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Adventure box office · Week 28 · Jul 9–15, 1989

Adventure Box Office, Week 28 of 1989: Adventure Releases of Jul 9–15

Licence to Kill (1989) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15), with $156.2M worldwide, ahead of Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) at $1.4M. 2 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $157.5M in all, 23% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 28 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$157.5M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
23%
Licence to Kill (1989) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 adventure movie of Week 28, 1989

Licence to Kill (1989)

1989 · Action, Adventure

$156.2M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$34.7M US & Canada · 22% $121.5M elsewhere · 78%
The chart

Every Adventure 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. 1 Licence to Kill (1989) movie poster
    Licence to Kill (1989) Jul 14, 1989 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $156.2M worldwide
    Jul 14, 1989 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: $121.5M Worldwide: $156.2M
  2. 2 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) movie poster
    Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) Jul 15, 1989 · Japanese · Fantasy, Family, Animation $1.4M worldwide
    Jul 15, 1989 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
FAQ

Adventure 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing adventure 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 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) at $1.4M.

How much did adventure movies released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15) earn?

2 adventure films released in week 28 of 1989 (Jul 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $157.5M in all, or $78.8M per film on average.

How many adventure 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 much of the Week 28, 1989 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$36M of the $157.5M total, or 23%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 28, 1989 adventure 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 adventure 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.