#1 of 2 #1 action movie of Week 21, 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
1989 · Action, Adventure
$474.2M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$197.2M US & Canada · 42% $277M elsewhere · 58%
Action box office · Week 21 · May 21–27, 1989
Action Box Office, Week 21 of 1989: Action Releases of May 21–27
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 21 of 1989 (May 21–27), with $474.2M worldwide, ahead of Pink Cadillac (1989) at $12.1M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $486.3M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $486.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 43%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Action Release of Week 21 of 1989, 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 21 of 1989 (May 21–27).
- 1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)May 24, 1989 US and Canada: $197.2M Rest of the world: $277M Worldwide: $474.2M
May 24, 1989 · English · Action, Adventure $474.2M worldwide - 2
May 26, 1989 US and Canada: $12.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.1M
Archive
Action Box Office in 1989, Week by Week
40 weeks of 1989 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 21–27) with $486.3M, led by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $15.7M
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $40.6M
- Week 5 $3.4M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $4.6M
- Week 8 $902.2K
- Week 9 $12.2K
- Week 10 $8.1M
- Week 11 $2M
- Week 12 $8.1M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $10.2M
- Week 15 $7.7M
- Week 16 $3.1M
- Week 17 $78.2M
- Week 18 $9.1M
- Week 19 $192.8K
- Week 20 $30.1M
- Week 21 $486.3M
- Week 22 $25.2M
- Week 23 $52.2M
- Week 24 $215.4M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $39M
- Week 27 $228M
- Week 28 $156.9M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $22.1M
- Week 32 $90.5M
- Week 33 $5M
- Week 34 $10.6M
- Week 35 $618.2K
- Week 36 $14.7M
- Week 37 $3.6M
- Week 38 $136M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $21.3M
- Week 41 $1.9M
- Week 42 $16.8M
- Week 43 $283.7K
- Week 44 $100.3K
- Week 45 $11M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $363.6K
- Week 48 $13.1K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $63.4M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 21 of 1989: 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 21 of 1989 (May 21–27)?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) leads with $474.2M worldwide, $197.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pink Cadillac (1989) at $12.1M.
How much did action movies released in week 21 of 1989 (May 21–27) earn?
2 action films released in week 21 of 1989 (May 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $486.3M in all, or $243.2M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 21 of 1989 (May 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) with $474.2M.
How is the week 21, 1989 action 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 21 of 1989 (May 21–27). 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 21, 1989 action 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.