#1 of 3 #1 action movie of Week 28, 1989
1989 · Action, Adventure
$156.2M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$34.7M US & Canada · 22% $121.5M elsewhere · 78%
Action box office · Week 28 · Jul 9–15, 1989
Action Box Office, Week 28 of 1989: Action Releases of Jul 9–15
Licence to Kill (1989) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15), with $156.2M worldwide, ahead of Patlabor: The Movie (1989) at $579K and Mobile Suit SD Gundam’s Counterattack (1989) at $150K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $156.9M in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 28 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $156.9M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 22%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 28 of 1989?
Licence to Kill (1989) leads with $156.2M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $156.9M, 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 Action Release of Week 28 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 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15).
- 1 Jul 14, 1989 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: $121.5M Worldwide: $156.2M
- 2 Jul 15, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $579K
- 3 Mobile Suit SD Gundam’s Counterattack (1989)Jul 15, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $150K
Jul 15, 1989 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action $150K worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 28 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 28 releases took $156.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 27 (Jul 2–8) with $228M, led by Lethal Weapon 2 (1989).
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 No Holds Barred (1989) $25.2M No Holds Barred (1989)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 4–10 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) $52.2M Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 11–17 Ghostbusters II (1989) $215.4M Ghostbusters II (1989)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 25–Jul 1 The Karate Kid Part III (1989) $39M The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 2–8 Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) $228M Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 9–15 Licence to Kill (1989) $156.9M Licence to Kill (1989)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 28 of 1989 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 28, 1989 earned the most: $156.9M from 3 films, led by Licence to Kill (1989).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 28, 1980 Jul 6–12 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 28, 1981 Jul 5–11 1 film | 1 | $25.3M | – | Escape from New York (1981) $25.3M |
| Week 28, 1982 Jul 4–10 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 28, 1983 Jul 3–9 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 28, 1984 Jul 8–14 1 film | 1 | $28.7M | – | The Last Starfighter (1984) $28.7M |
| Week 28, 1985 Jul 7–13 2 films · +138% | 2 | $68.4M | +138% | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) $36.2M |
| Week 28, 1986 Jul 6–12 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 28, 1987 Jul 5–11 1 film | 1 | $2.2M | – | The Squeeze (1987) $2.2M |
| Week 28, 1988 Jul 3–9 2 films · +663% | 2 | $17M | +663% | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) $9.7M |
| Week 28, 1989 Jul 9–15 3 films · +823% | 3 | $156.9M | +823% | Licence to Kill (1989) $156.2M |
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 28 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15)?
Licence to Kill (1989) leads with $156.2M worldwide, $34.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Patlabor: The Movie (1989) at $579K and Mobile Suit SD Gundam’s Counterattack (1989) at $150K.
How much did action movies released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15) earn?
3 action films released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $156.9M in all, or $52.3M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Licence to Kill (1989) with $156.2M.
How is the week 28, 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 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15). 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 28, 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.