FAQ
Mystery Box Office 2025: 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 56 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in 2025?
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads with $500.3M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) at $499.3M and 731 (2025) at $274.1M.
How much did mystery movies released in 2025 earn?
56 mystery films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $2.5B in all, or $44.3M per film on average. 2024 releases took $1.4B.
How many mystery movies released in 2025 made $1 billion?
None. 8 films crossed $100 million, led by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) with $500.3M.
How is the 2025 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 2025. 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 2025 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.