#1 of 3 #1 mystery movie of May 2025
2025 · Horror, Mystery
$39.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$19.3M US & Canada · 49% $20.1M elsewhere · 51%
Mystery box office · May 2025
Mystery Box Office, May 2025: Top-Grossing Releases
Bring Her Back (2025) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in May 2025, with $39.4M worldwide, ahead of A Widow's Game (2025) at $436.2K and Waktu Maghrib 2 (2025) at $193.2K. 3 mystery films released in May 2025 report a worldwide gross, $40M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on April 2025, whose releases took $298.4M.
- May 2025 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $40M
- Bring Her Back (2025), the #1
- $39.4M
- vs April 2025
- −87%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of May 2025?
Bring Her Back (2025) leads with $39.4M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $40M, 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 May 2025, 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 May 2025.
- 1 May 30, 2025 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $39.4M
- 2 May 30, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $436.2K
- 3 May 28, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.2K
Earlier years
How Does May 2025 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2023 earned the most: $717M from 6 films, led by Fast X (2023). May 2025 took $40M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 9 films | 9 | $189.1M | – | Money Monster (2016) $93.3M |
| May 2017 10 films · −88% | 10 | $22.3M | −88% | Reminiscence (2017) $7.1M |
| May 2018 6 films · −27% | 6 | $16.3M | −27% | Laplace’s Witch (2018) $11M |
| May 2019 14 films · +755% | 14 | $139.1M | +755% | The Intruder (2019) $36.6M |
| May 2020 4 films · −79% | 4 | $29.7M | −79% | Scoob! (2020) $28.6M |
| May 2021 6 films · −43% | 6 | $16.9M | −43% | The Dry (2021) $15.6M |
| May 2022 13 films · −23% | 13 | $13M | −23% | Lesson in Murder (2022) $7.3M |
| May 2023 6 films · +5417% | 6 | $717M | +5417% | Fast X (2023) $704.9M |
| May 2024 10 films · −90% | 10 | $70.9M | −90% | The Execution (2024) $53.5M |
| May 2025 3 films · −44% | 3 | $40M | −44% | Bring Her Back (2025) $39.4M |
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 2025, Month by Month
The months of 2025 with their totals: September leads with $804.9M, led by The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).
- January $504M #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
- February $257.7M #1 Paddington In Peru (2025)
- March $1.4M #1 The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)
- April $298.4M #1 Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)
- May $40M #1 Bring Her Back (2025)
- June $3.7M #1 Housefull 5 (2025)
- July $1.8M #1 Vultures (2025)
- August $283.3M #1 Weapons (2025)
- September $804.9M #1 The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
- October $11.1M #1 It Was Just an Accident (2025)
- November $33.9M #1 The Secret Agent (2025)
- December $238.7M #1 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)
FAQ
Mystery Box Office May 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in May 2025?
Bring Her Back (2025) leads with $39.4M worldwide, $19.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Widow's Game (2025) at $436.2K and Waktu Maghrib 2 (2025) at $193.2K.
How much did mystery movies released in May 2025 earn?
3 mystery films released in May 2025 report a worldwide gross, $40M in all, or $13.3M per film on average. April 2025 releases took $298.4M.
How many mystery movies released in May 2025 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Bring Her Back (2025), earned $39.4M.
How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.