#1 of 5 #1 mystery movie of Week 3, 2026
2026 · Crime, Drama
$10.4M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$1.4M US & Canada · 14% $9M elsewhere · 86%
Mystery box office · Week 3 · Jan 11–17, 2026
Mystery Box Office, Week 3 of 2026: Mystery Releases of Jan 11–17
A Private Life (2026) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17), with $10.4M worldwide, ahead of Night Patrol (2026) at $372.1K and Killer Whale (2026) at $275.4K. 5 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.1M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. By language, French leads with $10.4M across 1 mystery release.
- week 3 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $11.1M
- A Private Life (2026), the #1
- $10.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 16%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 3 of 2026?
A Private Life (2026) leads with $10.4M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $11.1M, 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 3 of 2026, 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 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17).
- 1 Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $9M Worldwide: $10.4M
- 2 Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: $372.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $372.1K
- 3 Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $275.4K
- 4 Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1K
- 5 Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62
Earlier years
How Does Week 3 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2019 earned the most: $287.4M from 2 films, led by Glass (2019). Week 3, 2026 took $11.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 1 film | 1 | $511.1K | – | Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017) $511.1K |
| Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 5 films · +16896% | 5 | $86.9M | +16896% | Den of Thieves (2018) $80.5M |
| Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 2 films · +231% | 2 | $287.4M | +231% | Glass (2019) $247M |
| Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 3 films · −100% | 3 | $113.9K | −100% | The Night (2020) $97.5K |
| Week 3, 2021 Jan 10–16 1 film · −37% | 1 | $72.1K | −37% | Bloody Hell (2021) $72.1K |
| Week 3, 2022 Jan 9–15 1 film · +230786% | 1 | $166.6M | +230786% | Scream (2022) $166.6M |
| Week 3, 2023 Jan 15–21 1 film · −100% | 1 | $4.2K | −100% | Sorcery (2023) $4.2K |
| Week 3, 2024 Jan 14–20 2 films · +4809% | 2 | $205.5K | +4809% | Brief History of a Family (2024) $127K |
| Week 3, 2025 Jan 12–18 2 films · +756% | 2 | $1.8M | +756% | Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare (2025) $1.6M |
| Week 3, 2026 Jan 11–17 5 films · +529% | 5 | $11.1M | +529% | A Private Life (2026) $10.4M |
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 2026, Week by Week
26 weeks of 2026 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 7–13) with $247.2M, led by Disclosure Day (2026).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $11.1M
- Week 4 $102.7M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $23.8K
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $556.3K
- Week 9 $208M
- Week 10 $3.4M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $1.9M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $43.9M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $5.6M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $133.1M
- Week 20 $4.9M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $153.7K
- Week 24 $247.2M
- Week 25 $1.4M
- Week 26 $14.6K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $72.4M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $3M
- Week 31 $7.1M
- Week 32 $23M
- Week 33 $121.6M
- Week 34 $171.5M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $131.3K
- Week 37 $49.5M
- Week 38 $2M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $163.7M
- Week 41 $23.9K
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 so far No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 3 of 2026: 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 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17)?
A Private Life (2026) leads with $10.4M worldwide, $1.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Night Patrol (2026) at $372.1K and Killer Whale (2026) at $275.4K.
How much did mystery movies released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17) earn?
5 mystery films released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $11.1M in all, or $2.2M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Private Life (2026), earned $10.4M.
How is the week 3, 2026 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 3 of 2026 (Jan 11–17). 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 3, 2026 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.