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Animation box office · Week 30 · Jul 23–29, 1989

Animation Box Office, Week 30 of 1989: Animation Releases of Jul 23–29

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29), with $10.4M worldwide, ahead of Babar: The Movie (1989) at $1.3M and Grave of the Fireflies (1988) at $841.6K. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $12.6M in all, 23% of it from the US & Canada.

week 30 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$12.6M
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), the #1
$10.4M
earned in the US & Canada
23%
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 animation movie of Week 30, 1989

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

1989 · Adventure, Drama

$10.4M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total

$1M US & Canada · 10% $9.4M elsewhere · 90%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 30 of 1989?

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) leads with $10.4M, 83% of the total. The top 3 together took $12.6M, 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.

  1. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) movie poster Number 1
    $10.4M Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    $1M US & Canada · 10% $9.4M elsewhere · 90%
  2. Babar: The Movie (1989) movie poster Number 2
    $1.3M Babar: The Movie (1989)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) movie poster Number 3
    $841.6K Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    $517K US & Canada · 61% $324.7K elsewhere · 39%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 30 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 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29).

  1. 1 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) movie poster
    Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) Jul 29, 1989 · Japanese · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $10.4M worldwide
    Jul 29, 1989 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $9.4M Worldwide: $10.4M
  2. 2 Babar: The Movie (1989) movie poster
    Babar: The Movie (1989) Jul 28, 1989 · English · Animation, Fantasy, Family $1.3M worldwide
    Jul 28, 1989 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  3. 3 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) movie poster
    Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Jul 26, 1989 · Japanese · Animation, Drama, War $841.6K worldwide
    Jul 26, 1989 US and Canada: $517K Rest of the world: $324.7K Worldwide: $841.6K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 30 of 1989?

Of the top 3, Babar: The Movie (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) made 90% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $2.8M (23%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) $10.4M
    $1M US & Canada · 10% $9.4M elsewhere · 90%
  2. 2 Babar: The Movie (1989) $1.3M
    $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) $841.6K
    $517K US & Canada · 61% $324.7K elsewhere · 39%
Earlier years

How Does Week 30 of 1989 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 30, 1985 earned the most: $21.3M from 1 film, led by The Black Cauldron (1985). Week 30, 1989 took $12.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 30, 1980 Jul 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1981 Jul 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1982 Jul 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1983 Jul 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1984 Jul 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1985 Jul 21–27 1 film 1 $21.3M – The Black Cauldron (1985) $21.3M
Week 30, 1986 Jul 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1987 Jul 19–25 1 film 1 $10.6K – Robot Carnival (1987) $10.6K
Week 30, 1988 Jul 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1989 Jul 23–29 3 films 3 $12.6M – Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) $10.4M
FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 30 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 animation movie in week 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29)?

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) leads with $10.4M worldwide, $1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Babar: The Movie (1989) at $1.3M and Grave of the Fireflies (1988) at $841.6K.

How much did animation movies released in week 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29) earn?

3 animation films released in week 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $12.6M in all, or $4.2M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), earned $10.4M.

How much of the Week 30, 1989 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.8M of the $12.6M total, or 23%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 30, 1989 animation 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 30 of 1989 (Jul 23–29). 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 30, 1989 animation 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.